Is this true? That it was down to Robert? This calls for a rethink, I
think. Perhaps Desmond is REALLY ROBERT. After all, we haven't heard
from Robert Shepherd recently. This is some strange postmod game isn't
it? I've heard about these things. Shepherd - your secret is out.
Series coming up on E4 soon.
Tim A.
On 7 Apr 2009, at 13:47, Jim Bennett wrote:
> Actually I think it was Robert Shepherd that taught him and he did a
> wonderful
> job of creating the conditions that allowed Desmond to develop as a
> writer.
> He just attended some of my topic specific lectures. I found him a
> wonderfully bright writer with a wicked sense of humour.
>
> I don't understand why you feel it necessary to turn everything into a
> personal attack on people who do not roll over and agree with you.
> I don't
> propose to debate the points you tried to make in your article on
> Heaney
> because I don't think it a worthwhile exercise or use of my time.
>
> I would just say that you are in danger of looking increasingly
> silly and trivial,
> a bit like the points you were trying to make about Heaney.
>
> So please keep your vitriol to yourself and do not think for a
> moment that you
> have some sort of target in me.
>
> Jim
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