Yes, I'd be Cheryl, I'd wink and shuffle myself a little and say how
cute I think they are. Then say, 'Sorry, you're not going through
though, sorry sweetheart'.
Tim A.
On 12 Apr 2010, at 12:46, Jeffrey Side wrote:
> Yes, Tim. There is something gloriously postmodern about the Middle
> East poetry X-Factor. It would be ironic if they were doing it
> “ironically”.
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> Talking of X-Factor formats, what about having an academic X-factor,
> where academics have to come on and justify their tenure, or
> teaching practice.
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> Original Message:
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> I think Jeffrey it's because this is one of those rare examples of
> poetry in an 'other' context intruding into our our own - it
> especially catches because it's about poetry in a format (game show)
> that we think of as being anti poetry or anti real or something.
> Before, I've thought of having fun with an X factor type poetry night
> at the Language Club, as a joke of course, but when I thought about it
> more I realised that it wouldn't really be a joke. It would contain an
> uncomfortable level of seriousness.
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