I once got locked in Melbourne Zoo with a colleague one night. It was
amazingly alive. The lions were active, everything was whooping and roaring
and whinnying and whatever...
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Patrick McManus <
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> Sleepovers with the animals are you mad? they could bite 'sting crush even
> eat you especially the rodents
> P concerned -but whose sister used to live in Melbourne Zoo!(no snide
> comments)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Judy Prince
> Sent: 20 April 2010 02:20
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Janet Jackson at Goolwa festival (south Australia)
>
> Excellent idea, p'raps, Max and Janet, to have the next poetry reading at
> the Adelaide Zoo.
>
> Here in Norfolk, VA, the nearby zoo has one-night "sleepovers" with the
> animals. I haven't been to one of the sleepovers, not being much of a zoo
> person anyway, but what a great idea (depending upon which animals are
> sharing the sleeping bag, natch)! <g>
>
> Best,
>
> Judy
>
>
> On 19 April 2010 19:34, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Much depends on keeping my wife and therefore me away from the adelaide
> zoo
> > which has the only pandas in australia.
> > I fear she would queue there most of the weekend on the chance of seeing
> > them.
> >
> > Max
> >
> > Janet - barter is the thing - swop ya my two books for your one?
> >
> >
> > Quoting Judy Prince <[log in to unmask]>:
> >
> > > Sounds like you folk may have a petc-poetry reading in your car! <g>
> > >
> > > Have fun, all!
> > >
> > > Judy
> > >
> > > On 19 April 2010 17:01, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Janet!
> > > >
> > > > I'll be the bespectacled silverhaired
> > > >
> > > > greywhiskered sixfooter in the back row,
> > > >
> > > > presuming I make it from Adelaide airport
> > > >
> > > > with my wife driving the rental car
> > > >
> > > > and me reading the map.
> > > >
> > > > Our accommodation has the oldfashioned name,
> > > >
> > > > The Australasian, very suitable for me
> > > >
> > > > as a kiwi-aussie.
> > > >
> > > > When last in Goolwa I played hide-and-seek
> > > > with a child round a rotunda just along from the shops.
> > > > You may have to address yourself rotundly in all directions
> > > > and compete with the noise of motor traffic,
> > > > children and perhaps seagulls. Shout them down.
> > > >
> > > > best from Max in Melbourne
> > > >
> > > > Quoting Janet Jackson <[log in to unmask]>:
> > > >
> > > > > In case anyone going to the Goolwa poetry festival this weekend is
> > > > interested
> > > > > --
> > > > > I'm performing in the 'Rotunda' (wherever that may be) from
> > 11-11:30am
> > > > > on Sunday, and I'm a speaker in the Saturday evening symposium
> > > > > (8-10pm).
> > > > > And flogging books for $20 as usual.
> > > > www.proximitypoetry.com/coracle.html
> > > > > See you there!
> > > > >
> > > > > Janet
> > > > > --
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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