PS Thanks Dave. Sort of. I think we're quits now. xA
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Alison Croggon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Oh my god, it IS my son. The shock! He is a sensible young man, I
> swear, and blithely indifferent to revenue streams. It is either a
> mistake or (quite likely) a joke.
>
> I hope.
>
> Otherwise I shall give him a good talking to...
>
> xA
>
> On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> I know me duck I know me duck...(facebook midlands video)
>>
>> one thing leads to another and via mutual friends Bircumshaw and Weiss I
>> stumbled on this:
>>
>>
>> Kathy Goodell just answered a question about Mark Weiss
>> Here are some other questions you can answer about Mark Weiss.
>> 1:Do you think Mark Weiss is a virgin?
>> 2:Do you think Mark Weiss is hot?
>> 3:Do you think Mark Weiss is attractive?
>> 4:Do you think Mark Weiss is cute?
>> 5:Would you hook up with Mark Weiss?
>>
>> I just want to know how come MW is having such fun and others not?
>>
>> Max
>>
>> NB&PS
>> my fun life is now illustrated on facebook at
>>
>> http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=162588&id=63...
>> (I think)
>> Quoting David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]>:
>>
>>> Synchronicity notebook: I just logged on musing how things that have been
>>> happening in some towns in Britain (such as Brighton and Leicester) clearly
>>> represent attempts to fix poetry into some kind of definable 'revenue
>>> stream', that very phrase floating through my thoughts, and yes then this.
>>> There are definitely 'ideas' about.
>>> I think the Cultural Olympiad in Britain will be an occasion of horror for
>>> anyone with the slightest affection for the poor cowering discounted muse.
>>> Thanks for that, Alison, (:)), as a favour in return, here's an example of
>>> what they can turn poets into here. I love the radical use of dialect (who
>>> needs Nabati?) and the subtle rhymes:
>>>
>>> http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=294140897819&ref=mf
>>>
>>> Best
>>>
>>> dave
>>>
>>>
>>> On 16 April 2010 03:23, Alison Croggon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Hoo boy. David, you'll love this one.
>>> >
>>> > http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=113366948686511
>>> >
>>> > The Business of Poetry - Unleash the power of language to create many
>>> > streams of revenue!
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On April 28th at 5:30pm, Entrepreneur in Residence at RMIT, Marcus
>>> > Powe, and the Acting Director of the Australian Poetry Centre, Paul
>>> > Kooperman, will offer a lecture in earning a living as a poet and
>>> > artist.
>>> >
>>> > Marcus Powe is RMIT’s Entrepreneur in Residence, and teaches
>>> > Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Marketing and Business Planning. He has a
>>> > long career in the industry specialising in the growth of industry,
>>> > community and service organisations. He has worked with over 400
>>> > organisations in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore assisting them
>>> > to create new strategic choices.
>>> >
>>> > In the short time Paul has been Acting Director of the APC, he has
>>> > developed revenue streams and poetry collaborations with RMIT, the
>>> > L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival, Siemens, RRR radio station, cafes
>>> > around the country, Macmillan Education, Palace Cinemas, Relationships
>>> > Australia, SYNFM, the State Library of Victoria, VicDeaf, and popular
>>> > artists such as Kate Ceberano and fashion icon, Jenny Bannister.
>>> >
>>> > Marcus and Paul and will challenge conventional thinking about
>>> > surviving in the arts and literature, explore why the current model of
>>> > funding exists and offer a new way for artists, writers, actors,
>>> > musicians, sculptors, singers and dancers to create revenues,
>>> > different choices for growth and perhaps gain economic independence,
>>> > while remaining true to their art.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --
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>>> > Home page: http://www.alisoncroggon.com
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> David Bircumshaw
>>> "A window./Big enough to hold screams/
>>> You say are poems" - DMeltzer
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>>>
>>
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