Oh come now. Kai su, Robin?
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 1:04 AM, Robin Hamilton <
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> Not to get too paranoid about this, but has anyone bothered to run a trace
> on what lies behind The Wimbledon Laureate?
>
> There's something distinctly weird about the whole business, beginning with
> the name of the people who sponser Harvey.
>
> I'm beginning to suspect that what we have is a deep-running scam that's
> gone viral.
>
"The new role has been created as a result of Wimbledon teaming up with the
Poetry Trust."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/may/19/matt-harvey-appointed-wimbledon-poet
...
"The Poetry Trust is one of the UK’s flagship poetry organisations,
delivering a year-round live and digital programme, creative education
opportunities, courses, prizes and publications."
http://www.thepoetrytrust.org/
I guess to me the origins seem obvious and innocuous, but then again I
wasn't at the smoke-wreathed table.
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