Dear Fr Andre
Thank you. It suddenly looked wrong.
I recall, when I was very young, and uninhibited by lack of skill and
carpentry knowledge, needing a hammer. I was building an ark or an
alternative universe and couldn't find a hammer. I repeat the word
deliberately here because, not seeing a hammer immediately, I demanded my
mother tell me where I could find one. But what I really remember is that,
as I used the word, it sounded utterly wrong and I had a sense that there
was no such thing.
Nowadays I might connect this with sf stories of aliens assuming that what
we know is what we know -- what do you mean, You don't know what a hammer
is?
But this was odd. My mother denied knowing anything about the whereabouts
of hammers and suggested I look for it, but she was clearly happy with the
idea of the category hammer; whilst I was doubly confused that she knew
what a hammer was when I had a strong feeling there is no such thing.
I am never forget.
I heard ego te absolvo often until i was 14; so I have had lots of time to
forget. (I listened to a radio catholic service between 8 and 9 last
Sunday, before I stood upright; and I was vaguely appalled, though I am
not sure exactly why. I had hoped to be somewhere else anyway; and to have
failed and to hear was peculiar.)
But I heard it week in week out when young and said in an Irish accent.
Father, I have sinned.
That's all right, my child. I dissolve you in tea.
L
On Mon, September 5, 2011 14:16, andrew burke wrote:
> No, you nailed it. Ten out of ten, for Latin. Fr.Andre
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> On 5 September 2011 18:59, Lawrence Upton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
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>> ego te absolvo
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>> L
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>> tho ive probably misspelt it
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>> On Mon, September 5, 2011 11:40, andrew burke wrote:
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>>> I wrote you a note and realised it should go b/c, so I went to close
>>> the post - and sent it. Sorry.
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>>> On 5 September 2011 18:38, Lawrence Upton <[log in to unmask]>
>>> wrote:
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>>>> ???
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>>>> L
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>>>> On Mon, September 5, 2011 11:32, andrew burke wrote:
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>>>>> On 5 September 2011 18:17, Lawrence Upton <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> wrote:
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>>>>>> Thanks Hal
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> and also to Doug and Andrew. Thanks all for your kind words.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As to publishing myself, that worries *and I do it. I do it
>>>>>> when I have tested a text with people I respect. UNFRAMED
>>>>>> GRAPHICS, which I
>>>>>> started selling Saturday and which I shall announce here once I
>>>>>> have established postage, has been cooking for years, being
>>>>>> read, being passed around on typescript... The final stage was,
>>>>>> in this case, to...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> well, I was looking to find a backer for a new printed Cobbing
>>>>>> and the target asked about anything I had. & said they'd finance
>>>>>> it
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (Previously, two presses had said yes and no - one said they
>>>>>> really wanted to do it but had forgotten to tell me and now had
>>>>>> no money!!! I try to take all this as non-combative)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Then, I sent the typescript to Peter Manson, whose insight and
>>>>>> judgment are quite cuddly; and he liked it and wrote me a blurb.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In such circumstances, I am willing to extend my wf editorial
>>>>>> wand and publish me
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm wary of doing that too much. I'd be wary of publishing too
>>>>>> much from one source at the same time. I'm not sure that Google
>>>>>> Docs is
>>>>>> the way to go but i shall look and think and consult. I AM
>>>>>> grateful for the spirit of the suggestion. It is buoying me up.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The other thing is that there are many facets to the landscape
>>>>>> project and I propose with your fortitude to continue exposing
>>>>>> them. Probably
>>>>>> too big to make one book, but quite how to divide it is another
>>>>>> matter.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Exposing myself to you all here, is part of a process of seeing
>>>>>> my poems more clearly. It's like writing and nurturing a poem
>>>>>> and then seeing how to rewrite ten minutes before reading it -
>>>>>> the pressure brings the clarity
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I imagine you'll understand what I mean. Maybe until I have
>>>>>> done that, I shan't know.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A call from the publishing fairy would spur me; otherwise i go
>>>>>> tentatively, trying one paw forward and then another, but not
>>>>>> putting too much weight on anything
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lawrence
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, September 3, 2011 15:49, Halvard Johnson wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What Patrick said. Get on over to Google Docs and publish
>>>>>>> yourself.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Serving the tri-state area.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hal
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Halvard Johnson
>>>>>>> ================
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>>>> http://sites.google.com/site/halvardjohnson/Home
>>>>>>> http://entropyandme.blogspot.com
>>>>>>> http://imageswithoutwords.blogspot.com
>>>>>>> http://www.hamiltonstone.org
>>>>>>> <http://www.hamiltonstone.org/>
>>>>>>> http://sites.google.com/site/vidalocabooks/home
>>>>>>> <http://www.hamiltonstone.org/>
>>>>>>> *Remains To Be
>>>>>>> Seen<
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tII1LvsGmJpmLby_dyie77p3D2u
>>>>>> 2sAw
>>>>>> c
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> JL3TuW5T-nY/edit?hl=en_US>
>>>>>>> , Sonnets from the Basque & Other
>>>>>>> Poems<
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/16pWoy7FBSWyCLWpz0hhI-i0BOYj
>>>>>> SBeU
>>>>>> i
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> qfWBmJF3g64/edit?hl=en_US> , Mainly Black<
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1i_JGJ_FqQldEnUq7cwjV8
>>>>>> giYy
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> kz_tsGbTkC2EkAP3IM&hl=en&pli=1#> , **Obras Públicas<
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/vidalocabooks/halvard-johnson-obr
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> as-publicas> ; **The Perfection of Mozart's Third Eye and
>>>>>>> Other
>>>>>>> Sonnets<
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.scribd.com/doc/27039868/Halvard-Johnson-THE-PERFECTI
>>>>>> ON-
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> OF-MOZART-S-THIRD-EYE-Other-Sonnets>
>>>>>>> ; **Organ Harvest with Entrance of
>>>>>>> Clones<
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.amazon.com/Harvest-Entrance-Clones-Halvard-Johnson/d
>>>>>> p/09
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 65404390/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1283182804&sr=8-1>
>>>>>>> ; **Tango
>>>>>>> Bouquet<
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0ATDp6rzKkBkhZGZwand2cHdfOWc1
>>>>>> Mn
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> h3Zw&hl=en> ; **Theory of Harmony<
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://xpressed.wippiespace.
>>>>>> co
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> m/fall04/theory1.pdf> ; **Rapsodie
>>>>>>> espagnole<https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://xpressed.
>>>>>>> wipp iesp ace
>>>>>> .
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> com/rapsodi.pdf> ; **Guide to the Tokyo Subway<
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.amazon.com/Guide-Tokyo-Subway-Other-Poems/dp/0971487
>>>>>> 316/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1283183153&sr=1-3> ; **The
>>>>>>> Sonnet
>>>>>>> Project<
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://xpressed.wippiespace.
>>>>>> co
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> m/hsonnet.pdf> ; **G(e)nome
>>>>>>> <http://xpressed.wippiespace.com/fall03/genome.pdf>; **Winter
>>>>>>> Journey <http://capa.conncoll.edu/johnson.winter.html>;
>>>>>>> **Eclipse<http://capa.conncoll.edu/johnson.eclipse.html>
>>>>>>> ; **The Dance of the Red Swan
>>>>>>> <http://capa.conncoll.edu/johnson.dance.html>;
>>>>>>> *
>>>>>>> *Transparencies & Projections
>>>>>>> <http://capa.conncoll.edu/johnson.transp.html>
>>>>>>> *
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 7:09 AM, Patrick McManus <
>>>>>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> L -------A diamond! Pearl! Ruby! Isn't that enough
>>>>>>>> Book anthology volume tome tract manual novel directory
>>>>>>>> scroll clay tablets -stop nitpicking and get on with it!
>>>>>>>> Cheers your
>>>>>>>> friend P Sod publishers you don't need them -give it to the
>>>>>>>> world ! even go inter galactic starting now -could they be
>>>>>>>> published in Cornish fortune cookies??
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics
>>>>>>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> On
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Behalf Of Lawrence Upton
>>>>>>>> Sent: 03 September 2011 12:57
>>>>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: by Trendrine Hill
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This is a gem?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Oh good
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If you mean a book(s) then yes I hope to....
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Calling all publishers
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks, Patrick
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> L
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sat, September 3, 2011 12:45, Patrick McManus wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You must put these gems into an anthology
>>>>>>>>> Cheers old P
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics
>>>>>>>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>>>>>>>> On
>>>>>>>>> Behalf Of Lawrence Upton
>>>>>>>>> Sent: 03 September 2011 10:17
>>>>>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>>>>>> Subject: by Trendrine Hill
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> gate smashed, in rust;
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> under bracken, wood flowers;
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> wind song; water howl
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -----
>>>>>>>>> UNFRAMED GRAPHICS by Lawrence Upton
>>>>>>>>> 42 pages; A5 paperback; colour cover
>>>>>>>>> Writers Forum 978 1 84254 277 4
>>>>>>>>> wfuk.org.uk/blog ---- Lawrence Upton Dept of Music
>>>>>>>>> Goldsmiths,
>>>>>>>>> University of London
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----
>>>>>>>> UNFRAMED GRAPHICS by Lawrence Upton
>>>>>>>> 42 pages; A5 paperback; colour cover
>>>>>>>> Writers Forum 978 1 84254 277 4
>>>>>>>> wfuk.org.uk/blog ---- Lawrence Upton Dept of Music
>>>>>>>> Goldsmiths, University of London
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----
>>>>>> UNFRAMED GRAPHICS by Lawrence Upton
>>>>>> 42 pages; A5 paperback; colour cover
>>>>>> Writers Forum 978 1 84254 277 4
>>>>>> wfuk.org.uk/blog ---- Lawrence Upton Dept of Music
>>>>>> Goldsmiths, University of London
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Andrew
>>>>> http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
>>>>> 'Mother Waits for Father Late' republished available at
>>>>> http://www.picaropress.com/
>>>>> http://www.qlrs.com/poem.asp?id=766
>>>>> http://frankshome.org/AndrewBurke.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----
>>>> UNFRAMED GRAPHICS by Lawrence Upton
>>>> 42 pages; A5 paperback; colour cover
>>>> Writers Forum 978 1 84254 277 4
>>>> wfuk.org.uk/blog ---- Lawrence Upton
>>>> Dept of Music
>>>> Goldsmiths, University of London
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Andrew
>>> http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
>>> 'Mother Waits for Father Late' republished available at
>>> http://www.picaropress.com/
>>> http://www.qlrs.com/poem.asp?id=766
>>> http://frankshome.org/AndrewBurke.html
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> -----
>> UNFRAMED GRAPHICS by Lawrence Upton
>> 42 pages; A5 paperback; colour cover
>> Writers Forum 978 1 84254 277 4
>> wfuk.org.uk/blog ----
>> Lawrence Upton
>> Dept of Music
>> Goldsmiths, University of London
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Andrew
> http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
> 'Mother Waits for Father Late' republished available at
> http://www.picaropress.com/
> http://www.qlrs.com/poem.asp?id=766
> http://frankshome.org/AndrewBurke.html
>
>
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UNFRAMED GRAPHICS by Lawrence Upton
42 pages; A5 paperback; colour cover
Writers Forum 978 1 84254 277 4
wfuk.org.uk/blog
----
Lawrence Upton
Dept of Music
Goldsmiths, University of London
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