Okay, okay, Mark, but a few stanzas are enough.
'draggéd' though: there's a touch
Doug
On Dec 2, 2013, at 3:33 PM, Mark Weiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> http://www.graysonscarnival.com/
> Be sure to check out the poetry. Here's a bit more to indicate that we've entered the end of days.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaEY4O-GJDI
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Dec 2, 2013 5:21 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Light Relief
>>
>> What home page?
>>
>> I got a story n Roger McGough & that was it. I looked down the side & there were other stories (I guess).
>>
>> Nothing about Timothy Grayson, but what you tell me suggests I really don’t want to know….
>>
>> Doug
>> On Dec 2, 2013, at 1:59 PM, David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> And I've just double-checked - on the home page there is a tab that leads
>>> you to - I quote - a small selection of poetical delights - I've left out
>>> the capitals because I could take no more. Enjoy.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2 December 2013 17:08, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well I dunno Doug, Patrick, I can't do site navigation for you, but I
>>>> would have thought that the statement on the welcome page gives, I dunno
>>>> again, a hint or two: "Timothy Grayson is a Decadent
>>>> Romantic Poet, Playwright and Cultural Ambassador for Leicester City (as
>>>> awarded by Leicester City Council in 2009). He works for Tudor Rose
>>>> Publishing and lectures on a visiting basis in poetry and creative writing
>>>> at the University of Leicester. Timothy is also a regular panellist on BBC
>>>> Radio Leicester, Patron of the Royal Society of Literature, Chair of the
>>>> Leicestershire Order of Chivalry, Co-Founder of the Brothellian
>>>> Movement, British host of international literary show ‘The Poetry Brothel’
>>>> (others in Chicago, Barcelona, New York, Athens, New Orleans & Vietnam) and
>>>> has been published in literary journals on both sides of the Atlantic. In
>>>> November 2012, the University of Leicester named Timothy as one of 'the
>>>> most significant and influential writers of [his] generation."
>>>> Sent from my BlackBerry smartphone from Virgin Media
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sender: "Poetryetc: poetry and poetics" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 09:03:01
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Reply-To: "Poetryetc: poetry and poetics" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Subject: Re: Light Relief
>>>>
>>>> Well, I took a look, David, & all I can say is, ell I'm glad there isnt
>>>> any poetry or even verse involved: we remain somehow still outside crass
>>>> consumerism (which is certainly what is apparent there)...
>>>>
>>>> Doug
>>>> On Dec 2, 2013, at 6:25 AM, David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Patrick please look again at the link I posted
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2 December 2013 13:06, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Why 'Oh dear' I may be wrong but it sounds like a put down cheers P
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>>> On
>>>>>> Behalf Of David Bircumshaw
>>>>>> Sent: 02 December 2013 10:14
>>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>>> Subject: Re: Light Relief
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Oh dear
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2 December 2013 10:13, [log in to unmask] <
>>>>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Until about 5 years ago I knew nothing about modern poetry but the
>>>>>>> more I get involved the more I discover that there are thriving poetry
>>>>>>> scenes all over the place. Long may it continue.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ----Original
>>>>>>> Message----
>>>>>>>> From: [log in to unmask]
>>>>>>>> Date: 02/12/2013 10:07
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>>> Subj: Re: Light Relief
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> who needs
>>>>>>> clay tablets? Happily there is a thriving poetry scene here in
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Leicester:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.graysonscarnival.com/>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 2 December 2013 09:27,
>>>>>>> Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> How many
>>>>>>> times will a kid want to read the same story? We are going to buy
>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> new plate for each meal!!!Isn't there something called book? Or
>>>>>>>>> clay
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> tablet/scroll??
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>> From: Poetryetc:
>>>>>>> poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>>>>>>>>> Behalf Of
>>>>>>> Max Richards
>>>>>>>>> Sent: 02 December 2013 07:26
>>>>>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>>>> AC.UK
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Light Relief
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I still have the bowl that
>>>>>>> used to be put in front of me in my high chair.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It had a picture
>>>>>>> and a rhyme, both twee,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> and without looking I could recite the
>>>>>>> words for you,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> or looking, show you where my spoon wore away the
>>>>>>> picture.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Max
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 02/12/2013, at 5:48 PM, Mark Weiss
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> So why wouldn't the kid just scrape the broccoli off the
>>>>>>> plate so he can
>>>>>>>>> get to the story?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> -----Original
>>>>>>> Message-----
>>>>>>>>>>> From: David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Dec 2, 2013 1:02 AM
>>>>>>>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Light Relief
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Help!
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/fmcg/birds-eye-teams-up-with-roger-mcgough
>>>>>>>>>>> -to-put-stories-on-plates/349269.article
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> David Joseph Bircumshaw
>>>>>>>>>>> Website and A Chide's Alphabet
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk>> >> The Animal Subsides
>>>>>>> http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html
>>>>>>>>>>> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/david.bircumshaw>> >> twitter:
>>>>>>> http://twitter.com/bucketshave
>>>>>>>>>>> blog: http://groggydays.blogspot.com/Leicester Poetry Society:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.poetryleicester.com>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> David Joseph
>>>>>>> Bircumshaw
>>>>>>>> Website and A Chide's Alphabet
>>>>>>>> http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk>The Animal Subsides
>>>>>>> http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html
>>>>>>>> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/david.bircumshaw>twitter:
>>>>>>> http://twitter.com/bucketshave
>>>>>>>> blog: http://groggydays.blogspot.com/>Leicester Poetry Society:
>>>>>>> http://www.poetryleicester.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> David Joseph Bircumshaw
>>>>>> Website and A Chide's Alphabet
>>>>>> http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk
>>>>>> The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html
>>>>>> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/david.bircumshaw
>>>>>> twitter: http://twitter.com/bucketshave
>>>>>> blog: http://groggydays.blogspot.com/
>>>>>> Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> David Joseph Bircumshaw
>>>>> Website and A Chide's Alphabet
>>>>> http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk
>>>>> The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html
>>>>> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/david.bircumshaw
>>>>> twitter: http://twitter.com/bucketshave
>>>>> blog: http://groggydays.blogspot.com/
>>>>> Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.com
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Douglas Barbour
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>>>> Most of the trouble on this planet is caused by people who must be right.
>>>>
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>>> --
>>> David Joseph Bircumshaw
>>> Website and A Chide's Alphabet
>>> http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk
>>> The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html
>>> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/david.bircumshaw
>>> twitter: http://twitter.com/bucketshave
>>> blog: http://groggydays.blogspot.com/
>>> Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.com
>>>
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>> Douglas Barbour
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>> Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & Continuation 2 (UofAPress).
>> Recording Dates (Rubicon Press).
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>> Something else is out there
>> godamnit
>>
>> And I want to hear it
>>
>> C.D.Wright
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Douglas Barbour
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Latest books:
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Recording Dates
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Most of the trouble on this planet is caused by people who must be right.
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