I trust that Andrew is not suggesting a daily snap poem thingy!!!!even I
might find that challenging :-)
of course I realise that some of the poor old dears do not know whch day
is Wednesday
yrs P only had one fall yesterday but that was onto a duvet
On 09/03/2017 22:18, Bill Wootton wrote:
> Well, less a Coloseum than a mausoleum these days, Andrew. Yes, let's call
> them poems and invite friends. The Wednesday thing is a discipline for me
> but if it helps loosen the poetstrings, by all means open it up.
>
> Bill
>
> On Thu, 9 Mar 2017 at 2:39 PM, Andrew Burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Ha ha, Bill, the mice won't come out to play in silence. Let's personally
>> invite some people - see how that works. And call them 'poems' - the word
>> snap seems to befuddle some.
>>
>> And any day of the week . Let's open the doors to the Coloseum!
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> On 9 March 2017 at 13:43, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe, Patrick, you and I should vacate the playing field. Form a poets'
>>> union of two and go out on strike. Keep accumulating but withhold our
>>> output until other poet mice emerge ...?
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>> On Thu, 9 Mar 2017 at 10:31 AM, Andrew Burke <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>>> How can we inspire petc peeps to participate? Who are our minders
>>>> currently? Who knows whose on the membership list - perhaps we could
>>>> feature one poet occasionally (not one of the active ones!)?
>>>>
>>>> Who's at the wheel?
>>>>
>>>> Andrew
>>>>
>>>> On 9 March 2017 at 03:10, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>>>> True, Bill & Patrick: you two keep the flame alive each week, as most
>>> of
>>>>> us do not manage to do.
>>>>>
>>>>> I wonder sometimes how many of ‘us’ are left here (has FB & Twitter
>>> taken
>>>>> them all?).
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh well…
>>>>>
>>>>> Doug
>>>>>> On Mar 8, 2017, at 5:26 AM, Patrick McManus <
>>>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>>> hi Bill yes all about WS Willy shakspeare or one of seven
>> spellings
>>> of
>>>>> his name
>>>>>> * Willm Shakp
>>>>>> * William Shaksper
>>>>>> * Wm Shakspe
>>>>>> * William Shakspere
>>>>>> * Willm Shakspere
>>>>>> * By me William Shakspeare
>>>>>>
>>>>>> and who actually wrote it all feisty stuff raged for months -I have
>>>> even
>>>>> been inspired to write a poem about it all somewhere and Oxford Press
>>>>> changing adding extra authors now -I ramble all over this poor tired
>>> old
>>>>> shaken head!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 08/03/2017 11:59, Bill Wootton wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi Patrick. Don't follow all of your banter here. WS Brit Pos?
>>>> British
>>>>>>> concerns about Shakespeare? Yes we few, we happy few, happy two
>>> even,
>>>>> may
>>>>>>> have to get more cantankerous to inspire snappers to emerge.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bill
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, 8 Mar 2017 at 10:49 PM, Patrick McManus <
>>>>>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> yes I rember that once happening my young son who was keen on our
>>>>>>>> kitchen said rather too loudly on a visit 'this kitchen is
>> rubbish'
>>>>>>>> hi Bill we are the last two poetryetc snappers almost extinct
>> they
>>>> are
>>>>>>>> sadly now all past it !!!! can only hold forth on the shocking
>>>> quality
>>>>>>>> of other peoples poems or go on about WS did he or didn't he
>> write
>>>> (or
>>>>>>>> is that Brit Pos)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 08/03/2017 01:19, Bill Wootton wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Ideally level?
>>>>>>>>> 5 year olds at birthday party
>>>>>>>>> footsplashing in blowup plastic pool
>>>>>>>>> Our pool's bigger than this
>>>>>>>>> Ours too
>>>>>>>>> Parents sized up?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> bw
>>>>> Douglas Barbour
>>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>> https://eclecticruckus.wordpress.com/
>>>>>
>>>>> Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations &
>>> Continuations
>>>>> 2 (UofAPress).
>>>>> Recording Dates (Rubicon Press).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> and as you read
>>>>> the sea is turning its dark pages
>>>>> turning
>>>>> its dark pages.
>>>>>
>>>>> Denise Levertov
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Andrew
>>>> http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
>>>> Books available through Walleah Press
>>>> http://walleahpress.com.au
>>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Andrew
>> http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
>> Books available through Walleah Press
>> http://walleahpress.com.au
>>
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