No - I suggest more poems by more people - and invite friends near and far
to contribute. No payment but an international audience :-)
Published or unpublished, doesn't matter - We are simply a mailing list.
Andrew
On 10 March 2017 at 19:29, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> 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
>>>
>>>
--
Andrew
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