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I don't think I'm quite up to any feats of unmalingering at present, Geraldine. I was joking about almost sympathing with the Yong Peeps - from John Tranter's originally posting it looks like the Brisbane stunt was just that: a stunt. I do think there are elements in the articulation of literacy in our culture that are divisive - the use of literacy as the voice of manipulative, authoritarian power. And thereby the literate arts become blighted by that. I also think that there are strands in the poetry culture that are predatory and psychologically dangerous. In a market-place of desperation that speaks 'success' at any price. Which I rate too high for any art. This isn't a very satisfactory answer, I know, I'm not at my best at present. regards david ----- Original Message ----- From: Geraldine Monk <[log in to unmask]> To: david.bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]>; brit poets <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 9:19 AM Subject: Re: Yong Peeple Against Peotry > Well you try and unmalinger it David. As for your > sympathy with the yong peeple - I think you are > sympathising with a hoax. I mean ridding the world > of frivolous poetry before cleansing it of deep, meaningful > and ever so popular game shows and soap operas. > If it's not a hoax I've just woken up and gone to heaven. > I've already designed my banner: 'Poets are Peeple too' - > but of course being a friv-poet I shall make sure all the > letters are in the wrong order. > Out to Sunday Lunch > Best G. > -----Original Message----- > From: david.bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]> > To: brit poets <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Sunday, October 22, 2000 12:23 > Subject: Re: Yong Peeple Against Peotry > > > > > >The way this debate's malingering I'm starting to feel sympathy for the > Yong > >Peeple. > > > > > >Mind you, I have nothing in principle against Peots > > > > > >david > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%