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----- Original Message ----- From: Lawrence Upton <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 10:19 PM Subject: Re: Obliquity in Poetry. The Arcane Art > where's here? > > L I often ask myself that but last time I looked it was Leicester, in this instance at the Adult Education College on Wellington Street. david > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "david.bircumshaw" <[log in to unmask]> > To: "brit poets" <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: 10 November 2000 22:10 > Subject: Re: Obliquity in Poetry. The Arcane Art > > > | The Malawian poet Jack Mapanje read, with great dignity, here tonight. He > | was imprisoned without charge or trial for over three years by the > Hastings > | Banda regime as a reward for a poem he wrote while an unknown student in > | London. > | A certain and British educational and broadcasting body, as always > helpful, > | disseminated the text throughout the Commonwealth with a useful commentary > | and explanation of its subtle obliquities. > | In terms even the authorities could understand. > | > | > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%