I agree with David that it's all the worse for (again) the occasion. It's unfortunately consistent with the geographical errors on the website where the event is being publicized: among the cities listed as poetry-reading sites is Scotland, for instance, which made me cringe for the sake of all those who are participating with all due sincerity and from genuinely idealistic motives--Candice >I know people make blunders in quickfire >e-mails, but in an announcement like that.... > >I too am not sure of the application of Neruda's metaphor. > > >david