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Schwitters occurred to me, Patrick, though I had a feeling that it might be someone like Tristan Tzara. I remember Melly telling the story on Parkinson years ago. I saw him with John Chilton's Feetwarmers back in the mid 1970s and he wasn't in the first flush of youth then, so if he is in the waiting room now, he's had a good time (no doubt in every sense he could manage)! P > -----Original Message----- > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > On Behalf Of Patrick Mc Manus > Sent: 03 May 2007 19:52 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: What is the weirdest poem ever written?/george Melly > > Peter I looked a bit and wondered if the poem was 'Glim Glim To Ta Ta' > kurt > schwitters I thought that it was 'zigarren' > I am sad to hear that George Melly is only expected to live some months > Patrick > > -----Original Message----- > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > On > Behalf Of Peter Cudmore > Sent: 01 May 2007 11:17 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: What is the weirdest poem ever written? > > I think it was a surrealist poet that Melly recited. The thing is, > though, > that like the question about whether cows prefer Mozart or Johnny Cash, > it > turns out that cows prefer 'soothing' music to 'animated' music while > giving > milk, and the genre doesn't matter in the slightest; it was not so much > the > poem that Melly recited as Melly reciting it that had the effect, more > than > likely. > > P > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > > On Behalf Of Patrick Mc Manus > > Sent: 01 May 2007 07:39 > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: What is the weirdest poem ever written? > > > > I heard once a poem by Brecht??? Cigar ? Zigarren??Read by George > Melly > > he > > said that it once saved him from being beaten up > > > > When attacked he started performing the poem and his assailants > thought > > that > > he was mad and made off -now that must qualify as a useful weird > poem!! > > > > I can't find it in my Brecht though > > > > Perhaps one of you poets macademics -could help ?? > > > > Cheers P lying in recovery position from holiday > > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/781 - Release Date: > > 30/04/2007 > > 09:14 > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/782 - Release Date: > 01/05/2007 > 02:10 > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/785 - Release Date: > 02/05/2007 > 14:16 >