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What sort of a bird is your favourite philosopher? Reminds me of a story by Sheena Blackhall, 'The collogue of the burdies' (it's in Doric, i.e. Aberdonian Scots). To cut a short story short, Magnus the Magpie is bard ower aa the winged fowk o the air. But tak tent, o humankind, niver tae leave onythin braw or bonnie aboot his airt, or Magnus will nip it awa, taw wyve it inno his neist poem! (it's in Chapman 80.) P > -----Original Message----- > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of andrew burke > Sent: 14 August 2007 01:05 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: crows > > On 14/08/07, rupertmallin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > Don't get me wrong - it is a lovely poem. > > > > THANK YOU RUPERT > > > > > Maybe --- Crow is Hegel, Rook is Marx and the Jackdaw is where we are right > > now? > > > > Rupert xx > > > > I REALLY LIKE THIS! THANKS FOR THE THOUGHT - IT MAY SET UP CURRENTS TO > > EXTEND THE CROWS ... > > > > Andrew