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Congratulations Dave, deserved I'd say. On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 11:09 AM, David Bircumshaw < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > I is being brave, Patrick. > > Sob, sob. > > Hey, Max, I didn't know about the Unspeakable connection, it wouldn't > surprise me though: a former girlfriend's mom was from Whorl, and talk > about a bat from hell ... > > Glad it made the NYT, Anny, thanks for that. > > (apropos of nothing: yesterday this this guy I vaguely know stopped me > on the street: 'you dark horse' he said. I looked suitably bewildered. > 'I've been reading your poems on the internet - they are so beautiful, > so so beautiful' > > Fame at last, eh?) > > > 2008/7/28 Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]>: > > Ah Dave mine your memories give us a flavour of what it was like > > Be brave ! > > P > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > > Behalf Of David Bircumshaw > > Sent: 28 July 2008 22:26 > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: Found poem 26 july 2008 'TURNING THE HEEL' > > > > Hoi, Patrick, frippery like this is not right today, I am in mourning > > for the Grand Pier at Weston-super-mare, which went up in flames > > today, along with that went much of my childhood. > > > > Sad-face Dave > > > > 2008/7/28 Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]>: > >> Found poem 26 july 2008 > >> > >> TURNING THE HEEL > >> > >> k26 wrap next st and turn > >> p24 wrap next st and turn > >> k23 wrap next st and turn > >> p22 wrap next st and turn > >> k21 wrap next st and turn > >> p20 wrap next st and turn > >> k19 wrap next st and turn > >> p18 wrap next st and turn > >> k17 wrap next st and turn > >> p16 wrap next st and turn > >> k15 wrap next st and turn > >> p14 wrap next st and turn > >> k13 wrap next st and turn > >> p12 wrap next st and turn > >> k11 wrap next st and turn > >> p10 wrap next st and turn > >> k10,k wrapped st,turn > >> sl1,p10,p wrapped st,turn > >> sl1,k11, wrapped st,turn > >> sl1,p12 wrapped st,turn > >> sl1,k13, wrapped st,turn > >> sl1,p14,p wrapped st,turn > >> sl1,k15,k wrapped st,turn > >> sl1,p16,p wrapped st,turn > >> sl1,k17,k wrapped st,turn > >> sl1,p18,p wrapped st,turn > >> sl1,k19,k wrapped st,turn > >> sl1,p20,p wrapped st,turn > >> sl1,k21,k wrapped st,turn > >> sl1,p22,p wrapped st,turn > >> sl1,k23,k wrapped st,turn > >> sl1,p24,p wrapped st,turn > >> sl1,k26[k1,p1]three times, > >> p1,k3,p2,[k1,p1]three times p1 > >> > >> > >> pmcmanus > >> q300 > >> reminds me of Philip Glass 'Einstein on the Beach' > >> found in a knitting pattern > >> > >> for those interested > >> k----knit > >> st----stitch > >> p---purl > >> sll---- slip next stitch > >> [] work instructions between brackets as many times as indicated > >> ps I am not sadly a knitter > >> I also like the words turning the heel!!! > >> Pps hope there are no errors > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > David Bircumshaw > > Website and A Chide's Alphabet > > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/ > > The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html > > Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk > > > > > > -- > David Bircumshaw > Website and A Chide's Alphabet > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/ > The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html > Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk > -- Anny Ballardini http://annyballardini.blogspot.com/ http://www.fieralingue.it/modules.php?name=poetshome http://www.moriapoetry.com/ebooks.html I Tell You: One must still have chaos in one to give birth to a dancing star!