luncheon under flowering dogwood white linen tablecloth white bowls fill white petals salad white wine plentiful -----Original Message----- From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Judy Prince Sent: 10 February 2010 21:05 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Snap (this time) Me old eyes missing a bit o' the text....! Re chinoiserie and I think japanoiserie, the same averseness for "the" and "a" and "he" and "she" [a general ungendered personal pronoun instead, in Chinese]. I feel an imitation coming on: Joodles Aping An Asian Makar's Poem luncheon under flowering dogwood white linen tablecloth white bowls fill white petals salad ------------------- jbp On 10 February 2010 12:29, David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Sorry Judy, I meant in the text of the e-mail, as in : ('ve revised ... > > (looking at chinoiserie is making this writer first person averse a verse, > m'kingdom for the worse) > > On 10 February 2010 20:22, Judy Prince <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > If you wish, Dave, please post one of those earlier versions showing your > > wrestling down the irritant first person; otherwise, I can't imagine it > > well > > enuff. > > > > joods > > > > On 10 February 2010 12:02, David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask] > > >wrote: > > > > > Ta, joodles ('ve revised it three times already y'know - do you like my > > > (eek) just solution to the irritant first person?) > > > > > > On 10 February 2010 16:32, Judy Prince <[log in to unmask]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Yeah, love it! > > > > > > > > joodles > > > > > > > > On 10 February 2010 02:08, David Bircumshaw < > [log in to unmask] > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > *For now, as it tries to get in* > > > > > ** > > > > > > > > > > A squall of snow stopped, frustrated > > > > > on your stilled liquid : pane > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > David Bircumshaw > > > > > "A window./Big enough to hold screams/ > > > > > You say are poems" - DMeltzer > > > > > Website and A Chide's Alphabet > > > > > http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk > > > > > The Animal Subsides > > http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html > > > > > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/david.bircumshaw > > > > > twitter: http://twitter.com/bucketshave > > > > > blog: http://groggydays.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Frisky Moll Press: http://judithprince.com/home.html > > > > > > > > "I can't read my library card." ---Jeff Hecker, Norfolk, VA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > David Bircumshaw > > > "A window./Big enough to hold screams/ > > > You say are poems" - DMeltzer > > > Website and A Chide's Alphabet > > > http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk > > > The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html > > > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/david.bircumshaw > > > twitter: http://twitter.com/bucketshave > > > blog: http://groggydays.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Frisky Moll Press: http://judithprince.com/home.html > > > > "I can't read my library card." ---Jeff Hecker, Norfolk, VA > > > > > > -- > David Bircumshaw > "A window./Big enough to hold screams/ > You say are poems" - DMeltzer > Website and A Chide's Alphabet > http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk > The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/david.bircumshaw > twitter: http://twitter.com/bucketshave > blog: http://groggydays.blogspot.com/ > -- Frisky Moll Press: http://judithprince.com/home.html "I can't read my library card." ---Jeff Hecker, Norfolk, VA No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2679 - Release Date: 02/10/10 07:40:00