Thanks Andrew. It's me and several million more who are in like situations, here in affluent Britain. I am at least articulate in defeat, others do not even have that luxury. On 15 October 2010 11:36, andrew burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Crikey, Bros Bircum, look after yrself! Can't dpo much to help from this > distance but send best wishes. > > Andrew > > On 15 October 2010 15:58, David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask] > >wrote: > > > Am on antibiotics Patrick as the weather has exacerbated the COPD. Winter > > promises to be tough but fortunately the government want to abolish the > > cold > > weather payments so the threat of my having to cope with repeats of the > > season are diminished just that extra special caring little something > bit. > > With a bit of luck I'll peg out before I'm forced to go to a medical > > conducted by someone who isn't qualified to practise medicine in this > > country. > > > > On 15 October 2010 08:13, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask] > > >wrote: > > > > > Dave there are two??? Gosh fanks > > > How are you doing ??are you managing ok being unwell thingy-missing my > > > bloody cat hope it decides to return and is not hurt somewhere > > > Hope LEICESTER poets are also hapy bunnies > > > Cheers P > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > On > > > Behalf Of David Bircumshaw > > > Sent: 15 October 2010 05:56 > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > Subject: Re: The new ebook from Argotist Ebooks is “Soddoma: Cantos of > > > Ulysses” by Chris Mansel > > > > > > Chris Mansel with a single 'l' note Patrick. Just in case you're > thinking > > > it's by ... > > > > > > On 14 October 2010 09:34, Patrick McManus < > [log in to unmask] > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Chris looking forwardto seeing this > > > > Cheers Patrick > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask] > ] > > On > > > > Behalf Of Jeffrey Side > > > > Sent: 14 October 2010 02:12 > > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > Subject: The new ebook from Argotist Ebooks is �Soddoma: Cantos of > > > Ulysses� > > > > by Chris Mansel > > > > > > > > The new ebook from Argotist Ebooks is ?Soddoma: Cantos of Ulysses? by > > > Chris > > > > Mansel > > > > > > > > Description: > > > > > > > > "Soddoma: Cantos of Ulysses" is a travelogue of the grotesque. A > > > linguistic > > > > equivalent of a painting by Hieronymus Bosch or Francis Bacon, it > > > distorts, > > > > exaggerates and polarises the familiar world to such an extent that > our > > > > senses are drawn inwards to escape the conflicts fashioned by such > > > energies. > > > > As Mansel writes, ?When confronted with conflict the mind re-enters > the > > > > body. You are going where the smell is coming from?. > > > > > > > > Available as a free ebook here: > > > > > > > > http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/soddoma-cantos-of-ulysses/13036857 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > (David Joseph) The Brothers Bircumshaw > > > "Every old house was scaffolding once/And workmen whistling" > > > 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/ > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > (David Joseph) The Brothers Bircumshaw > > "Every old house was scaffolding once/And workmen whistling" > > 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/ > > > > > > -- > Andrew > http://hispirits.blogspot.com/ > 'Mother Waits for Father Late' republished available at > http://www.picaropress.com/ > http://www.qlrs.com/poem.asp?id=766 > http://frankshome.org/AndrewBurke.html > -- (David Joseph) The Brothers Bircumshaw "Every old house was scaffolding once/And workmen whistling" 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/