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Robin wrote >He was of course totally barking mad, and him and William Empson at Sheffield teaching together made a pair. There were giants on earth in them days, so there wir.< :) Have a link to Berry's horoscope: http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Berry,_Francis - seems an appropriately dotty response On 16 August 2011 10:49, Robin Hamilton <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > “Morant Bay” is a good place to start, or “Hvalsey”. Philip Hobsbaum > did a full collected edition of his poems. > > I prefer (of his critical work) _Poet’s Grammar_ to _The Poet’s Voice_. > > He was of course totally barking mad, and him and William Empson at > Sheffield teaching together made a pair. > > There were giants on earth in them days, so there wir. > > Robin > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 16, 2011 6:46 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: Francis Berry--"Poetry and the Physical Voice" > > I remember that, Jesse. He thought Milton rolled his 'r's' almost to the > point of growling. I used have the book too, as well as Berry's poems, but > they've walked, as they say. > > On 16 August 2011 04:31, <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> I love Francis Berry's writing, but he wrote one really interesting and >> (to tell the truth) a tad crazy scholarly work that I recommend to you, >> Alec, called Poetry and the Physical Voice. >> >> His poetry reminds me a tiny bit of Vachel Lindsay--hung half-way between >> page and performance. >> >> Take a look. >> >> Ghosts and Grinning Shadows is an interesting intro. to F.B.'s poetry. >> >> Jess >> > > > > -- > David Joseph Bircumshaw > 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 Bircumshaw 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/