David (& List!)

Conceptual poetry has been haunting me a little recently, so the arrival of materially verbal poetry is good, especially when it has such texture and such humour and such life. Which clonks on, as you know, outside metapoetical debates & career-building. & outside London (or imitations thereof). They talk yet of The Great Hilsonator's visit - not very respectfully though, the wretches, but interestingly. Or at least a few of them do.

I'll take the public sending of the poem as something requiring a public response and commit to another Great Works; that would be a good thing. Attached oddity might find safe harbour there, maybe?

Thanks for the pinge!

best wishes

Peter

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From: David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Monday, 5 August 2013, 1:35
Subject: Re: Reading by Jeff Hilson March 7

Peter

i don't know if this attached oddity could be of any interest to you, it was the last time I wrote, in the autumn of last year, and I really have no idea what to do with it. Sorry if I infringe or pinge :)

David

On 29 February 2012 17:28, PETER PHILPOTT <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Hi List Members (and apologies for cross-posting)

Should anyone fancy a different locale for a poetry reading, you can hear Jeff Hilson himself on Wednesday March 7, at 7.30, upstairs at Waterstones, South Street, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire CM23 3AT - refreshments available; free entry, but collection for the poet. Regular, fast trains to & from London Liverpool Street till late; regular trains to & from Cambridge till late. Come, leave your regular poetry clique & join with grassroots poetic action at Stort Poetry Group.

More details etc on http://stortpoetrygroup.blogspot.com/ and Stort Poetry Group Facebook page.

In the words of Laurie Duggan: "It’s a good thing that poetry needn’t always necessitate a trip to London."

best wishes

Peter Philpott

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