Ha, not sure of that, except in that Bob Dylanish manner of I was so much older then…
(& I’m right behind you there)…
It would be nice to see some younger poets here; a few of the women who occasionally join in are, I think. I also think that the younger writers are too busy on FB, or any humber of other platforms I don’t even know, to notice this little space...
Doug
> On May 24, 2017, at 12:39 AM, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Andrew at 78 I am one of the young poets on this list!!!!!
>
>
> On 24/05/2017 02:20, Andrew Burke wrote:
>> Nifty roll-call of the elderly senses, Doug.
>>
>> Which brings to mind the lack of young poets active on this list.
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> On 24 May 2017 at 07:03, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Believe the body, Doug. It do not lie. Neatly structured, telling.
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>> On Wed, 24 May 2017 at 7:24 AM, Sheila Murphy <[log in to unmask]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Senses, Doug. That separation between signals and feeling and the whole
>>>> thing reversed. I appreciate this piece.
>>>>
>>>> Sheila
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 10:33 AM, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> they told us many times
>>>>> of course they did
>>>>> & we listened
>>>>>
>>>>> we listened but we didn’t hear
>>>>> of course we didn’t
>>>>> & so now what
>>>>>
>>>>> the body has its own way
>>>>> of telling
>>>>> we can’t help but hear
>>>>>
>>>>> little clicks snaps cracks
>>>>> the sudden pains of
>>>>> & involuntary moans we hear
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Douglas Barbour
>>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>> https://eclecticruckus.wordpress.com/
>>>>>
>>>>> Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations &
>>> Continuations
>>>>> 2 (UofAPress).
>>>>> Recording Dates (Rubicon Press).
>>>>> Listen. If (UofAPress):
>>>>>
>>>>> and as you read
>>>>> the sea is turning its dark pages
>>>>> turning
>>>>> its dark pages.
>>>>>
>>>>> Denise Levertov
>>>>>
>>
>>
Douglas Barbour
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https://eclecticruckus.wordpress.com/
Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & Continuations 2 (UofAPress).
Recording Dates (Rubicon Press).
Listen. If (UofAPress):
I go down to the Twilight Arcade
and watch the Martian invaders,
already appalled by our language,
pointing at what they want.
Bill Manhire
