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There certainly are other groups and many on here can point you in the correct direction in finding them.

Lurking is fine and it’s nice to know there’s life out there beyond Luke & Peter & David. I don’t expect everyone to contribute but there are important issues we could discuss if anyone is interested. It does not have to be political or veer towards social studies as literature in itself is adequate. There is life beyond JH Prynne whose output is admirable with my criticism purely on grounds of access.

Also we live in a political world that becomes more apolitical with old brands being toppled upside down. The modern society has little community spirit except in a crisis which I expect permeates into the world of writing. Once upon a time people went to church now they go to vast shopping emporiums for a Sunday of consumption.

The hot zones of the planet are faraway from our shores where bombs explode killing sixty three in Kabul. Nobody on the islands we dwell on seems to be concerned about this or our media celebrities.

In a literary sense we must look to the future not be stuck in the past as our generation gradually fades away.

What will the legacy be & how will our generation be seen?

Cheers

Sean

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On Thursday, 22 August 2019, Dylan Harris <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

I confess to lurking.

I rather enjoy the discussions, actually, although I don't feel able to contribute: I'm just too ignorant. Please keep them up. I'll applaud occasionally if it'll help.

But since I'm here: where else online do poets congregate and have intelligent, reasoned, and in-depth discussions? I only know of here. I'd like to distribute my lurking.

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On 22/08/19, 14:04, "British & Irish poets on behalf of Sean Carey" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote:

The list has gone very quiet with only David B & Luke & Peter Riley keeping it alive. Others simply promote books or readings they’re involved in or running which of course is fair enough.
Many now are a fair age or busy and it is the silly season in media terminology which may be a factor?

In my own view social media has died a natural death or is close to becoming irrelevant. Novelty was a huge draw to internet users back in the honeymoon years.

By nature writers can be anti social staying within tight circles or cocoons rather than engaging readers. The general public don’t mind what JH Prynne is doing but pay close attention to Love Island or Britain’s Got Talent.

Few newcomers have emerged on the list while I am unsure if lurkers still exist? In other cultures the arts get more attention and appreciation than in Britain or Ireland.

Nobody seems to mind Brexit or the ongoing wars “faraway” or refugees dying in the Mediterranean. Yes JH Prynne has addressed it but his absurd distribution systems make getting his recent books a chore. That is not good enough in 2019 in my view and should not be accepted.

Some of us may not live to see these publications collated in a new Bloodaxe edition of “Poems” by Prynne. But in fairness Prynne is not alone in being hard to find in print but I am using him as a leading light. Let’s opt for Glasnost!

Wishing you well

Sean

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