>Down with all climatic centralism!
Actually I think Alison had a wonderful slip of the typing finger, and
wrote "climactic centralism" - a beautiful Freudian slip.
>
>
>What I have noticed is ( and bugger Frisbee golf - who's interested in that)
>is the hypnotic effect Aussie Rules can have on the satellite TV screens in
>the pubs over here - this seems to be because nobody understands what the
>'Rules' are - so they forget all their pints and stand fascinated and
>puzzled craning at the screens.
>
Perhaps Poetry has a chance with that audience: nobody understands what the
'Rules' are, and it is entertaining, with lashings of sex and violence ...
I've seen many readers fascinated and puzzled and staring at the 'screens'.
The umpires would be just as vague over the 'holding the Word' rule, and
'writing in danger' would seem more a requisite than a fault. Too many
'concepts' in the square should be penalised more, and deliberately kicking
the Word off the page and into the audience would seem a benefit.
>Best
>
>Dave
Thanks, Dave, I think I'll go and write a footy poem now. Of course, the
First Ashes Test starts tonight (Aussie time) in England, so I may get
distracted by the Greatest Game on Earth: cricket. (Even Basho wrote
cricket poems :-> )
Andrew
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