Yes, on the first page of The New York Times. They think it was because of a
frying pan, possible, as any other supposition might be possible...
Very sorry. It reminded me of the pier in Brighton, the only one I know, a
beautiful place in the sea.
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 11:33 PM, Patrick McManus <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Ah Dave mine your memories give us a flavour of what it was like
> Be brave !
> P
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of David Bircumshaw
> Sent: 28 July 2008 22:26
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Found poem 26 july 2008 'TURNING THE HEEL'
>
> Hoi, Patrick, frippery like this is not right today, I am in mourning
> for the Grand Pier at Weston-super-mare, which went up in flames
> today, along with that went much of my childhood.
>
> Sad-face Dave
>
> 2008/7/28 Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]>:
> > Found poem 26 july 2008
> >
> > TURNING THE HEEL
> >
> > k26 wrap next st and turn
> > p24 wrap next st and turn
> > k23 wrap next st and turn
> > p22 wrap next st and turn
> > k21 wrap next st and turn
> > p20 wrap next st and turn
> > k19 wrap next st and turn
> > p18 wrap next st and turn
> > k17 wrap next st and turn
> > p16 wrap next st and turn
> > k15 wrap next st and turn
> > p14 wrap next st and turn
> > k13 wrap next st and turn
> > p12 wrap next st and turn
> > k11 wrap next st and turn
> > p10 wrap next st and turn
> > k10,k wrapped st,turn
> > sl1,p10,p wrapped st,turn
> > sl1,k11, wrapped st,turn
> > sl1,p12 wrapped st,turn
> > sl1,k13, wrapped st,turn
> > sl1,p14,p wrapped st,turn
> > sl1,k15,k wrapped st,turn
> > sl1,p16,p wrapped st,turn
> > sl1,k17,k wrapped st,turn
> > sl1,p18,p wrapped st,turn
> > sl1,k19,k wrapped st,turn
> > sl1,p20,p wrapped st,turn
> > sl1,k21,k wrapped st,turn
> > sl1,p22,p wrapped st,turn
> > sl1,k23,k wrapped st,turn
> > sl1,p24,p wrapped st,turn
> > sl1,k26[k1,p1]three times,
> > p1,k3,p2,[k1,p1]three times p1
> >
> >
> > pmcmanus
> > q300
> > reminds me of Philip Glass 'Einstein on the Beach'
> > found in a knitting pattern
> >
> > for those interested
> > k----knit
> > st----stitch
> > p---purl
> > sll---- slip next stitch
> > [] work instructions between brackets as many times as indicated
> > ps I am not sadly a knitter
> > I also like the words turning the heel!!!
> > Pps hope there are no errors
> >
>
>
>
> --
> David Bircumshaw
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> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/
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> Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk
>
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