I DO like that name: "Weather-beaten exterior"!!!! [though not or my
lovely self] <g>]
Not-yet-newly-named me
2008/8/28 David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]>
> Thank you, Patrick, I think ?!
>
> I like your move into Klingon, or is it Croatian, hrash indeed.
>
>
> Best
>
> Weather-beaten exterior
>
> 2008/8/28 Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]>:
> > And I don't want dear old bircumshawe kicked off even if he has his
> numerous
> > faults deep deep down inside that hrash? Harsh exterior lurks a heart of
> > gold -and I am proud to be on the same list as him and he has not been
> > kicked off lately
> > Roger I love you pointing out the etc of poetry etc
> > I think the list is great and it's about all things to do with poets we
> do
> > not live in boxes (although VB ought to -got my ankle this morning!) and
> we
> > get involved healthily in all sorts of things like writing painting
> life's
> > events and Joodles changing her name to NYNN
> > Anyway poetry can be a bit boring :-)
> > P the waffler
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> > Behalf Of David Bircumshaw
> > Sent: 28 August 2008 08:05
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: self promotion
> >
> > Roger, I most definitely do not want to get you kicked off this list
> > nor do I go about making complaints to moderators.
> >
> > Best
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > 2008/8/28 Roger Day <[log in to unmask]>:
> >> Pace our moderators attempts to limit the discussion to poetry and
> >> only poetry, the title of the list has always been "poetryetc". See
> >> that little etc at the end there? So, although poetry may not be
> >> discussed in a way you like, I wasn't under the impression that poetry
> >> was avoided. From my POV, most of the conversation centers around
> >> poetry, looping, elliptical maybe, but still going around and around.
> >> Maybe it's my vision of the list that differs from yours. There are
> >> plenty of lists which concentrate *solely* on Poetry - new-poetry,
> >> british and irish poets etc etc. The uniqueness of this list is that
> >> it could cover everything, and does sometimes, but the center holding
> >> is poetry. I've not seen many people posting snaps recently and that's
> >> always been a major feature of these lists. Indeed, you've contributed
> >> poetry and it's been discussed, so I hardly see how that's avoiding
> >> poetry.
> >>
> >> There's nothing to stop you from discussing villanelles if that's what
> >> you want. And I was under the impression that was what you were doing
> >> so with Alison. For me, the world, for me, does not spin on a poetic
> >> axis alone, and the broad wash of genres should mix and collide. No
> >> boundaries. I realise I'm probably the main culprit here, so hey, if
> >> you want me kicked off, complain to the moderators. I'm sure they'd be
> >> happy to oblige, pace their attempts to fit this list into a neat
> >> little box.
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> Roger
> >>
> >> On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 8:53 PM, David Bircumshaw
> >> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>> It's fascinating to be on a poetry discussion list where the main
> >>> thing that is avoided in conversation is poetry.
> >>>
> >>> 2008/8/27 Stephen Vincent <[log in to unmask]>:
> >>>> Agree with Doug, here, Roger. I like the sense of texture in these
> > pieces.
> >>>> The work does not seem much about 'self' in that narcisstic way, so I
> > don't reason to be concerned about put your stuff out into the world. I
> see
> > these things as kinds of gifts - not that you want them to be free of
> > critique (another kind of reciprocal gift, if well given).
> >>>> I mean you are not confusing your 'self' with Paris Hilton - I
> suspect!
> >>>>
> >>>> Stephen V
> >>>> http://stephenvincent.net/blog/
> >>>>
> >>>> Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote: And definitely
> > something there to promote, Roger. I especially like
> >>>> the abstracts & the merz stuff....
> >>>>
> >>>> Doug
> >>>> On 26-Aug-08, at 1:33 PM, Roger Day wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> http://picasaweb.google.com/rog3r.day/Portfolio2008
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> My Stuff: http://www.badstep.net/
> >>>>> "I began to warm and chill
> >>>>> to objects and their fields"
> >>>>> Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Douglas Barbour
> >>>> [log in to unmask]
> >>>>
> >>>> http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/
> >>>>
> >>>> Latest books:
> >>>> Continuations (with Sheila E Murphy)
> >>>> http://www.uap.ualberta.ca/UAP.asp?LID=41&bookID=664
> >>>> Wednesdays'
> >>>>
> >
> http://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-from-aboveground-press_10.h
> > tml
> >>>>
> >>>> A little planet blues, for the
> >>>> deathwatch.
> >>>> A season of rictus riffs.
> >>>>
> >>>> Dennis Lee
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> David Bircumshaw
> >>> Website and A Chide's Alphabet
> > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/
> >>> The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html
> >>> Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> My Stuff: http://www.badstep.net/
> >> "I began to warm and chill
> >> to objects and their fields"
> >> Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > David Bircumshaw
> > Website and A Chide's Alphabet
> > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/
> > The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html
> > Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk
> >
>
>
>
> --
> David Bircumshaw
> Website and A Chide's Alphabet
> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/
> The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html
> Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk
>
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