Got my copy in the poetry library south bank rfh London
Was tempted to do a spoof one with pain doctors torture and death
Patrick the ancientest
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Sent: 03 December 2009 00:15
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Subject: Re: Permanent Waves
don't be misled by the phrase permanent waves, Andrew.
I have just googled and come up with this:
Poems in the Waiting Room Worldwide | 25-Feb-09
Poems in the Waiting Room -
www.poemsinthewaitingroom.org
- has now spread world wide.
The latest successful transplant under licence is to Poems in the Waiting
Room
Dunedin New Zealand.
Ruth Arnison, author and poet successfully established a local PitWR scheme
to
serve Otago.
The first edition, spring was distributed in October 2008, followed by the
summer edition in January.
The poetry cards combine classic poems, including many from UK PitWR earlier
editions, with new work by New Zealand poets.
The edition has attracted an full news item in the Otago press.
It also has led to promise of funding by a local professional firm and from
a
local resident, offering support for the next two editions.
She is now in contact with poets in Auckland that might lead to spread of
the
arts in health literary scheme throughout New Zealand.
Sample copies of the Dunedin poetry cards have been lodged with the Poetry
Libraries in London and in Edinburgh.
Shelda Rathmann in Adelaide South Australia is exploring possibility of
developing a local project, again under licence. Poems in the Waiting room
UK
has supplied sample material and guidance. Shelda Rathmann is in contact
with
Ruth Arnison in Dunedin for advice on the early set-up of PitWR.
A longer established sister scheme has been developed under licence by Kate
Demspey in Kildare, an Irish poet and writer. Kate Dempsey's effort was the
first formal joint establishment of PitWR internationally, under licence to
use
PitWR title and compilation, leading possibly to joint editorial. Kate
Demsey's
pilot scheme drew a favourable news item published in The New Yorker.
Poems in the Waiting Room has two footholds in the United States, in Nevada
and
Pittsburgh which might transform into wider operations. Kay Ryan, the USA
poet
laureate, is a good friend and supporter and may well stimulate interest.
Quoting andrew burke <[log in to unmask]>:
> Oh what a wonderful idea, Max: to be read by the matrons of sweet
Adelaide!
> Hee hee ... It wouldn't be difficult, if they so wished, to destribute
> future issues to each capital city. This fair city is littered with
> hairdressing salons - I could certainly place some. Now to think of some
> hair-raising poems to submit ... all written with my bald-point pen, ha
ha.
>
>
> Andrew (who wears his hair in a short wave)
>
> 2009/12/3 Max Richards <[log in to unmask]>
>
> > As one of Stephen Matthews's [formerly Canberra, now Adelaide]
Ginninderra
> > Press
> > poets, he has emailed me this.
> >
> > It seems OK to forward to the list.
> >
> > Max in Melbourne
> >
> > Permanent Waves: an opportunity for Ginninderra Press poets and friends
> >
> > The purpose of Permanent Waves is to bring poetry into private
reflection
> > in the
> > time that becomes available while waiting in public settings -
> > specifically, in
> > the first instance, hairdressers' waiting rooms. Bringing poetry into
such
> > moments provides an opportunity for the public to explore poetry in
> > individual
> > ways, perhaps for the first time.
> >
> > Readers will have the opportunity to be touched by a range of emotional,
> > conceptual, philosophical and narrative themes. In order to make this
> > possible,
> > each edition of Permanent Waves will be compiled to provide emotional
> > balance
> > and variety.
> >
> > Poems selected will be brief (no more than 20 lines, maximum 45
characters
> > per
> > line), accessible to a range of readers and capable of bringing
refreshing
> > insights and perspectives into daily life and its moments of
transcendence.
> >
> > Permanent Waves is not a conventional literary journal. The two-sided A4
> > tri-
> > folded format, produced quarterly, imposes editorial constraints as well
as
> > providing an opportunity for poets to respond to the challenges of
limited
> > time
> > for initial reading in busy yet impersonal public spaces. The initial
> > impact
> > will determine whether or not readers choose to take away the free
> > Permanent
> > Waves folder.
> >
> > Permanent Waves has the potential to stimulate public interest in
> > revisiting
> > poetry and, in order for this to happen, the blend of poems will be
> > carefully
> > considered by the editors. This process also ensures that submissions
that
> > meet
> > the brief will be considered more than once.
> >
> > A special feature of Permanent Waves is that it has the potential to
> > provide
> > poets and poems with wide exposure. Permanent Waves is a non-profit
> > publication
> > and the benefits come from exposure of poets' work rather than payment.
> >
> > Although circulation will be limited to selected areas of suburban
Adelaide
> > in
> > the initial phase, the intention is to expand into other locations and
into
> > waiting rooms of other kinds.
> >
> > Submissions, selection and copyright
> >
> > Poems will be selected by Ann Nadge, Joan Fenney, Brenda Eldridge and
> > Shelda
> > Rathmann. Tim Metcalf will be advisory editor.
> >
> > The first issue of Permanent Waves will be published in March 2010. The
> > deadline
> > for submissions is 31 December. Please submit poems (no longer than 20
> > lines,
> > maximum 45 characters per line) to [log in to unmask]
> >
> > Copyright will remain with the author. The editors are especially happy
to
> > re-
> > publish previously published work. Sources will be acknowledged and
readers
> > who
> > wish to buy books mentioned will be referred to the GP website and/or to
> > East
> > Avenue Books (1/53 East Avenue, Clarence Park, SA). If copyright rules
> > permit,
> > work that has been submitted elsewhere will also be considered.
> >
> > The editors acknowledge guidance provided by the Poems in the Waiting
Room
> > project in the UK.
> >
> > Stephen Matthews
> > Ginninderra Press
> > [log in to unmask]
> > www.ginninderrapress.com.au
> > PO Box 3461 Port Adelaide SA 5015
> > ABN 42 447 290 724
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>
> --
> Andrew
>
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bookshops
> - list at http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
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