Several times I have said to Americans ‘I live in Melbourne Australia but Auckland New Zealand is my old home town.’
Invariably they say Oakland? Oakland?
Max
learning to sound out his Rs - waterr, etc.
On Apr 22, 2015, at 17:22, Jill Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Max,
>
> It seems the breaks and indents did come across in posts and replies I've seen so far. So, yes, as you say, the poem performing that movement and pause.
>
> I remember the one time I read poems in the USof and someone came up to me afterwards, said they enjoyed it, but that they didn't always follow what I said/read. I know that I read pretty clearly, and I never rush, so I know it was my accent on the tongue not getting through the accent in their ears. And this woman more or less intimated that. Interesting. 'Water', or 'wodder', or 'wahrrrter', or 'woar-der', etc, is another interesting one, in all our Englishes.
>
> Thanks,
> Jill
>
> On 23/04/2015, at 2:32 AM, Max Richards wrote:
>
>> Tell us, Jill, whether the line breaks did their job still…?
>>
>> I seem to hear a performer making strong use of pauses
>>
>> and letting the spaces of parkland and carpark prompt
>>
>> several notions verging on the devotional
>>
>> Max in Seattle
>> where they say compoast
>>
>> On Apr 21, 2015, at 20:02, Jill Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> OK, trying to de-lurk this week, due to the call-out.
>>>
>>> Here's something local (not sure how it will come across in your
>>> emails as there are a number of indents - thus the line breaks may
>>> seem odd):
>>>
>>> WALKING, WITHOUT LOOKING … ?
>>>
>>> _- SEMIDEVOTIONAL_
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> All around and
>>>
>>> into the coming space
>>>
>>> of parkland
>>>
>>> more than notion
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> with its white gravel
>>>
>>> little heaps of trees
>>>
>>> gums, almonds
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> bird-noise, fight
>>>
>>> around nesting, nativity
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> walking within conversation
>>>
>>> notions of civics
>>>
>>> and wildness
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> not quite
>>>
>>> but anyway, green
>>>
>>> where parking spaces
>>>
>>> are not
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> there are ways out of
>>>
>>> decomposition, mistakes
>>>
>>> when seen
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> without or within weather
>>>
>>> its million year
>>>
>>> rime
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> birds at ground level, collect
>>>
>>> scatter
>>>
>>> recomposing mulch under branches
>>>
>>> someone
>>> forgot
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> and water, also devotional
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> awaited
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________
>>> Jill Jones www.jilljones.com.au
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Poetryetc: poetry and poetics"
>>> To:
>>> Cc:
>>> Sent:Tue, 21 Apr 2015 10:14:07 +0100
>>> Subject:tomorrow is snaps day for those who can still write!!
>>>
>>> SNAPS
>>> You can do it!
>>> Take heart
>>> -take a pen
>>> -take paper
>>> (or clay tablet for some here!)
>>> let it flow flood the web!!
>>> Glorious tsunami cresting
>>> you are amongst friends
>>> (more or less)
>>> Not sure of
>>> Bircumshaw
>>> don't be shy!!
>>> Be proud!
>>> Write!!
>>> Bloody write!
>>>
>>> Cheers P'D'Hacktaster
>>> Oops nearly missed the plain text thingybobs
>>>
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