Thanks very much Geraldine.
Jeff Nuttall, the 70s, skinheads - when you mentioned Jeff's name all that came back to me as if it were just yesterday! Are we really in 2016?
Ian
> On 19 Mar 2016, at 01:30, Geraldine Monk <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> That was a most interesting edition Ian. I don't really know any of the old
> 'new towns' but it was fascinating to learn. I see what you mean about the
> L. University - and indeed many of the new out-of-town purpose built
> Universities. They are indeed new towns - familiar yet separate. And also
> very interesting observation that prose poetry is more apt a form for these
> new towns. Much food for thought. And lovely to hear you read again. G.
>
> p.s. I'm always reminded of a lecture Jeff Nuttall gave in Leeds circa early
> 1970's - that the new towns, through uniformity, were supposed to breed
> harmony, instead of which they bred skinheads.
>
> p.p.s. strolling around the Yorkshire Sculpture Park yesterday we came
> across a particularly robust and enticing Henry Moore - it had a notice
> saying 'No climbing on the sculpture' and my first thought was 'Why not!' -
> you just wanted to crawl all over it. Is that so very bad!
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: Prose poems on The Verb tonight
>
> Thanks, Geraldine. It'll be on I-player too so not worth giving up going to
> the pub for!
>
>
>
>> On 18 Mar 2016, at 17:00, Geraldine Monk <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> Great news. Will tune in Ian.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: British & Irish poets
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ian Seed
>> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2016 3:46 PM
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>> Subject: Prose poems on The Verb tonight
>>
>> For anyone who is interested, new towns are explored through film,
>> history, music and prose poems on The Verb on Radio 3 tonight at 10. I
>> read from m new Shearsman collection, Identity Papers.
>>
>>
>>
>> Ian
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