The Poetry Wire - Going From Bard To Verse
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Nov 2021
9:15am, 17 Nov 2021
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Chrisull
Also excellent is "The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock" by TS Eliot too, I think Robert Webb did an excellent job of explaing why it's so good in his "My Life in verse" bbc.co.uk
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Nov 2021
1:33pm, 17 Nov 2021
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Fields
I will take a listen to that this evening; thank you
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Nov 2021
11:28pm, 17 Nov 2021
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Fields
That was rather good, thank you. In my quest to learn more of The Waste Land I came across these witty limericks inspired by - and poking fun at - it written by Wendy Cope. I. In April one seldom feels cheerful; Dry stones, sun and dust make me fearful; Clairvoyantes distress me, Commuters depress me– Met Stetson and gave him an earful. II. She sat on a mighty fine chair, Sparks flew as she tidied her hair; She asks many question, I make few suggestions– Bad as Albert and Lil–what a pair! III. The Thames runs, bones rattle, rats creep; Tiresias fancies a peep– A typist is laid, A record is played– Wei la la. After this it gets deep. IV. A Phoenician named Phlebas forgot About birds and his business–the lot, Which is no surprise, Since he’d met his demise And been left in the ocean to rot. V. No water. Dry rocks and dry throats, Then thunder, a shower of quotes From the Sanskrit and Dante. Da. Damyata. Shantih. I hope you’ll make sense of the notes. Perhaps you need to know the waste land a bit to get it. |
Nov 2021
3:33am, 18 Nov 2021
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Serendippily
 years since I’ve read any Wendy Cope
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Nov 2021
7:12am, 18 Nov 2021
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LindsD
Love Wendy Cope
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Nov 2021
9:31am, 18 Nov 2021
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Fields
It’s inspired me for the want of a better word to write a short Limerick this morning as it’s a friends wedding anniversary and lots of funny things happened at his wedding. Will find some more Wendy Cope to read. |
Dec 2021
10:32am, 31 Dec 2021
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Lizzie Whizz
Brian Bilston (@brian_bilston) Tweeted: Here’s a poem about some of the many things I didn’t achieve this year. It’s called ‘This was the year that was not the year’. t.co twitter.com |
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Dec 2021
10:47am, 31 Dec 2021
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Serendippily
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Dec 2021
11:55am, 31 Dec 2021
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LindsD
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Jan 2022
3:21pm, 4 Jan 2022
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LindsD
Copied from Book Group, courtesy of McGoo A NIGHT IN WITH BRIAN BILSTON - online event fane.co.uk 3rd Feb 6:30pm |
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