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The Best American Nonrequired Reading
I’m just coming to the end of the loveliest book I’ve read for ages. The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2005 is a collection of small writings, not all short stories, and every single one is brilliant. I think it may be even … Continue reading
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Sonic Voyage
Stan’s Cafe commissioned Brian Duffy, astronaut, photographer, writer and sound masher, to work with them on a show thing for the big Creative Partnerships culture bonanza in Manchester. He’s made a lovely mix with the stuff he used, you can … Continue reading
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LOVE
I’m listening to the new Beatles compilation album – Love. It’s depressing not because it’s badly done but because it is so very tame and polite. The tracks have been a bit remixed, a bit remastered, some little things have … Continue reading
Mairead Byrne
Now that Ivor Cutler’s dead, Mairead Byrne is my favourite living poet. Here’s one of her shorter ones – LUDDITE I’m no Luddite. I just like saying Luddite. See, it’s great isn’t it? Read more at http://www.maireadbyrne.blogspot.com/
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Mmm… etamorphosis
I went to see the Michael Clark Company show Mmm… at the Barbican last night. It was great in all sorts of ways, including the fact that it left me unable to describe how it made me feel or what … Continue reading
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X-RATED – Xmas Shopping
What would you think about someone who had a 70s porn film poster up on their wall? A bit tacky, maybe just a bit shallow, perhaps they just don’t think very much about what things mean? But then there’s no … Continue reading
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Heaven
I know I don’t write a blog about poetry. I don’t know anything about poetry plus I don’t know how to write about it plus if you change the subject of your blog the reader becomes frustrated like finding sugar … Continue reading
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Stuckism
There was a heated… spirited… well, anyway interesting exchange of views about Stuckism over on Same Identical Sun. Alan Hay, the proprietor, usually writes, extremely carefully, a mixture of entertaining discussion and invective about poetry and nearby topics. On Sunday … Continue reading
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It’s all about Wee
There’s a song on Neil Diamond’s new LP, 12 Songs, that I’m quite fond of. When I first heard it I thought it would be an ideal candidate for putting on one of the tapes I make for my grrls … Continue reading
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Wake up Beatles
Remember the Beatles? They were famous a long time ago and they started a record company called Apple Records. The record label also signed a handful of other artists, including John Tavener, Ravi Shankar and James Taylor. In other words, … Continue reading
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