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Jim Webster, (In On a Chance! )
True, dat!In Jim's world, the poets buy their own drinks in case the competition poisons the wine
Tallis is discussing this very topic at the moment. Apparently once you have a reliable patron, you can introduce lesser poets to make guest appearances. The lesser poet knows not to shine too brightly, but ensure that you look good. The lesser of course get's fed and 'exposure' and will return the favour when your gaps between meals have become embarrassingly long
Will wrote: "True, dat!In Jim's world, the poets buy their own drinks in case the competition poisons the wine"
no true poet would tamper with the wine.
Cider, ale or spirits perhaps but never the wine. This goes against the appreciation of all the finer arts
Jim wrote: "Will wrote: "True, dat!In Jim's world, the poets buy their own drinks in case the competition poisons the wine"
no true poet would tamper with the wine.
Cider, ale or spirits perhaps but never t..."
Au contraire, the true poet would appreciate the artistry of the final end of a rival in this way.
Oh, oh, we are having an author throwdown!!
Dish out the popcorn, GL. Or shall we have olives and wine for this particular battle?
Olives and wine does seem more appropriate :) With a nice bit of cheese, maybe?
Budge over then, I want a front row seat too. Olives make great projectiles to throw too - popcorn is a little light to be truly aerodynamically stable.
Rosemary (The Nosemanny) wrote: "Budge over then, I want a front row seat too. Olives make great projectiles to throw too - popcorn is a little light to be truly aerodynamically stable."Caramel popcorn orks a lot better for throwing...
The snack with grunt!
'works' not 'orks'. Darn crappy keyboard. Just wait until the replacement arrives.
Bit of a slow sport this. Nearly finished the olives.
I suspect both protagonists have flounced off in a huff. They might think we are not taking them seriously enough.
More wine and olives please; when does this show down begin, exactly?
Perhaps we should start a slow building chant, to spur them on, boxing match style?
Sorry, been outCoffee and three different kinds of homemade cake ;-)
You see, I even think like a true artist
Merlot, 'tis my downfallFor of the wine I did partake
And lost out to a coffee
and three different kinds of cake
Cake, that weren't just cakethat were proper,
With a body as light as you'd bake
Wi maltesers placed on as a topper
an wi blackcurrent jam fer gods sake
t'were the peak of chocolatey perfection
As large as the lady could make
An if you had reet sort o' connection
another gurt piece yer could take
First round. I think Jim wins that one, my mouth was watering....
Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "First round. I think Jim wins that one, my mouth was watering...."rumour has it that you could put on pounds just reading the poem ;-)
Anyway Tallis Steelyard has a blog about writing and promotionhttp://suddenlytheyalldied.com/2015/1...
Lost t'internet for a day. Annoying.However, Jim:
Then cake after cake
In rank after rank
Were stacked across county
'Till bloody place sank!
The bakers they cried
An' they stared out in grief
Then thought about baking
Some savoury relief.
So they set to wi' pastry
An' they said "On t' whole,
We saved our county from flood
Wi' a fresh sausage roll.
Town flood defence is
Wha' we all need and want
An' provide it we will
With a big vol-au-vent!
Oh very nice comeback, Will.
Tallis has had a fit of furious creativity having found a new lady patron no less!https://jandbvwebster.wordpress.com/2...
However I'll mention Will's poem when he awakens.
well the original bit isn'tAnd he has to do serials because of all these ladies breaking his concentration and pleading with him for some of his work
Hmmm.I'd like to peek into his private diary and read his ode to short lengths of sheep's gut.
Bet it would pluck the heart strings (of the sheep, anyway)
Tallis also continues the tale of the Mudfold - Cockeren Feudhttp://scvincent.com/2015/12/18/the-m...
So much Tallis to catch up on. I love him, he's absolutely barking.
M wrote: "So much Tallis to catch up on. I love him, he's absolutely barking."What a think to say about the most celebrated minor poet of his generation!
I'm thinking of putting together some Tallis 'books'
They'll be a collection of his stories, about 30k words for 99p. A mixture of stuff that's been on various blogs, but each will have a good dollop of new stuff as well
I think I will carry on calling him Tallypants, just so he doesnt get above himself....
Tally Ho!
Jim wrote: "M wrote: "So much Tallis to catch up on. I love him, he's absolutely barking."What a think to say about the most celebrated minor poet of his generation!
I'm thinking of putting together some Ta..."
You should do it. I'd buy them. ;-)
When left alone, I'm actually doing exactly thatBut my routine was rearranged this afternoon when somebody contacted me and asked if it was OK if they dropped round to buy two paperbacks for their mum's Christmas present.
Normally under the circumstances I tend to ask how far I'm expected to crawl on broken glass, but this person dropped round! AND gave me money
Someone give Jim a brandy there before he collapses!
I can imagineProbably brewed from ethnically sourced potatoes ;-)
Irish ones, you mean? This brings us into the realms of home made poteen, which definite qualifies as lethal.
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But then you associate with rough, low class poets....