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Stockport June 2010
A review this month by Baggy and John Keane.
Wordsworth said of the sonnet, ‘with this key Shakespeare unlocked his heart’. Well, if poetry is a useful vehicle for unlocking secret thoughts, what did we learn from the June meeting of Stockport WOL?
* We learned that Dorinda has taken to writing with pencils with great enthusiasm, and is in awe of Nigel’s kindness;
* That Nigel and Jayne work well in a choral duet, and that Nigel used to play hide and seek (in a Samuel Beckett style) while nurturing a corporate discontent;
* That Jayne liked riding on the bus and has artful ways around her writer’s block;
* That Linda chooses life whenever possible and has a more than passing interest in dead Russian journalists;
* That Chris has a love of Winter Trees (expressed in a rather winning Swinburnian way), gets into foul moods and has issues with Anglo-American foreign policy;
* That Rachel has beautifully-expressed concerns about child molesters and was a rather talented poet when young (nothing new there, then);
* That Meshach is troubled by the loss of his youth (God help the rest of us!), nor did he like the rules of the playground as set by Big J Smith;
* That Sheridan likes opening her magic box of words;
* That Baggy loves his dad, a fact that was very well-received and beautifully-expressed;
* That Julian is keen to share his hypochondria;
* We learned that Andy hates football, after his father’s many returns from the dudgeon of defeat (a common problem, that);
* That Paul encourages others to stand up to bullies, loves bombing, and finally loves to acquaint us with poetic despair that goes on and on…
* That Barbara has a problem with antiques, especially the human variety;
* We learned that Stephen had difficulty occupying himself over the summer holidays, that candy makes his life complete and that Edward Lear is a major inspiration;
* That Jeff can assail us with a brace of fine verses;
* And that John used to have inspirational coach-trips over the Pennines. And so did Julian.
Welcome to all newbies. Hope you enjoyed it all.
Wordsworth said of the sonnet, ‘with this key Shakespeare unlocked his heart’. Well, if poetry is a useful vehicle for unlocking secret thoughts, what did we learn from the June meeting of Stockport WOL?
* We learned that Dorinda has taken to writing with pencils with great enthusiasm, and is in awe of Nigel’s kindness;
* That Nigel and Jayne work well in a choral duet, and that Nigel used to play hide and seek (in a Samuel Beckett style) while nurturing a corporate discontent;
* That Jayne liked riding on the bus and has artful ways around her writer’s block;
* That Linda chooses life whenever possible and has a more than passing interest in dead Russian journalists;
* That Chris has a love of Winter Trees (expressed in a rather winning Swinburnian way), gets into foul moods and has issues with Anglo-American foreign policy;
* That Rachel has beautifully-expressed concerns about child molesters and was a rather talented poet when young (nothing new there, then);
* That Meshach is troubled by the loss of his youth (God help the rest of us!), nor did he like the rules of the playground as set by Big J Smith;
* That Sheridan likes opening her magic box of words;
* That Baggy loves his dad, a fact that was very well-received and beautifully-expressed;
* That Julian is keen to share his hypochondria;
* We learned that Andy hates football, after his father’s many returns from the dudgeon of defeat (a common problem, that);
* That Paul encourages others to stand up to bullies, loves bombing, and finally loves to acquaint us with poetic despair that goes on and on…
* That Barbara has a problem with antiques, especially the human variety;
* We learned that Stephen had difficulty occupying himself over the summer holidays, that candy makes his life complete and that Edward Lear is a major inspiration;
* That Jeff can assail us with a brace of fine verses;
* And that John used to have inspirational coach-trips over the Pennines. And so did Julian.
Welcome to all newbies. Hope you enjoyed it all.
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:25 am
