town planning committee club
order gentlemen
next item on agenda
application premises of 27 / 29
Stannard road former site of
late Shop plans proposed
by brewing-chain
Wetherspoons develop units into
gastro-pub
mister secretary?
pen aint working
hang on I'll
just nip home and
get another one
...
order gentlemen
(ee are)
kay
local residents opposed
can't be bothered with this
tonight
worth carrying on just us?
since Steve and McHugh left
seem em
with a casey
earlier on probably at fields
by now
gentlemen order!
as was saying
local residents against
too much like school
okay! so you think we should just let
another pub be built on this estate?!
is that what people need?
don't care
I don't wanner do school
at night
gonner get that 75p Jimmy owes me
then
catch-up with the others
for football
okay, get lost!
<Deleted User> (4988)
Mon 2nd Jun 2008 10:46
Hi, Zuzanna
Thanks for taking the time to read the poem and comment (thanks for yr other comment as well!)
The intention of the poem is pretty straightforward really: just to put forth my idea that town-planners are a little like kids playing with Lego blocks; and they often have about as much thought for the residents of cities as kids as well. Also I wanted to show opposing points of view re urban development - and that I've tried to articuate via the two different voices. Which brings me onto the form of the poem: it's scattered just to try and demonstrate the words are supposed to come from two, distinct voices. The form is also a tip of my cap to Charles Olson - one of my fave poets.
Cheers,
Richard.