Loved it, especially 17 You’ve been to events where there were as many poets reading as audience members. In fact, you’ve read at events like that (despite inviting your family and friends along to bulk up the numbers). And as for Number 25 - how could you even think of changing Zeebrugge to Calais!
Erstwhile Civil Servant. Currently drinking my morning latte while staring at the falling leaves in the garden of my Dublin suburban semi-detached and dreaming of climbing through Andean mountain passes with Rodrigo...
For item 19, I not only stare into the middle distance but I use a gritty Northern backdrop to make me seem gritty and Northern.
Number 26.
That's brilliant...
Loved it, especially 17 You’ve been to events where there were as many poets reading as audience members. In fact, you’ve read at events like that (despite inviting your family and friends along to bulk up the numbers). And as for Number 25 - how could you even think of changing Zeebrugge to Calais!
Made me laugh out loud. So true. And I had to look a few things up.
Very much enjoyed this. Now I’ll need to find the earlier version too. Thank you, Friday Poem and Tim Relf!
Brilliant!
Thanks, Tim. 'You're brilliant!' Much laughter this morning from my leafy semi in Swindon.
Very funny - especially loved the title items - 🤣
Haha, as someone currently in thrall to Ted Hughes' 'The Horses', this one rings very true!
Love this!
I'm not sure I recognise any of these.
Sean
Erstwhile Civil Servant. Currently drinking my morning latte while staring at the falling leaves in the garden of my Dublin suburban semi-detached and dreaming of climbing through Andean mountain passes with Rodrigo...