Daily advice

[Neville Briggs]

Every literaryism, every book-word, fritters away a scrap of the readers patience.

Ezra Pound

[Dave Smith]

Hey Nev something must be up then, Elaine and I teach Ballroom Dancing but I still cant write #%$@&**%$# Poetry.

TTFN

[Heather]

That Alexander Pope knew a thing or two I reckon.

[Neville Briggs]

Nothing is up Dave.

You know very well all the learning , work and practice that goes into being a ballroom dancer. It just doesn't happen because you like it and have a bit of a go. Well, the same goes for poetry writing.
Alexander Pope is not really talking about dancing but about the hard work and application to learning the fundamentals of writing. Poetry writing or dancing; if we master the fundamentals then we are free to express and improvise our individuality.

[Neville Briggs]

Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling that the artist has experienced.

Leo Tolstoy

[Neville Briggs]

One of the codes I live my life by is ; that my appearance should in no way be noticeable.
Then again, not so unnoticeable so as that should be in itself noticeable.

David Mitchell

[Dave Smith]

Hey what happened to Doris Day???

[Heather]

You've got your threads entangled Dave!

[Bob Pacey]

Oh Dave Oh Dave


There is hope for the rest of us yet .


Bob

[Dave Smith]

Someone must have turned the page while I was having a little nap.

TTFN