Poetry News For January 2, 2007
Poetry News:
- his mother used to say to Birmingham neighbours at the beginning of the war, “Wystan in America is doing useful work for the Allies” —
- January Astrology for Writers —
- Strong-armed thieves take two-tonne statue of poet —
- Do-It-Myself Awards throw the book at literary losers of 2006 —
- A brush with the Brontes —
- Conn. professor drowns after falling through ice on Maine lake —
Music has got to be useful for survival, or we would have gotten rid of it years ago
You ate black-eyed peas yesterday, right?
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Erik France responds:
Posted: January 3rd, 2007 at 12:59 am →
That;s an affirmative on the black-eyed peas. And no laundry on the first day. Happy 007 to you, Jilly!
Jilly responds:
Posted: January 3rd, 2007 at 9:10 pm →
You too Erik
Linera Lucas responds:
Posted: January 4th, 2007 at 6:01 pm →
yessirree I had black-eyes peas and a little ham.