tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14515895.post114184122251800034..comments2009-06-03T22:30:09.705+01:00radical supergirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05296389541283386965noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14515895.post-89256936616784278302009-06-03T22:30:09.705+01:002009-06-03T22:30:09.705+01:00Dear Claire<br /><br />My name is Amanda Edwards-Day and I am co-organising the Rose Hill Summer Fun Day that is taking place in Rose Hill, Oxford on Saturday 27th June between 12 <br />noon and 4pm. We have lots attractions and activities planned for this day, one of them being a poetry tent which we have invited some local poets and poetry groups to come to and read their work, in this tent we will also be chairing <br />some discussions which we hope other members of the public will join in, topics up for discussion are: &#39;The living breathing language of poetry&#39; (Is poetry a <br />dying art that has lost it&#39;s relevance in the modern age?) and &#39;Generation txt: the FX of SMS on the way we express&#39; (In the age of text and email, where <br />economy of language (and syllables!) has made the reduction of the written word the expected norm, can poetry (both spoken and written) and other written art forms maintain their integrity if they don&#39;t conform to this new need for reduction?). <br /> <br />I got your contact details via the Hammer and Tongue website and am writing to see if you would like to come and take part in this element of our event, this is the first year that this event has taken place and so it&#39;s all very new. I&#39;m really hoping that it will be well attended and have been working on the premise of &#39;if you build it they will come&#39;, that said I am also working <br />under the fear that &#39;they&#39; won&#39;t! Therefore, your work may be just the &#39;pull&#39; that we need. If you&#39;re already committed that day or unable to make it, do you <br />think you could forward this email and my details to others you think it may appeal to. I&#39;m very passionate about the written and spoken word and would love <br />for this to have the buzz and excitement of a well attended get together that has evoked thought and debate. <br /> <br /> <br />I really hope that you&#39;ll have the time to join us on this day, but more than that I&#39;d really value your input as this is the first time I&#39;ve tried to do something like this and I could probably do with a guiding hand. I have been in contact with Steve Larkin, who sadly is busy on the 27th June, and he offered me some valuable and insightful advice. His insight really highlighted to me my novice status and so anything, advice and otherwise, that you think may be useful to know please tell me! I have just sent a similar email to this to A. <br />F. Harrold and Richard Brotherton, but if you know of anyone else that I could contact directly could you please let me know. <br /> <br />I look forward to hearing from you soon, <br /> <br />Best wishes, <br /> <br />Amanda <br /> <br /> <br />Amanda Edwards-Day <br />Friends of Rose Hill Primary <br />The Oval <br />Rose Hill <br />Oxford <br />OX4 4SF <br /> <br />Tel: (01865) 430666 <br />Mob: 07806636626 <br /> <br />Email: a.day5@ntlworld.comme edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467995197829040066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14515895.post-8673757675685817792007-07-18T01:56:00.000+01:002007-07-18T01:56:00.000+01:00fantastic stuff lady!<BR/><BR/>keep the poems coming and all!<BR/>(please!)<BR/><BR/>looking forwards to tea and natter xzoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01308200573937625129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14515895.post-1157397354931600882006-09-04T20:15:00.000+01:002006-09-04T20:15:00.000+01:00Get in contact with me - <BR/><BR/>I enjoy your poetry..Mary X.http://www.poemhunter.com/mary-x/poet-213275/?or=10130noreply@blogger.com