Hi Vivek (and other zestpoets), Thanks for the William McGonagall link.
I'm reading a collection by Jack Mapanje, "Skipping Without Ropes". This is what www.contemporarywriters.com says about him: "His is an exemplary 'poetry of witness', whose integrity, sense of humour, humane solidarity and moments of vision have attracted readers and live audiences wherever he has read in Britain and Europe." Also read this: http://www.chrisbunting.net/mapanje.htm And an extract: No, your grace, I am no alarmist nor banterer I am only a child surprised how you broadly disparage Me shocked by the tedium of your continuous palaver. I Adore your majesty. But paramountcy is like a raindrop On a vast sea. Why should we wait for the children to Tell us about our toothless gums or our showing flies? (from "On His Royal Blindness Paramount Chief Kwangwala") The rhythm of his poetry is so unique. I wanted to share a longer poem with you all; will type it and mail it out later: google, unfortunately, is not as ecumenical as you'd imagine! May I also take this opportunity to remind the members of the ZESTPoets mandate: "Active debates, analyses of poetry, dissent, discussions, clarifications and arguments, as long as they are constructive and substantive, are encouraged." Since this now is an unmoderated list, it is up to us to self-moderate and keep the standards of this list high. Thanks, Monica -- You are encouraged to post poetry, respond critically to the poems circulated and participate in discussions. To post, email your message to [email protected] OR post online at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/post/ Tell friends to subscribe to ZESTPoets by sending a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED], OR, if they have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/join/ ---theZESTcommunity-------------- [1] ZESTCurrent: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCurrent/ [2] ZESTEconomics: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTEconomics/ [3] ZESTGlobal: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTGlobal/ [4] ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/ [5] ZESTPoets: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ [6] ZESTCaste: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ [7] ZESTAlternative: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTAlternative/ [8] TalkZEST: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkZEST/ --- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
