Support for The Poetry Society.

The original URL for The Poetry Society was bought by a company for use in pointing people to their many pronged venture, including online gambling and debt consolidation. I thought I would mention this here to show some sort of solidarity for The Poetry Society and my feelings about the sort of people who do these things. Bomb me if you like but visit before you do.

When I used to visit our shop floor, I was taken by the rhythms of the machinery. One of the machines created sequenced bandoliers of electronic compenents for use by other assembly machines. The sequencer played complex staccato rhythms like the variable length bars of Indian Music ( from which Philip Glass got so much inspiration ). The strange beats of so much modern poetry has made me think of this again. There is a lot of poetry (especially on the net) that has no discernible metre and is therefore just a long string of prose with the lines broken at convenient points. The machines seemed to have a metre even when the rhythm changed every few components. Maybe "Concerto for Bandolier Sequencer" would be a good piece to write. Some people of course speak their prose as if it is poetry. Jonathan Miller is one and he is helped by having a memorable voice as well.