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23/7/2011

 
So that was Penryn Library, and that was what it feels like to 'perform' a commissioned 1,000 words on Great Food Disasters half-way through an evening of poetry and prose on the theme of food.
    The Irish woman, beforehand, who couldn't direct me to the library but who talked about coming from the West Coast of Ireland via London in an old Volvo, with partner and children; about waiting for the laundry to spin with the family in the bar next door; about the AA membership having kicked in, so the car's next problem would be covered ...
    ... then the young-ish bearded man who did know where the library was, who led me down the narrow pavement solicitous that I might be run down if I walked beside him, whose dreadlocks weren't obvious until you worked out why he seemed to have a tail hanging down under the back flap of his shirt. Who held my arm, who made sure I could see the library sign; his goodbye.
    The narrow streets up the hill from the car park, tiny tucked-in terraced houses, narrow gaps to houses behind houses, a town without straight lines, built on an absence of flat ground, running down to the - yes, the sea, but first, Commercial Street (was that the name?), widened to let the traffic through to Falmouth. Penryn, cut off from the sea.
    The librarian, the initial lack of a corkscrew, Patricia's poems (The Poetry Diet, to be published by www.thingleypress.com, or rather, Thingley Press), other contributors, the lady with the spontaneous haikus, everything rushing along, handing out cake, wine; that old and very true thing about making eye contact, connecting, sharing; conversations afterwards with most of the audience (20?) staying to share.
    Home to find a disassembled motorcycle and a hunt for a missing screw. A replacement found. The last twenty minutes of 'The Sixth Sense': the father watches the video; the boy tells his mum; Bruce finds it cold at home. Ends.
Ruthie link
23/7/2011 12:09:10

Aloha. was down penryn thurs evening.. some shared chanting, rog and I picked up a couple of others from their place - are you interested, its on next thursday 8 till 9 - very sweeet. The syster Megan is sharing a short sound retreat on wed near stithians lake venue. I am def going.. you would enjoy. she is so lovely - if not feel into thursday?

William
24/7/2011 01:59:34

Thursday would be fun, but it's bang in the middle of my Writing Group. Wednesday sounds interesting. See how the week goes.

Ruthie link
24/7/2011 11:40:57

Check your emails for venue of wednesday, I will share some more info with you by email. When you comment on visitors comments, why dont they get an email saying that their comment had been commented on? :)

William
25/7/2011 00:58:01

I wish I knew. This is all a learning experience. I'll check email.


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