Tuesday, 30 September 2008

Glasgow Ned's Guide To 20th Century Poets

Andrew Motion?
He's loco

Philip Larkin?
N’aubade

Sylvia Plath?
A pure gas, man

Seamus Heaney?
A jist don’t dig him

Jackie Kay?
No as black as she’s paintit

Edwin Morgan?
Whit planet is he oan?

Kathleen Jamie?
Wild!

Tom Gunn?
Am wi Goebbels

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very interesting, Tom. I'm not up to speed with either all the references or all the dialect but I like it.

Good to see you back.

tom said...

Ah, dearest Bear! Just as well that you are not up to speed otherwise you would be wearing a shell suit and be the subject of an asbo. Perhaps you alrady are! Anyway, thanks for your kind words - again! As you observe, I have been out of commission for a while (no particular reason, just resting as was famously said of the Norwegian Blue)and only did this in a moment of boredom, to be honest. Hope you are well and indeed thriving!

展姍展姍 said...

知識可以傳授,智慧卻不行。每個人必須成為他自己。......................................................................

tom said...

As I don't speak Chinese, I'm afraid I am at a loss to appreciate the many comments left here. But thanks for taking the time to read my blog!