Today (August 18, 2023) is Bad Poetry Day.

It is also Never Give Up Day and Serendipity Day.

I’m still plugging away on alt.religion.druid.

--
https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
"This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)

On Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 8:04:44 PM UTC-7, David Dalton wrote:
> Today (August 18, 2023) is Bad Poetry Day.
>
> It is also Never Give Up Day and Serendipity Day.
>
> I’m still plugging away on alt.religion.druid.
>
> --
> https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
> "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
> This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
> Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)

is this a hint ?

On Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 11:04:44 PM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:
>
> Today (August 18, 2023) is Bad Poetry Day.
>
> It is also Never Give Up Day and Serendipity Day.
>
> I’m still plugging away on alt.religion.druid.
>
> --
> https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
> "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
> This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
> Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)

Ha ha... so many here could fill that thread...

On Aug 18, 2023, David Dalton wrote
(in article<0001HW.2A8F1749004B47187000049DA38F@news.eternal-september.org>):

> Today (August 18, 2023) is Bad Poetry Day.
>
> It is also Never Give Up Day and Serendipity Day.
>
> I’m still plugging away on alt.religion.druid.

And August 19 is National Potato Day, which last year
around this time I called National Poet-ato Day in
memory of Seamus Heaney and his poem Digging
which he reads in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNRkPU1LSUg

--
https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
"This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)

On Aug 18, 2023, David Dalton wrote
(in article<0001HW.2A9059470042D0507000104AD38F@news.eternal-september.org>):

> On Aug 18, 2023, David Dalton wrote
> (in article<0001HW.2A8F1749004B47187000049DA38F@news.eternal-september.org>):
>
> > Today (August 18, 2023) is Bad Poetry Day.
> >
> > It is also Never Give Up Day and Serendipity Day.
> >
> > I’m still plugging away on alt.religion.druid.
>
> And August 19 is National Potato Day, which last year
> around this time I called National Poet-ato Day in
> memory of Seamus Heaney and his poem Digging
> which he reads in this video:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNRkPU1LSUg

August 19 is also Break the Monotony Day,
Homeless Animals Day, and World Humanitarian Day.

--
https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
"This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)

On Friday, August 18, 2023 at 10:06:38 PM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:
>
> >
> > > Today (August 18, 2023) is Bad Poetry Day.
> > >
> > > It is also Never Give Up Day and Serendipity Day.
> > >
> > > I’m still plugging away on alt.religion.druid.
> >
> > And August 19 is National Potato Day, which last year
> > around this time I called National Poet-ato Day in
> > memory of Seamus Heaney and his poem Digging
> > which he reads in this video:
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNRkPU1LSUg
> August 19 is also Break the Monotony Day,
> Homeless Animals Day, and World Humanitarian Day.
> --
> https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
> "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
> This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
> Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)

A lot going on, thanks again for the heads up, David.

🙂

On Aug 18, 2023, David Dalton wrote
> > (in article<0001HW.2A8F174900...@news.eternal-september.org>):
>
> > > Today (August 18, 2023) is Bad Poetry Day.
> > >
> > > It is also Never Give Up Day and Serendipity Day.
> > >
> > > I’m still plugging away on alt.religion.druid.
> >
> > And August 19 is National Potato Day, which last year
> > around this time I called National Poet-ato Day in
> > memory of Seamus Heaney and his poem Digging
> > which he reads in this video:
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNRkPU1LSUg
> August 19 is also Break the Monotony Day,
> Homeless Animals Day, and World Humanitarian Day.
> --
> https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
> "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
> This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
> Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)

Interesting information, thnx for posting...

On Aug 18, 2023, David Dalton wrote
(in article<0001HW.2A9059470042D0507000104AD38F@news.eternal-september.org>):

> On Aug 18, 2023, David Dalton wrote
> (in article<0001HW.2A8F1749004B47187000049DA38F@news.eternal-september.org>):
>
> > Today (August 18, 2023) is Bad Poetry Day.
> >
> > It is also Never Give Up Day and Serendipity Day.
> >
> > I’m still plugging away on alt.religion.druid.
>
> And August 19 is National Potato Day, which last year
> around this time I called National Poet-ato Day in
> memory of Seamus Heaney and his poem Digging
> which he reads in this video:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNRkPU1LSUg

THE MOBILE GOAT (Newfoundland folk song)
written by Tom Cahill, made famous by Joan Morrissey
also sung by the Tom Morrissey Band on "Island Man”

also sung by my friend Colleen Power:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl_0FrwxIDk

Have you heard the story of the Mobile goat on the grand old southern shore,
In the lovely isle of Newfoundland, where goats don't roam no more?
It's about a man named Dillon whose cursin' was of note,
And how he was diggin' for spuds one day, when he spoke to the Mobile goat.

Now the goat was stealin' Dillon's spuds for twenty years or more,
And every time he saw him, Dillon cursed and raged and swore.
He was diggin' hard in his field this time and the goat was chewin' a-way
Near a great big six-foot granite rock, when Dillon heard him say:

CHORUS:
Are you diggin' 'em, Dillon? - - - - Are you diggin' 'em deep? - - - -
Are you pilin' 'em, Dillon, - - - - in a great big heap?
"Oh, I'm diggin' 'em," says Dillon, "but not enough to fill a boat,
But I'd be diggin' 'em more if it wasn't for you, you rotten, stinkin' goat!
Oh, I'd be diggin' 'em more if it wasn't for you, you rotten, stinkin'
goat!”

Now Dillon got the fright of his life when he knew what just took place,
And he said to the good Lord, "'Tis the devil himself come [to] snatch me
from your grace,
Come take me for my sacrilege and my rotten life of sin!"
And he ran like mad down the hill to home and the goat just pitched right in.

But they say it was a priest just passin' by when he heard old Dillon curse
On the goat and the spuds and the Lord above for makin' all things worse.
Just to hush the roars of the heavens above, he thought he'd bid good day,
And as he passed that garden fence, the good priest he did say: CHORUS

You could never tell Dillon 'twas the priest who spoke to stop his curses
free,
Passin' quietly behind the rock so Dillon couldn't see.
And to this day in Mobile on that grand old southern shore,
There's a thousand who believe the goat spoke out when Dillon swore! CHORUS

--
https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
"This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)

August 21 is National Poets Day.

--
https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
"This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)

On Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 11:01:16 PM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:
>
> August 21 is National Poets Day.

Definitely the place to celebrate that.

🙂

> --
> https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
> "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
> This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
> Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)

....

On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 9:30:33 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> On Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 11:01:16 PM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:
> >
> > August 21 is National Poets Day.
> Definitely the place to celebrate that.

Well... I must say I'm impressed with Will with this statement, unlike with Zod who used the good intention of Bad Poetry Day to try to lame people here like he was superior (must be his "real poet" sanctimony again)
"When I was questioned, I shook my head and stared
I was traveling alone and had nothing to declare
He asked how I knew for sure
And would I tell everyone I knew
If it would hurt to know the truth"
--'Traveling Alone' ~~Woods of Ypres

> > --
> > https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
> > "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
> > This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
> > Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)
> ...

On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 9:50:13 AM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 9:30:33 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > On Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 11:01:16 PM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:
> > >
> > > August 21 is National Poets Day.
> > Definitely the place to celebrate that.
> Well... I must say I'm impressed with Will with this statement, unlike with Zod who used the good intention of Bad Poetry Day to try to lame people here like he was superior (must be his "real poet" sanctimony again)
> "When I was questioned, I shook my head and stared
> I was traveling alone and had nothing to declare
> He asked how I knew for sure
> And would I tell everyone I knew
> If it would hurt to know the truth"
> --'Traveling Alone' ~~Woods of Ypres
> > > --
> > > https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
> > > "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
> > > This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
> > > Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)
> > ...

Good morning, Ash, and happy National Poetry Day.

🙂

On Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 11:01:16 PM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:
>
> August 21 is National Poets Day.
> --
> https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
> "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
> This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
> Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)

Thanks again, David, National Poets Day seems relatively little known.

Ping George Dance:

This needs to be on the Wiki:

https://weirdholiday.com/national-poets-day/

🙂

On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 10:25:22 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 9:50:13 AM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 9:30:33 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > On Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 11:01:16 PM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:
> > > >
> > > > August 21 is National Poets Day.
> > > Definitely the place to celebrate that.
> > Well... I must say I'm impressed with Will with this statement, unlike with Zod who used the good intention of Bad Poetry Day to try to lame people here like he was superior (must be his "real poet" sanctimony again)
> > "When I was questioned, I shook my head and stared
> > I was traveling alone and had nothing to declare
> > He asked how I knew for sure
> > And would I tell everyone I knew
> > If it would hurt to know the truth"
> > --'Traveling Alone' ~~Woods of Ypres
> > > > --
> > > > https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
> > > > "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
> > > > This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
> > > > Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)
> > > ...
> Good morning, Ash, and happy National Poetry Day.

I will allow a holiday greeting, even though I don't need them to set a holiday for poetry-- every day is a poetry celebration day.
"Poetry is an effort of a dissatisfied man to find satisfaction through words."
"Wallace Stevens and the Limits of Reading and Writing" (2002) Bart Eeckhout pg 268

Will Dockery wrote:

> On Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 11:01:16 PM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:
>>
>> August 21 is National Poets Day.
>> --
>> https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
>> "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
>> This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
>> Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)

> Thanks again, David, National Poets Day seems relatively little known.

> Ping George Dance:

> This needs to be on the Wiki:

> https://weirdholiday.com/national-poets-day/

Cool holiday...!

On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 1:34:27 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 10:25:22 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 9:50:13 AM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 9:30:33 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 11:01:16 PM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > August 21 is National Poets Day.
> > > > Definitely the place to celebrate that.
> > > Well... I must say I'm impressed with Will with this statement, unlike with Zod who used the good intention of Bad Poetry Day to try to lame people here like he was superior (must be his "real poet" sanctimony again)
> > > "When I was questioned, I shook my head and stared
> > > I was traveling alone and had nothing to declare
> > > He asked how I knew for sure
> > > And would I tell everyone I knew
> > > If it would hurt to know the truth"
> > > --'Traveling Alone' ~~Woods of Ypres
> > > > > --
> > > > > https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
> > > > > "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
> > > > > This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
> > > > > Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)
> > > > ...
> > Good morning, Ash, and happy National Poetry Day.
> I will allow a holiday greeting, even though I don't need them to set a holiday for poetry-- every day is a poetry celebration day.
> "Poetry is an effort of a dissatisfied man to find satisfaction through words."
> "Wallace Stevens and the Limits of Reading and Writing" (2002) Bart Eeckhout pg 268
Happy Poetry Day to you both

On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 3:37:10 PM UTC-4, Jordy C wrote:
> On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 1:34:27 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 10:25:22 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 11:01:16 PM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:
>
> > > > > > August 21 is National Poets Day.
> > > > > Definitely the place to celebrate that.
> > > > Well... I must say I'm impressed with Will with this statement, unlike with Zod who used the good intention of Bad Poetry Day to try to lame people here like he was superior (must be his "real poet" sanctimony again)
> > > > "When I was questioned, I shook my head and stared
> > > > I was traveling alone and had nothing to declare
> > > > He asked how I knew for sure
> > > > And would I tell everyone I knew
> > > > If it would hurt to know the truth"
> > > > --'Traveling Alone' ~~Woods of Ypres
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
> > > > > > "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
> > > > > > This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
> > > > > > Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)
> > > > > ...
> > > Good morning, Ash, and happy National Poetry Day.
> > I will allow a holiday greeting, even though I don't need them to set a holiday for poetry-- every day is a poetry celebration day.
> > "Poetry is an effort of a dissatisfied man to find satisfaction through words."
> > "Wallace Stevens and the Limits of Reading and Writing" (2002) Bart Eeckhout pg 268
> Happy Poetry Day to you both

Happy holiday, my friend.

:)

On Aug 21, 2023, General-Zod wrote
(in article<65357bdf3c5cd9a87f44bfd29e96e174@news.novabbs.com>):

> Will Dockery wrote:
>
> > On Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 11:01:16 PM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:
> > >
> > > August 21 is National Poets Day.
>
> > Thanks again, David, National Poets Day seems relatively little known.
>
> > Ping George Dance:
>
> > This needs to be on the Wiki:
>
> > https://weirdholiday.com/national-poets-day/
>
> Cool holiday...!

You’re welcome.

I’m not following alt.arts.poetry.comments so may have
missed some posts. (I know, I should follow it.)

--
https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
"This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)

On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 5:24:56 PM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:
> On Aug 21, 2023, General-Zod wrote
> (in article<65357bdf3c5cd9a8...@news.novabbs.com>):
> > Will Dockery wrote:
> >
> > > On Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 11:01:16 PM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:
> > > >
> > > > August 21 is National Poets Day.
> >
> > > Thanks again, David, National Poets Day seems relatively little known..
> >
> > > Ping George Dance:
> >
> > > This needs to be on the Wiki:
> >
> > > https://weirdholiday.com/national-poets-day/
> >
> > Cool holiday...!
> You’re welcome.
>
> I’m not following alt.arts.poetry.comments so may have
> missed some posts. (I know, I should follow it.)
> --
> https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
> "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
> This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
> Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)

Hello there David, yes, I hope you will join us.

🙂

On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 1:34:27 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 10:25:22 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 9:50:13 AM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 9:30:33 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 11:01:16 PM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > August 21 is National Poets Day.
> > > > Definitely the place to celebrate that.
> > > Well... I must say I'm impressed with Will with this statement, unlike with Zod who used the good intention of Bad Poetry Day to try to lame people here like he was superior (must be his "real poet" sanctimony again)
> > > "When I was questioned, I shook my head and stared
> > > I was traveling alone and had nothing to declare
> > > He asked how I knew for sure
> > > And would I tell everyone I knew
> > > If it would hurt to know the truth"
> > > --'Traveling Alone' ~~Woods of Ypres
> > > > > --
> > > > > https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
> > > > > "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
> > > > > This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
> > > > > Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)
> > > > ...
> > Good morning, Ash, and happy National Poetry Day.
> I will allow a holiday greeting, even though I don't need them to set a holiday for poetry-- every day is a poetry celebration day.
> "Poetry is an effort of a dissatisfied man to find satisfaction through words."
> "Wallace Stevens and the Limits of Reading and Writing" (2002) Bart Eeckhout pg 268

Not Poetry Day, but this day coming, is what I observe:
Aug 21st: International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism

I couldn't sleep and ended up getting up early for it, it's also my sentencing day-- the dread, the despair, THE DOOM-- it's so inspiring.

"I'm waiting in my cold cell when the bell begins to chime
Reflecting on my past life and it doesn't have much time
'Cause at 5 o'clock, they take me to the Gallows Pole
The sands of time for me are running low
Of a world that has gone very wrong for me
Can it be that there's some sort of error?
Hard to stop the surmounting terror
Is it really the end, not some crazy dream?"
--'Hallowed Be Thy Name' ~~Iron Maiden

"No rest for the sinner
Hypnos refused me my sleep
This was the last night of my life
With wine, I pondered on my deeds
I drank to the devil with servants
It's good with a friend, where you go
No one would share my last chalice
So I drink to the ones that I know
Ring brother, ring for me
Ring the bells of hope and faith
Ring for my damnation
I am at the gallows end"
--'At the Gallows' End' ~~Candlemass

"And brother, many a crooked day we spent
Telling tales and making myths
Sharpening our tongues
Yet doing little but growing old"
--'Gallows Hymn' ~~Primordial

"Do you bring fear to the hearts of heathens
When your breath is upon their necks
And the Gods will not answer
And the sun is not in the sky
O, Death where are your teeth
That gnaw on the bones of fabled men
O, Death where are your claws
That haul me to the grave"
--'No Grave Deep Enough' ~~Primordial

On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 3:37:10 PM UTC-4, Jordy C wrote:
> On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 1:34:27 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 10:25:22 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 9:50:13 AM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 9:30:33 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 11:01:16 PM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > August 21 is National Poets Day.
> > > > > Definitely the place to celebrate that.
> > > > Well... I must say I'm impressed with Will with this statement, unlike with Zod who used the good intention of Bad Poetry Day to try to lame people here like he was superior (must be his "real poet" sanctimony again)
> > > > "When I was questioned, I shook my head and stared
> > > > I was traveling alone and had nothing to declare
> > > > He asked how I knew for sure
> > > > And would I tell everyone I knew
> > > > If it would hurt to know the truth"
> > > > --'Traveling Alone' ~~Woods of Ypres
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
> > > > > > "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
> > > > > > This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
> > > > > > Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)
> > > > > ...
> > > Good morning, Ash, and happy National Poetry Day.
> > I will allow a holiday greeting, even though I don't need them to set a holiday for poetry-- every day is a poetry celebration day.
> > "Poetry is an effort of a dissatisfied man to find satisfaction through words."
> > "Wallace Stevens and the Limits of Reading and Writing" (2002) Bart Eeckhout pg 268
> Happy Poetry Day to you both

Good evening my friend, same to you.

🙂

On Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 1:40:17 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 3:37:10 PM UTC-4, Jordy C wrote:
> > On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 1:34:27 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 10:25:22 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > > On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 9:50:13 AM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 9:30:33 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > > > > On Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 11:01:16 PM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > August 21 is National Poets Day.
> > > > > > Definitely the place to celebrate that.
> > > > > Well... I must say I'm impressed with Will with this statement, unlike with Zod who used the good intention of Bad Poetry Day to try to lame people here like he was superior (must be his "real poet" sanctimony again)
> > > > > "When I was questioned, I shook my head and stared
> > > > > I was traveling alone and had nothing to declare
> > > > > He asked how I knew for sure
> > > > > And would I tell everyone I knew
> > > > > If it would hurt to know the truth"
> > > > > --'Traveling Alone' ~~Woods of Ypres
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
> > > > > > > "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
> > > > > > > This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
> > > > > > > Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)
> > > > > > ...
> > > > Good morning, Ash, and happy National Poetry Day.
> > > I will allow a holiday greeting, even though I don't need them to set a holiday for poetry-- every day is a poetry celebration day.
> > > "Poetry is an effort of a dissatisfied man to find satisfaction through words."
> > > "Wallace Stevens and the Limits of Reading and Writing" (2002) Bart Eeckhout pg 268
> > Happy Poetry Day to you both
> Good evening my friend, same to you.
>
> 🙂
Shalom Will

On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 9:18:29 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 5:24:56 PM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:
> > On Aug 21, 2023, General-Zod wrote
> > (in article<65357bdf3c5cd9a8...@news.novabbs.com>):
> > > Will Dockery wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 11:01:16 PM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > August 21 is National Poets Day.
> > >
> > > > Thanks again, David, National Poets Day seems relatively little known.
> > >
> > > > Ping George Dance:
> > >
> > > > This needs to be on the Wiki:
> > >
> > > > https://weirdholiday.com/national-poets-day/
> > >
> > > Cool holiday...!
> > You’re welcome.
> >
> > I’m not following alt.arts.poetry.comments so may have
> > missed some posts. (I know, I should follow it.)
> > --
> > https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
> > "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
> > This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
> > Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)
> Hello there David, yes, I hope you will join us.

In swapping greetings with "Jordy" six times a day?

Lucky David.

On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 3:37:10 PM UTC-4, Jordy C wrote:
> On Monday, August 21, 2023 at 1:34:27 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 11:01:16 PM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:
>
> > > > > > August 21 is National Poets Day.
> > > > > Definitely the place to celebrate that.
> > > > Well... I must say I'm impressed with Will with this statement, unlike with Zod who used the good intention of Bad Poetry Day to try to lame people here like he was superior (must be his "real poet" sanctimony again)
> > > > "When I was questioned, I shook my head and stared
> > > > I was traveling alone and had nothing to declare
> > > > He asked how I knew for sure
> > > > And would I tell everyone I knew
> > > > If it would hurt to know the truth"
> > > > --'Traveling Alone' ~~Woods of Ypres
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
> > > > > > "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
> > > > > > This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
> > > > > > Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)
> > > > > ...
> > > Good morning, Ash, and happy National Poetry Day.
> > I will allow a holiday greeting, even though I don't need them to set a holiday for poetry-- every day is a poetry celebration day.
> > "Poetry is an effort of a dissatisfied man to find satisfaction through words."
> > "Wallace Stevens and the Limits of Reading and Writing" (2002) Bart Eeckhout pg 268
> Happy Poetry Day to you both

Hi there you as well...

David Dalton wrote:

> On Aug 21, 2023, General-Zod wrote
> (in article<65357bdf3c5cd9a87f44bfd29e96e174@news.novabbs.com>):

>> Will Dockery wrote:
>>
>> > On Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 11:01:16 PM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:
>> > >
>> > > August 21 is National Poets Day.
>>
>> > Thanks again, David, National Poets Day seems relatively little known.
>>
>> > Ping George Dance:
>>
>> > This needs to be on the Wiki:
>>
>> > https://weirdholiday.com/national-poets-day/
>>
>> Cool holiday...!

> You’re welcome.

> I’m not following alt.arts.poetry.comments so may have
> missed some posts. (I know, I should follow it.)

Yep, hope you will join us there...!

National Poets Day
Observed annually on August 21st (since 2001)

https://www.checkiday.com/f791137c8f1401e13c0d8c9cb8e3fc9f/poets-day

*************This is a day dedicated the crafters of poetry. Poetry has been around for millennia, dating back to the Sumerian's Epic of Gilgamesh. Poetry "uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language", and its meanings go beyond prosaic writing. There are many forms of poetry, such as sonnets, limericks, and haikus, and there are many genres of poetry such as narrative, epic, and lyric. Poets not only write poems, but many times read or perform them in front of an audience. Poets have written in almost every language and style imaginable. Professional poets were sponsored by wealthy patrons in Ancient Rome. During the High Middle Ages, troubadours were travelling poets, who also filled roles as actors and musicians, and were many times sponsored by patrons. During the Renaissance period, patrons also sponsored poets, and many poets did other things besides just write poetry. For example, William Shakespeare also worked in theater. During the Romantic period, during the late 18th century, and going forward, poets were independent writers, but also did other types of work to support themselves.**************