Poets against the War
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Tuesday March 11, 2003 13:01
by pat c
Thanks to nthposition readers, their friends and their friends' friends, several hundred thousand copies of the free downloadable versions of '100 poets against the war' are being read world-wide and are spreading the message that however much we loathe Saddam, war is not the answer.
Hi,
We've run into the first major roadblock of the '100 poets against the war'
project: we operate more swiftly than Amazon.com! It can take weeks for a
book to appear on their site, and in the meantime, war is rushing closer.
Thanks to nthposition readers, their friends and their friends' friends,
several hundred thousand copies of the free downloadable versions of '100
poets against the war' are being read world-wide and are spreading the
message that however much we loathe Saddam, war is not the answer.
Now 110 of the powerful poems from the downloadable versions are available
in a beautiful 200+ page book, and ALL PROFITS are going to Amnesty
International. And I'm begging your help again...
Please forward this email to friends and colleagues. Ask your local
bookshop, library or school to order copies - we want to reach as many
people as possible.
I've added a paragraph about the project so that if you forward this email
to someone who hasn't heard of'100 poets...', they'll know what we're trying
to do.
ORDERING THE BOOK
The details are: '100 poets against the war', published by Salt Publishing,
ISBN: 1 876857 98 6. Cost: £9.95 (UK), $13.95 (US), $27.95 (Aus).
Please order your copy from your local bookshop or online. If your local
bookshop has problems, they should contact Bertram Books or Whitakers
Teleordering System (for the UK and Europe); or the Ingram Book Company (for
the US).
ONLINE ORDERING
You can order via Blackwell's in the US (http://bookshop.blackwell.com) and
UK (http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk - they don't charge for P&P within the
UK). You can also order via Amazon UK
(www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1876857986/qid%3D1047150687/202-7604652-8
340639)
And if you're STILL having problems, contact info@saltpublishing.com!
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The first online edition of '100 poets against the war' went online just one
week after Todd Swift, the editor, sent out a call for poems on 20 January.
The second edition, '100 poets against the war redux', went out one week
later; and the third, '100 poets against the war 3.0', a week after that.
They were available for free download, and we asked people to share them,
email them to friends, print them up and - above all - enjoy them. They're
still downloadable free from www.nthposition.com, but now you can buy the
printed version.
The poets in the book include Robert Adamson, Charles Bernstein, James
Cervantes, Mahmoud Darwish, Ruth Fainlight, Sandra M Gilbert, Marilyn
Hacker, Bob Holman, Mimi Khalvati, John Kinsella, Sarah Maguire, Nadine
McInnis, Adrian Mitchell, David Morley, Sinead Morrissey, Sean O'Brien,
Michael Redhill, Mark Rudman, Grace Schulman, George Szirtes, Edwin Torres
and Ghassan Zaqtan. The Times said the collection gave "a new lease of life
for protest poetry" and the Guardian said it was "remarkable". No one who
believes that people and language matter should be without this collection.
It's excellent, it's good value, and you'll be contributing to Amnesty
International's human rights work, so rush out now and buy your copy! And
thanks for all your help so far.
Best wishes,
Val
--
Val Stevenson
38 Allcroft Road, London NW5 4NE
val@nthposition.com
www.nthposition.com
"packed with provocative articles on a variety of topics that would probably
have never been otherwise reported." Newsbytes.com
Shortlisted for the 2002 European Online Journalism Awards
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11After 12 years everything else has been tried. The Iraqi people cannot rise. Saddam has to be removed with force.
Here lie the bones of Castlereagh.
Stop Traveller
And piss.
Byron
We can all relax - the poets are on the case!!!
Direct action 'is not nice'
by Ray Tue, Mar 11 2003, 12:57pm
Yeah, we tried negotiations And the token picket line, Mister Bertie didn't see us And he might as well be blind; When you deal with men of ice, You can't always be so nice, But if that's freedom's price, We don't mind. . .
(I just came across this song from the civil rights movement that struck me as appropriate. (a little late, I know)
Sometimes direct action involves not being 'nice'.)
It isn't nice to block the doorway,
It isn't nice to go to jail,
There are nicer ways to do it,
But the nice ways always fail.
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
You told us once, you told us twice,
But if that's freedom's price, we don't mind.
No, no, no--
We don't mind,
No, no, no,--we don't mind.
It isn't nice to dump the groceries,
Or to sleep in on the floor,
Or to shout our cry of freedom
In the hotel or the store,
It isn't nice, it isn't nice,
You told us once, you told us twice,
But if that's freedom's price,
We don't mind. . .
Yeah, we tried negotiations
And the token picket line,
Mister Charlie didn't see us
And he might as well be blind;
When you deal with men of ice,
You can't always be so nice,
But if that's freedom's price,
We don't mind. . .
They kidnapped boys in Mississippi,
They shot Medgar in the back,
Did you say that wasn't proper?
Did you stand out on the track?
You were quiet just like mice,
Now you say we're not nice,
We'll if that's freedom's price,
We don't mind. . .
It isn't nice to block the doorways,
It isn't nice to go to jail,
There are nicer ways to do it,
But the nice ways always fail.
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
You told us once, you told us twice,
Thanks buddy, for your advice,
Well, if that's freedom price,
We don't mind. . .
WE DON'T MIND!
related link: www3.uakron.edu/english/workshop/classes/ochs/posongs/nice.html
How big of you PSy ... you're ready to make the big sacrifice after 12 years when "everything" has been tried. Rubbish!
The South Africans were in a similar situation for decades and nobody volunteered to go in and help them. On the contrary your "generous" US and UK friends were busy propping up pariah states all over the world, and continue to do so. Consistency in a world gone mad!
What actually worked in South Africa was the people of South Africa working in tandem with a worldwide boycott which your US and UK friends did their best to undermine. This of course could work in Iraq but then the US and UK wouldn't get their greedy hands on Iraqs oil would they? No it would remain the property of the Iraquis as it should be!
For the Nth time ... this has nothing to do with the freedom of the Iraqi people. The only people who can free them are the Iraquis themselves and so it has been throughout time.
Did the US/UK liberate any of the following peoples living under dictatorship?
Cambodia
South Africa
Burma
Portugal
Spain
Russia
Poland
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Albania
Romania
Bulgaria
Chechnya
Afghanistan
Iran
Chile
Argentina
etc.
The answer is no ... not even one of them!
One day I was having a pee
when I thought of the SP
I wanted to run a mile
But all I could do is smile
I tried to climb a tree
but Joe Higgins got me
Now I am in Dundrum
I can hum and hum and hum
I can gnaw and gnaw away
at my food all day, day, day
What does the future hold for me
A visit from DOHEOCHAI
The SP cant deal with questions on a political level so they send out their anonymous fools and slack jawed idiots to pour abuse on their opponents.
Not even original, an LP (?)enemy of Brian Cahill has been using the Dundrum routine on him for a while.
Pat c, I'm fucking sick and tired of your irrational diatribes agains the SP. I'm no fan of the SP but at least I find some better arguments
Roses are Red,
Violets are Blue,
Get over it Pat,
She dumped you.
Get over it pat. Just because she turned down your amorous advances it doesn't mean you've to attack ALL SP members.
now i've got TROTWATCH as a fan. Well, i said you were an idiot before & i'll say it again. Stirring things arent you? Are you in the KBC?
As for the SY Tots 'n' Trots poet, keep trying.