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   Message 44,727 of 45,517   
   Will Dockery to All   
   Re: Re: July / Elwood Roberts   
   30 Jan 26 20:20:10   
   
   From: user3274@newsgrouper.org.invalid   
      
   georgedance04@yahoo-dot-ca.no-spam.invalid (George J. Dance) posted:   
      
   > Will Dockery wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> George J. Dance wrote:   
   > >> from alt.poetry   
   > >>   
   > >>> sticks wrote:   
   > >>> George J. Dance wrote:   
   >   
   > >>>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:   
   > >>>> July, by Ellwood Roberts   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> Month of sultry noons and nights!   
   > >>>> Fields are parched for want of rain;   
   > >>>> But thou hast thy own delights,   
   > >>>> Luscious fruits and golden grain.   
   > >>>> [...]   
   > >>>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-ellwood-roberts.html   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> #pennyspoems   
   >   
   > >>> Perfect!   
   > >>   
   >   
   > >> Thank you for reading and commenting.   
   > >   
   > > Agreed, another good selection of an obscure poet deserving time in the   
   spotlight, GJD.   
   > >   
   > > Also nice to be reminded that summer isn't that far away.   
   >   
   > Very true. It was also a bonus that this is a link to a poem by Ellwood   
   Roberts, a poem that NG   
   > is trying to pretend I learned about from her. So much for that!   
   >   
   > But my main reason for posting it was the exchange itself. Think of how rare   
   that   
   > type of dialogue is. Yet one would think that, on a poetry group, it would   
   be happening   
   > all the time. It's a gripping reminder of how dysfunctional the group has   
   become in the   
   > past decade.   
      
   Yes, Pendragon and his ilk seem determined to try and destroy the poetry   
   newsgoup.   
      
   None of them even post poetry anymore.   
      
   And so it goes.   
      
   > This is a response to the post seen at:   
   > http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=700983357#700983357   
      
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