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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [ExI] ARTS - Extropian poetry<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 5:58 PM Ivor Brians via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Does anyone happen to have a list of platforms which might publish Extropian poetry and/or essays? Ivor<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>>…Others might have lists more comprehensive,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>but you can post poems and essays here.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>There is no need to be apprehensive.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Just compose, write, and send with naught to fear… Adrian<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There once was a young man named Brians<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>He’s made up of atoms and ions,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Writes essays and poems,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>By this we shall know ‘em,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We’ve no objections: 100 percent buy ins.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Oh that is so lame. I know I can do better than that.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If Ivor posts essays <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On this site that’s faire-laissez,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Then no one here will complain<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If he posts stuff that’s smart <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And straight from the heart<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If it also comes straight from the brain.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sheesh, it’s getting worse. That whole switching the order of the term borrowed from the French is goes beyond poetic license, reaching all the way to poetic licentious. I shall quit while I am behind.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ivor, post away, me lad. Adrian said it right, even did it rhyme and rhythm. Your thoughts are welcome here. Your poetry on your worst day is merciful relief compared to my paltry efforts on my best day.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>spike<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>