[New-Poetry] vacancy for a Junior Lecturer in English Studies

[David Bircumshaw]

Hi Anny, Suzanne etc

reality check, I subsist on just over 300 pounds a month, often , if it wasn't for my friends, I would go without food, I haven't got any argument with you Anny, you're a good poet and do great work to support other poets, ok?, but the cultural situation we live in is a nightmare, and I don't believe in accepting it.
this morning I had to see my little vicky trembling with fear because of this exploitative tosser - that is never going to happen again - her whole body was shaking from top to toe. Pace my dear Rob, I didn't misread the amount, was delighted tonight to meet my Russian mate Eugene's wife Olga, he's been working as a researcher at De Montfort Uni for the last 5 years but is only now he could afford to bring her over 

Ramble, ramble

Care

Dave

 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Anny Ballardini 
  To: NewPoetry: Contemporary Poetry News &Views 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 6:56 PM
  Subject: Re: [New-Poetry] vacancy for a Junior Lecturer in English Studies


  This message was sent to me and I thought it would be of interest to someone on this list. The times are what they are Dave, and I do wish you will find a good job able to support you and to pay you back of all what you have done. Society as a whole is not just, within this unjustice I am happy when one of my cultural group finds a better position or better opportunities. I therefore agree with Suzanne's and Mill's comments.
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Suzanne Burns 
    To: NewPoetry: Contemporary Poetry News &amp,Views 
    Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 4:02 PM
    Subject: Re: [New-Poetry] vacancy for a Junior Lecturer in English Studies





    On 8/2/06, millb at aol.com <millb at aol.com> wrote: 
      This salary seems in line with the ranges that I have seen.  Our neice just got hired for a junior tenure track position at Sarah Lawrence and her offer was $40,000. 


    Which in this economy (and especially given where she will have to live) is a very, very modest salary.  (Btw, Limerick is also now a fairly expensive place to live-- the days of living in Ireland on a shestring are past.  At the risk of sounding like a bad, bad hippy, the Irish are generally happy with this development.) 

    It takes a very long time to get a Ph.D, and those junior positions are hard work.  Add in the pressures of achieving tenure (or figuring out what the hell you will do if you don't get tenure) and I would say any offer lower than this would be outrageous.  

    I really would love to know where people got this idea that writers, scholars, poets, etc.  somehow should be required to live outside of reality.  It sort of goes with that idea that scholars have lots and lots of leisure time. Please. 

    Suzanne Burns





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