[New-Poetry] BESTEST CITY FOR POETRY

[Anny Ballardini]

You know Dave,

I first saw Lisbon onboard the Eugenio Costa, the Admiral ship, from the Atlantic Ocean when coming back to Europe and about 20 something of age, this tiniest couple of houses swept by an inclement wind, barren hilly land /from the Ocean earth seems just limited and precarious, and I wished to get back. It happened in 1998 or around that date, and especially to look for Pessoa, 
what I can add to my previous message is that they built and built along the coast, or at least this my impression, and the loneliness of Lisbon I first felt so intensely is not there any more to be found again,
a pity.

  From: David Bircumshaw 
  Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 1:40 AM


  This is interesting, Anny. I have an abiding memory of Lisboa as the place I never went to: this was in the late 80's and the train from Madrid used to seperate somewhere around the Andalusian border, I don't recall exactly where, one bit going to Lisbon the other to Malaga or Seville etc. We always took the Spanish option.

  best

  Dave 
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Anny Ballardini 
    To: NewPoetry: Contemporary Poetry News &Views 
    Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 6:05 AM
    Subject: Re: [New-Poetry] BESTEST CITY FOR POETRY


    I think I agree, think of Lisbon (Lisboa) and Pessoa. I went there to see it just because of the poet and whatever I saw (filthiness / religious fanaticism acting through obscure Catholicism / such) just brought me back to the poet, to how he transformed it or how it resonated in him. 
    Only the new Arts Center (new several years ago), spectacular indeed, brought me to a different dimension.

      From: Halvard Johnson 
      &Views 
      Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 3:53 AM



      Any city a poet finds him/herself in. 


      Hal


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