Swimming and Writing: The Present

Saturday 16 October 2010

Here is Simon Armitage's Keats-Shelley prize-winning poem .

martine20 October 2010 at 15:53
Hi Aquamarina
It's that a coincidence, Tish and Jacob have their birthday on 10/10, they were 20 this year, and my brother's step-granddaughter was 10 on 10/10/10 ... it's a very busy time for us birthday-wise at the moment:-).
We are moving to Chorlton at the end of October so may bump into you in Morrisons:-)
much love
martine
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AquaMarina20 October 2010 at 17:22
wow Martine that is amazing!!! Well I'll be looking out for you - but of course you won't recognise me.....hmmm I'll wear my swimming hat when I'm shopping! good luck with the move - and will you set up a reading group?...please?
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martine20 October 2010 at 17:30
They are setting up groups in all the libraries locally (was in Hume a while ago with my friend) but yes it would be nice to do our own thing. Do you know any other people who might be interested?
much love
martine
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This summer I went swimming

This summer I might have drowned

But I held my breath

I kicked my feet

I moved my arms around

This summer I swam in the ocean

And I swam in a swimming pool

Salt my wounds, chlorined my eyes

I'm a self-destructive fool

Self-destructive fool

This summer I did the backstroke

And you know that that's not all

I did the breaststroke, the butterfly

And the old Australian crawl

The old Australian crawl

This summer I swam in a public place

And a reservoir to boot

At the latter I was informal

At the former I wore my suit

I wore my swimming suit

Oh, this summer I did swan dives

And jack knives for you all

And once when you weren't looking

I did a cannon ball

This summer I went swimming

This summer I might have drowned

But I held my breath, I kicked my feet

And moved my arms around

I moved my arms around

Loudon Wainwright III