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Rabbi Lionel Blue dies.....age 86.

Lionel Blue, the UK’s first openly gay rabbi who appeared on BBC Radio 4 for 30 years during the Today show’s Thought for the Day segment, died this morning.

The London synagoge Beit Klal Yisrael announced Blue’s death on Facebook:

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Rabbi Lionel Blue OBE, who died in the early hours of this morning.

Lionel was a wonderful & inspirational man, who spoke with such wisdom and humour and whose words reached out far beyond the Jewish Community.

He was a friend and mentor to many and his courage in coming out as gay in the 1970s paved the way for many other Jews, including many Rabbis.

As part of Rainbow Jews he was interviewed about his life, the interview and a transcript can be found at: http://www.rainbowjews.com/rabbi-lionel-blue-a-pioneer-and-legend/

We will not see his like again. May his memory be for a blessing.

Lionel’s funeral will take place at Cheshunt Jewish Cemetery in the woodland area at 12noon on Tuesday 20th December.

The Guardian reports:

In recent decades, he had two heart bypasses, two bouts of cancer and Parkinson’s disease.

Rabbi Jonathan Romain, the minister of Maidenhead synagogue and a writer and broadcaster, said: “For several decades Lionel Blue became the indispensable Monday morning wake-up call for millions in Britain, mixing religious insights with honesty and humour.

“He never pretended that life was easy, or that religion solved everything; instead, he shared his own failings and foibles, and showed how to get through the rest of the day.

“Through the popularity of his broadcasts and books, he made rabbis more human, Judaism more understandable, and faith in general more user-friendly.

Rabbi Blue was 86.

End of the year....

.............a question to ask at the end of this year. What am I going to write to celebrate 2016. What might I write  to usher in 2017?

No Meeting of Pimento Poets in January….

There will be NO MEETING OF PIMENTO POETS IN JANUARY, 2017!

Our Next Meeting and the last of the Year, 2016

We meet again on the 12th December, 2016.

• At the Pimento Tearooms
• In the upstairs room
• With refreshments available to buy
• Poetry in hand to read
• Discussions to be had
• Good company to keep
• It's a Monday as per usual
• Please arrive after 10 am
• And we start at 10.30 a.m.
• And we have a naughty step for latecomers
• Special invitation to anyone who has never been before

Vernon Goddard

Pimento Poets Next Meeting….

Hi Everyone,

How time is skipping by.

Our next session together will be on MONDAY 14th November, 2016.

Usual time: Arrive any time after 10 a.m. for a 10.30 start.
Usual Place:  Pimento Tearooms.
Usual arrangement: Bring some poetry….let's be reading it.

Looking forward to it and some  bright, intelligent, brilliant poems and discussion…..as usual.

With best wishes,

Vernon

As Above....So below..........................................

Next Meeting of Pimento Poets……..

……..Our next meeting of members is on 

Monday 10th October at Pimento 

Tearooms, Lincoln, starting at 10.30 a.m. 

The Tearooms are available for 

refreshments from 10 a.m. onwards…….

The June Meeting of Pimento Poets…..

Hi Everyone,

You are invited to the next meeting of the group which is on 13th JUNE, 2016.
Location: Pimento Tearooms where our room is reserved from 10 a.m and we will start at 10.30 a.m.
Everyone welcome and please bring some work with you for sharing.

As regards the reading on 16th July at the Fringe event please note there has been a change of time. We will now be reading from  2 p.m until 4 p.m. Please put the new arrangements in your diary.

Some of the programme has already been decided but if you want to submit a poem/prose for consideration please do so.

There will be more information concerning the reading event shortly. I believe we are in the process of finalising a 'Flyer' for
the event.

Looking forward to seeing you in June.

Best wishes,

Vernon

New Poetry by Shirley Bell…….

Several Tests of Dementia Severity*

100      and all is clear and transparent
 I know my name
93         my name is  isador browne  ansell  muth  matio finnerty
an artificial construct  legion or noigel  even
86        this is a watch and this is a pencil
with the pencil I draw a watch face
79        it is the 26th november 2012  it is 11.15 am
on a fine spring day in 2012  in autumn
72        I have told you this
no ifs ands or buts
65        I read close your eyes  and
I close my eyes no read it
59 no 58          what is your name I write what is your name
but you will not answer
51        and is a table like an orange like a dog
I live in this dlrow which is world backwards
44 and 37        say the objects
the objects
37 or 44 did I pass
you are  you you cannot pass or fail
30        I I  I say the world is creeping away
it is the dlrow now
23        is a banana like a bookcase and a horse
what is your name  what is my name
23        I close my eyes
I do not want to read
23        no buts or ands or ifs
it is 16.15 on a dark day in November  or 15.16
16 /9    in 2012 which I write with my pencil
while consulting my watch
2  I draw on my watch with my licnep
0 I have no nam



**www.stanford.edu/~ashford/MMSgenealogy/Several%20tests.doc

Next Meeting of Pimento Poets…...

The April Meeting produced an interesting range of poetry and some excellent observations and discussions. It was
good to welcome Gerry on one of his visits to Lincoln.

There were apologies from Shirley, Phil and both Sues.

Our next meeting will be on MONDAY 9th MAY, 2016 at the Tearooms starting at 10.30 a.m.

Please bring some work with you, recent or new, to read at the meeting. I left a little early so I'm not
sure  who will lead the discussions next time. Perhaps Nic will advise.

There was some discussion around our participation in an event on the weekend of 16th july, 2016.
This will be confirmed with details in a little while. The subject area of our readings would be !st WW poetry
mostly based on our publication. However if any one has some recent poetry based on the 1st WW this
could also be considered.

Please let me know if you can't make the next meeting or wish to be taken off the mailing list.

Cheers,

Vernon

Pimento Poets meet on 11th APRIL 2016

Hi Everyone,

After our very successful last meeting when Sue Wallace ably led us in discussions of our most recent poetry I'm pleased to say that we'll be meeting once again……….


At the Pimento Tearooms on Monday, 11th APRIL 2016.


Please arrive after 10 a.m. for a prompt start at 10.30 am

Maureen will lead the discussions.


Look forward to seeing everyone there.

Cheers

Vernon

Pimento Poets meet to read and discuss their poetry….14th March 2016.

For our March meeting Sue Wallace will be leading the discussions on our work.

Please bring recent work which you want to read to the group.

We meet at 10.30 am but the room is available from 10 am if you want to arrive earlier.

Refreshments available from the tearooms.

Pimento Tearooms on 14th March 2016!

Pimento Poets: Next Meeting…..

Would you please note that the next meeting of Pimento Poets is on Monday 15th February, 2016 meeting at the tearooms.

Our space upstairs is available from 10 a.m. and we will start proceedings at 10.30 a.m.

We discussed at the last meeting a possible theme, which, because of the nearness to Valentine's 

day, turned out to be: Love, romance or something along those lines. 

But if you prefer bring anything else you have written recently.

Phil Dunn, if able to attend,  has kindly agreed to manage the discussions around the poetry.

Should be good!