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