The poems, on her bison, appendectomy and detention are products of the famous S+7 method developed by the esteemed Oulipo group. In this method, the substantives (nouns) in a given text (poems, in this case) are systematically replaced by those found seven places further along in a dictionary.
The resultant works may often usefully combine the gravitas of classical poetry with the obscurantism of much contemporary verse.
The first two poems were recited before a slightly foxed audience at the Bonnington Centre on the 22nd of December, 2003. Detention was among a batch of these poems recited years ago during gigs with The Blowpipes, some being set to music. The orginal authors' names and titles have unfortunately been mislaid.
For more information, see Oulipo.
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