And now, a few words from Irish poet Kevin Barrington on this rowdy, infant medium of ours.
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I Love The Internet
By Kevin Barrington
Opium to DeQuincySin to MiltonCongo to ConradAran to Synge
I love the internet
Castles to ShakespeareDeceit to LeCarreDublin to JoyceMarketplace to Chaucer
Did we say‘Daffodils to Wordsworth?’We couldn’t forget that.Or mounted jihad to TennysonOr the weird wild wonderof the whole g** damn showto Dylan
I love the internet Wild, lewd, bawdy, bullying, smelling of cats.Cranks, crank, meth, conspiracy, snipers, knoll.Fascists made cartoon on ripe digital soil.Erudite waltzing with trite.In eternal ballroomDedicated skiers on seas of trivial loon.Self help soma screaming thinnin tv hair repair.And always the smiles of the filippino bridesAnd promises of untold nigerian riches.Flashing wheel spinning ace poker squaredYou Have Been ChosenButShhhhhhhSomewhere down there in the fly fishing sectionthe first faint whispers(If ears are right)of hushed talkofbold revolution. I love the internetThe sheerdullscintillatinginfantileanarchyofitall. Boisterous Brughel medieval market.Futuristic Middle AgesDirectedbyFriar Tuck.And offset, whispersofRobinlurkinginwood. I love the internet.Cos it’s ours.
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