Pieter & Friends are organizing a poetry contest. The poem should be written to a person in a deep depression and should try to give him reasons to stay alive and keep on fighting. The poem should contain ( some of ) these words: charm love serene attempt delight blues devil The more of these words you use, the bigger your chances are. The prize: Pieter's excellent book, " The Thoughts of a Private Teacher" sent by E Mail. The poems should be posted to the Poetry forum, with the remark: For the contest. Come on folks!
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It wouldn't work for me, I have already got your book. Any other interesting prizes, Peter? I am sure you know what I mean or don't you?
— Maj
It wouldn't work for me, I have already got your book.
Any other interesting prizes, Peter?
I am sure you know what I mean or don't you?
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Interesting question. No, it was just that i participated at an internet contest on this topic and it seemed a good idea to me. As far as J.A.'s life and death, he commited suicide ( we can't know for sure, no good bye letters ) in 1937. Being a communist for a while, and anyway a left wing activist he would have had the fate of other people like him: work camps or Stalingrad or Don, pain, tortur
So, what is it that you want us to do? What about the prizes? Some of us have already got your book. I would like to mention that reading your book is great fun. Any other appealing prizes, Peter? Maybe you could read us a poem on the voice message? How does that sound to you? Cheers.