today is Tom Beckett's birthday. I can think of no better present you can give him than to purchase a copy of Unprotected Texts. altho I'm familiar with much of the work in this collection encountering them afresh is an infusion of oxygen. Tom wd blush if I sd many of his poems make me giddy. but he's one of the funniest poets out there. & he's one of the sexiest. he gets in yr underpants & won't move out. but he's also a serious artist & a thinker who makes his readers think.
let me offer a quick quote:
Seldom
used dildo.
I know. I'm lifting a few words from a long piece. but that's Beckett. the long piece is a castle made of many rooms. & this one deserves a reservation. I cd write reams abt it.
anyway Tom... I'm sorry we were unable to connect during my few hours in Kent. I love to laugh with you.
just remember yr age & don't spit on the cake when you blow out the candles.
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Ahh, thank you, Alex.
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