tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699142302866867560.post2709359915236577655..comments2022-11-29T10:37:35.070+00:00Comments on Derbyshire Poet Laureate: It's February! It's LGBT History Month!River Woltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05977750619421218274noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699142302866867560.post-78277800716173786542008-02-13T13:36:00.000+00:002008-02-13T13:36:00.000+00:00Thanks very much for sending in the poem - glad th...Thanks very much for sending in the poem - glad that the workshop inspired you. And very glad that your dad is proud of you - good for him. <BR/><BR/>More info: the film referred to is The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, written and directed by Stephan Elliott, Australia, 1994River Woltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05977750619421218274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699142302866867560.post-2718548821791534602008-02-07T20:12:00.000+00:002008-02-07T20:12:00.000+00:00Hi River, I enjoyed the workshop on Tuesday night,...Hi River,<BR/> <BR/>I enjoyed the workshop on Tuesday night, I felt I ought to attempt to put pen to paper and follow up on what was said and done - so here's my contribution, I hope you enjoy it!?<BR/> <BR/>Dad, meet Priscilla<BR/><BR/>I’ve rented a film for dad to see.<BR/>What will he think?<BR/>Will he think that this is me?<BR/><BR/>Guy in a sequinned feathered frock.<BR/>What will he think?<BR/>Will he find it an outrageous shock?<BR/><BR/>Screaming drama disco queen.<BR/>What will he think?<BR/>Is that how I’ll be seen?<BR/><BR/>A man who’s changed to a girl.<BR/>What will he think?<BR/>Will it make his head spin and swirl?<BR/><BR/>Alcohol, drugs, the AIDS disease.<BR/>What will he think?<BR/>Unlikely to put his mind at ease.<BR/><BR/>He watched the film and laughed out loud.<BR/>So what did he think?<BR/>I’m still his son, of whom he’s proud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com