Real, rhyming poems for engineers...

Trainer of those who train the · 2007-03-05T10:46:38+00:00

ISBN 978 1 903341 39 1"Poems with prefaces for Padstow, Petersfield, Poland and Pewsham"Former contributor to these newsgroups, G.A.Evans,is pleased to announce the availability of his firstanthology of poetry.Poems of particular interest to the engineeringfraternity include "To the OC71 transistor", "ModelEngineering Exhibition", 3 poems about the old railways ofPadstow, Bath and Calne, a tribute to Nev Boulton the Hon Secof the West Wilts Society of Model Engineers, and 6 poems about LandRover clubs.As the blurb says,... "Hailed as 'The New Betjeman', G.A.Evanshas come up with proper poems with rhythmand rhyme about bells, railways, architecture, the Cityof Bath and many other topics.If you feel that you don't understand the FreeVerse that plagued the twentieth century poets,then this is the book for you".143 pp £12-50 post paid.Available from The Petersfield Bookshop, the OneTree Bookshop in Petersfield, from in Chippenhamor from the author (No plastic, sorry) at13 Hardens CloseChippenham,WiltshireEnglandSN15 3AA

Mar 05, 2007 43 Replies

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Aaron B 19 years ago

I went to the one in Edinburgh once. I didn't like it but girls (of all ages) visiting did. I was lucky to find a chair and watch the world go by.

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Sam Wilson 19 years ago

I was astonished and bemused at the Edinburgh Museum of Childhood to find toys that I had had which had since become museum pieces. Weird.

Sam

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Roland Perry 19 years ago

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12:17:06 on Fri, 16 Mar 2007, Sam Wilson remarked:

That's what happens when you get old. I see appliances (both IT-related, and domestic) in museums, that I remember buying when they were new.

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DCreed 19 years ago

Many thanks for the link Dave, i thought me kegs would never dry, Dav

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