Re: [acornlive] (Fwd) WHY2K?

Liam Ronan (acornlive@dublinwriters.org)
Thu, 23 Mar 2000 16:08:50 -0000 

Caught me in a mystical moment, ye did Greg. Was avin' a Bailey's and along
comes yer Farnum letter. Grand so! Farnum & Bailey's circus it'll be, says
Oi. A queshtion firsht fer ye...would ye be dat famous Troy boy dat all the
American actresses are after chasin'? Now, now... before yer pullin' on a
long face and yer a moit suspicious Oi 'ad me a jar too far, Oi'll put on me
moity tinkin' 'at an answer yer totful queshtions.
Fairst, oither turn on yer computer and type "EU" in yer sairch enchun;
tairn on yer telly; or boi a paper.
Second, me 'ead is near ta boorshtin' when someone asks fer a CV. Me werks
are aut der and will be (God grant me) fer years ta coom an then soom... as
me priesht says,  "In Nomine De Plume" or soom sooch ding...
Why terrorize, polarize, idolize or stigmatize anyone by a name, says Oi.
Roight so!
Liam Ronan
West Cork, Republic of Ireland
liamronan@esatclear.ie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Farnum" <g.farnum@french-rogers.com>
To: <acornlive@dublinwriters.org>
Sent: 23 March 2000 14:35
Subject: Re: [acornlive] (Fwd) WHY2K?


> Liam,
>
> A very interesting letter, and one that prompts two questions.  First, you
> mentioned Eire being mortgaged to the hilt to the EU; are there any easily
> accessible magazines or web sites that discuss this subject?  Secondly,
where do
> your own writings appear?
>
> Greg Farnum
> Troy, Michigan
> USA
>
>
> Liam Ronan wrote:
>
> > John's observations are chiefly two (as I read them anyway). First
assertion
> > made is that he is in good, if depressing company and the second
ventured
> > that it is an obvious fact that as Ireland and the Irish grew more
> > prosperous their writing grew more introspective and dark. An
explanation is
> > wanted. Nessa solicits suggestions from the bright people, but I decided
to
> > respond nonetheless.
> >
> > The struggle I have in replying arises more out of the terms John uses
to
> > posit his position than from a desire to respond with vigour. For
example,
> > "good" company can be an assembly of cheery fellows exchanging vapid
> > pleasantries. That indeed would qualify as "depressing" company in my
books.
> > However, "good" company might mean a gathering that sets blood to
boiling;
> > ignites imagination; incites outrage (even horror); and thereby sows a
rich
> > crop for use as writing material. Such company would be distressing to
be
> > sure, but far from depressing.
> >
> > Now as for prosperous Eire (mortgaged to the eyeballs to the EU and on a
day
> > not far off doomed to pay the piper) and her increasingly introspective
and
> > dark writings, my wish (not my belief) is that it were indeed so. If in
fact
> > Eire is affluent and still able to be introspective in her creative
arts,
> > then it is cause to celebrate. Wealth would not have washed away her
> > personal and collective sins; her conscience would be intact; her dark
> > vision of the rifts in human souls would yet be clear-eyed. However, I
> > humbly urge that  "introspection" not be confused with "narcissism" and
> > "dark" with "despairing". Poverty stricken Eire may not have been
invited to
> > the cocktail party of nations in times past because she was not painted
> > sufficiently. Insulated thereby, certain vile temptations never entered
her
> > consciousness. Now she is avant garde; dressed to the nines on borrowed
> > money; giddy from the attention; but fatally innocent.
> >
> > I should say to you, John, that Eire is largely engaged at the moment in
a
> > veritable bacchanal of narcissism and despair because she is desperately
> > catching up with the atheistic, humourless, consumerist good company
that
> > longs to depress her.
> >
> > Liam Ronan
> > West Cork, Republic of Ireland
> >
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