Drinking and writing

The production company. As opposed to the condition.



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Drunk as poets

There are plenty of people who don't plan this.

There were five daily rules.

1. Each poet must be drunk by noon.
2. A poem must be composed by closing time.
3. The poet must not leave the pub until closing time, unless the bar staff eject him.
4. If the bar staff eject the poet before closing time, he must go to another pub.
5. Only alcoholic drinks may be consumed. Water and mixers are banned, but ice is allowed. Food is also permitted.

This makes me sad. And thirsty!



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Oh dear, temperance sensationalism on the rise again, surprise, surprise. Next thing you know, they'll be blaming American inebration on terrorists.

All I can say is that without alcohol, I'd be able to remember a helluva lot more of my teenage years than I can. Cheers to that!

"Just as kids are supposed to sow their wild oats in college by getting drunk, poets are supposed to court the muse through the bottle."

Poets and the bottle - somehow to blame for teenage alcoholism...



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