Office Angels
Paulheaven's complaints department
has such a backlog
that the angels have gone on strikeclouds of paper float through
the soundless vacuum
of some distant star-systemthe remnants of a foolish
feedback exercise
which swallowed its own purposekey concerns, then
"a lack of transparency in the
operational methods"the campaign for plain utterance
takes umbrage
at the garbled proceduresfurthermore, the sky no longer
runs on time
someone should take responsibility
Ten Reasons To Ditch Your T.V.
- You watch people living their lives instead of living yours.
- Stops you interacting with the people you live with.
- Celebrities already suffocate my newspapers, the internet and radio.
- Keeps you away from the Great Outdoors..
- Adverts adverts adverts.
- The more T.V. you watch the more Hollyoaks seems like good drama.
- Expensive.
- T.V saps creativity.
- The more morons you see on T.V. the more acceptable it is to be a moron.
- Your T.V will never love you back.
(P.S. planet earth on the bbc was amazing.)
The Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Jeanie FarmerIf you already know about Yorkshire Sculpture Park then it won’t take much for me to impress my enthusiasm about the place upon you. Everything about the park is good. It’s first and foremost, for me, beautiful. It’s interactive, it’s educational, it’s inspiring.
Luckily, for us in Sheffield, it’s just a little way away. Head up the M1 towards Leeds. It’s less than a mile from exit 38 of the M1. You can follow signs directly to the park.
If you don’t already know about the Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) then let me tell you a little about it and why I keep going again and again.
YSP is set within 500 acres of rolling, varied 18th century parkland. It is an internationally known centre for sculpture and other art. Members of the public can go there to walk the land and to experience the artwork of both famous and less- well known artists. It is also an education centre that engages members of the public, school children and students.
The park combines open land, hills, flowers, woodland (even sheep)... with sculptures dotted around here and there within these grounds. You can experience both nature and man- made sculpture within the same space. A far cry from sterile white space in which we often find art work located. The park also houses indoor galleries with rotating exhibitions. These galleries include the Underground Gallery, Bothy Gallery, Garden Gallery and Longside Gallery. Each of these is unique and maintains ties with the work to be found outside.
Some of the appeal of the park lies in the fact that, inevitably, it is always changing. The seasons lend a heavy hand in changing the appearance of the park. The changing colours of spring and summer enhance different aspect of the colour and form of the artwork from one month to another.
Furthermore, apart from the cost of parking, (£4 for a whole day) the YSP is free to visit, leaving even the least enthusiastic amongst us with little reason not to visit. However donating a little bit to the upkeep of this park seems like a very worthwhile thing to do.
Check out www.ysp.co.uk for more details of events: exhibitions, talks, poetry readings, sculpture courses, study days.... and more...
Things to shout about in Shef this month...
- Going to Oxjam on the 28th October at the Millennium Hall.
- Sheffield Poi in the Park Birthday- Saturday October 20 at 3:00pm until Sunday 10:00am @ Endcliffe Park. email: sheffpip@googlemail.com
- Hanging out eating great veggie food at the Bohemian on the Chesterfield Road.
- Listening to awesome blues music at the Dove & Rainbow on Sunday 21st Oct.
- Being reminded what its like to be a kid again at Weston Park Museum.
- Going to The Showroom, catching some jazz and a film every Sunday.
- Climbing in the beautiful Peaks whilst the weather holds out.
- Checking out the great music on offer at The Grapes on the 16th October. Beth and James have promised it will be awesome!
