The Liverpudlian Professor

The Liverpudlian Professor

A Poem by alternative_be
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Tribute to my professor of old English literature, mr. Denis J. Conlon Phd, who apparently is still active in the academic field because I found some links to his academic writings ...I hope he likes the way he is remembered.

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The Liverpudlian Professor
 
Absent minded
Strolling the streets
Of old literature
 
Where Beowulf howls
To the moon
Gazed at by Chaucer’s
 
Travellers taking Gulliver’s
Trips to the soul
Of Marlowe’s Faustus
 
Sold to afford
The fee to
A Paradise Lost
 
By the Mersey
As recalled by
The Liverpudlian Professor
 
In Antwerp
Still strolling the streets
Of Liverpool
 
Dreaming of swimming
The Channel rather than
Taking a dip in the pool
 
No yellow submarine
To the rescue of
The Liverpudlian slang master
 
……

 

© 2008 alternative_be


Author's Note

alternative_be
Imagine your professor of 'The history of English literature' teaching in Liverpudlian dialect...
I loved the man! He was quite a character ... but often litteraly misunderstood by some students that were not all Beatle fans!
Well, whenever mr. Denis J. Conlon finds this, I hope he likes the way he is remembered by a former student who chose to leave university prematurely but still loves reading and writing in English rather than in her native language.
Links to his academic works: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Denis%20J.%20Conlon

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Enjoyed Gulliver's Travels, the symbolisms and comparisons of what it is to be human (differences that have fear attached)... we are what we dream to become... love the way you used your poetic language, imagery is vivid and references understandable. Your professor would be proud and humbled to be remembered by this ode to him/her. Enjoyed this, thanks for sharing.

~~PFluffer

Posted 15 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.




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what a beautiful tribute to your professor, even though I am not a Beatles fan..lol. I bet he was quite the character. Doesn't that make for an interesing class :)

Well done!

Posted 16 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

oh you bring back memories when at adolescence and in collage ,i can never forget those who really where so brilliant as to give all the juice of their minds,and they taught me a lot,i was a good student so they attended to me even more than others oh those lovely days ,and those wonderful tutors,i can never forget them ever,very nice and thoughtful and fill me with good memories of good old day...

Posted 16 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.


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