tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387918.post9032201569460583372..comments2023-11-23T11:14:08.995+00:00Comments on Barbara's Bleeuugh!: The Scottish Poetry LibraryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387918.post-63854022386006682052008-08-12T19:18:00.000+01:002008-08-12T19:18:00.000+01:00Yes writers rarely do well in the photo field...th...Yes writers rarely do well in the photo field...they either look too happy and gay or too moody and intense (black polo necks etc.). Even worse the eternal photo in the study surrounded by books!<BR/><BR/>For me (so far) I have one old photo someone took at the folk club here and I use that most of the time (though I fear I may have to get something 'better' some time soon). I use it because it's not too close-up and it is an action shot rather than a pose! Still it's far from desirable...I'm wearing a nasty old t-shirt that some of my more fashionable friends would be appalled by. We can't win...although I like your 'in specs' picture...just the right hint of 'serious but still smiling'...top eyebrow action too!<BR/><BR/>Of course none of it matters...except it kind of does...a little...even if it shouldn't...Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387918.post-73692051170397919732008-08-12T13:30:00.000+01:002008-08-12T13:30:00.000+01:00Heh, that is true, Rachel. Armitage looks so inten...Heh, that is true, Rachel. Armitage looks so intense in that picture - almost as if he's annoyed about something. <BR/><BR/>Tell you one thing though, I hate having my picture taken for things like that, because I always seem to look awkward. Maybe it's a writer thing! We've revealed enough in words, and now we have to reveal a shiny happy side for promo purposes... perhaps that's why he looks annoyed. :/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387918.post-38166862135135250572008-08-11T21:48:00.000+01:002008-08-11T21:48:00.000+01:00Colin's piece on the Burns poem/song is fascinatin...Colin's piece on the Burns poem/song is fascinating. I will certainly see something different next time I hear or read it. Burns is the name I most often throw in when having...exchanges about song lyrics and poetry (even though I have a long way to go before I know even a tiny a bit about all Burns wrote!).<BR/><BR/>Interesting to look through some of the favourite poems too. My, that Simon Armitage has some fancy profile pics...very GQ and moody. The whole thing of writers and photos is quite weird though...I almost wish we didn't have to see them all the time...they always look so...awkward!Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.com