THE LAST RESORT study & discussion group

[luka]

The most approachable and easily digested of all my 'mature period' epics. Reading this back it becomes clear to be how brilliant this really is. Certainly the greatest human artwork to have emerged from the lockdown Period. It is very profound beneath the surface and will change the lives of those who penetrate it's secrets

The Pink Temple

The Last Resort Perfidious Cornetto lapped upon the Terminal Beach about us the impossible towers of steel and mirrored glass, th...

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[shiels]

Your self promotion skills are second to none. Will read this afternoon.

 

[luka]

They're actually terrible. I try hard but I get no traction.

 

[shiels]

It’s funny I liked it. It made me laugh about three times. My favourite bits were Universal sandwich and the karmic expectations after throwing pennies to a beggar. It felt quite American with some of the references, diners and roller skates. I thought about Philip k dick quite a bit when reading. I’m sorry I don’t know how to review poems

 

[shiels]

@version will like it

 

[luka]

Version and woops read it already. They liked it. The universal sandwich comes from a revelation woops had while eating a pret a manger

 

[luka]

Woops said he was eating it one weekday lunchtime and realised to his horror that ten million people were at that very instant biting into that exact same sandwich

 

[luka]

I stole his Pret a Manger vision and turned it into the Universal Sandwich

 

[shiels]

That homogeny is why McDonalds and coke work, the ability to deliver on mass a distinct product that’s exactly the same again and again, with a strong and simple enough branded environment around it which stands for nothing but a kind of vague positivity, can go anywhere and exist alongside everything

 

[luka]

And allows you to reloop an instant. Come back to a point of security. Anchored.

 

[luka]

This is probably part of the reason schizophrenics smoke a lot of cigarettes

 

[luka]

Anchoring in the familiar. An island of stilled time, it's parameters known.

 

[woops]

Woops said he was eating it one weekday lunchtime and realised to his horror that ten million people were at that very instant biting into that exact same sandwich

on the end of every fork.

 

[sufi]

 

[luka]

Young Sufi being held up proudly in the back row.

 

[sus]

it's secrets

is this countersignaling?

 

[Mr. Tea]

They're actually terrible. I try hard but I get no traction.

I think it's fair to say that this is not for want of trying.

 

[luka]

I think it's fair to say that this is not for want of trying.

My trying hard is not for want of trying this is true

 

[Mr. Tea]

I meant the lack of traction but lol, yeah.

 

[mvuent]

Version and woops read it already. They liked it. The universal sandwich comes from a revelation woops had while eating a pret a manger

i liked this poem a lot as well. in fact i kept thinking i should reread it. maybe now that it's got its own thread i'll actually follow through on that.