Poets, Prattlers and Pandemonialists
Pandemonialising Poetry
We’re pleased to announce the winners, shortlisted poets and commended poets in the PPP Poetry Competition 2023. The standard was exceptionally high and praise needs to go to everyone who submitted but particularly those who made the shortlist. All the details are on the competition webpage along with the top three poems.
On top of that we have raised a fantastic £851.77 to help support the work of The Good Shepherd in Wolverhampton.
Well done everyone.
So after yesterday’s catastrophic server collapse we seem to be kind of back up and running. We can’t guarantee everything will be fine until another 36 hours have passed while the Internet does its thing but if you’re seeing this then the news is good.
I (Pitt) am trying to get content back on the site as we need it but I’m keen to use this disaster to either have a spring clean or do a full redesign of the site. When PPP meet next week a decision will be made.
For a laugh I went onto ChatGPT and gave it a break from writing everyone’s essays and asked it this:
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My website blew up because of a freak lion related incident in Norway of all places. Can you write me a short blog post explaining to the four people who use our site (hello Mom by the way) about what happened and how we’ll be fully back up and running soon.
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What it produced was this:
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Title: Unexpected Lion Incident in Norway Causes Temporary Website Disruption
Hey there, loyal readers and dear Mom! We wanted to take a moment to explain the recent unexpected turn of events that temporarily disrupted our beloved website. Brace yourselves because this story takes an unexpected twist involving lions—yes, lions in Norway!
So, picture this: Norway, a picturesque country known for its stunning fjords, breathtaking landscapes, and charming culture. It’s not exactly the place you’d expect to encounter a lion, right? Well, neither did we!
On a seemingly ordinary day, a group of circus performers was transporting a traveling circus through Norway. Unbeknownst to anyone, one of the lion cages accidentally opened during transit, releasing a rather startled and probably equally confused lion into the wild Norwegian countryside.
You might be wondering, what on earth does a Norwegian lion have to do with our website? Well, as luck would have it, the lion, being a modern and tech-savvy feline, stumbled upon a satellite dish, which happened to be the primary source of internet connectivity for our website. In an unexpected twist of fate, the curious lion’s curiosity led to a series of unfortunate events that resulted in our website going offline temporarily.
We know what you’re thinking: “How does a lion cause a website to go offline?” Well, dear readers, we pondered over that question too. As it turns out, the lion’s mighty paws caused a chain reaction, leading to a cascading series of mishaps involving cables, power lines, and, of course, the satellite dish. The end result? Our website was temporarily left in the digital darkness.
But fear not, dear readers! We’re happy to inform you that our dedicated team of web experts, together with local authorities and some truly brave lion tamers, successfully resolved the situation. The adventurous lion has been safely recaptured and returned to its rightful place in the circus.
As we speak, our web development team is working tirelessly to get our website back up and running at full speed. We understand that you, our dear readers (especially you, Mom), have eagerly awaited our content, and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused during this unexpected downtime.
We promise you that we’ll be back stronger than ever. Our team is implementing robust measures to prevent any future lion-related incidents from impacting our online presence. Soon, you’ll once again be able to enjoy our engaging articles, helpful guides, and entertaining stories that have made our website a favorite among the four of you.
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all our readers for their patience and understanding during this unusual circumstance. Your unwavering support means the world to us, and we can’t wait to resume delivering the content you love.
Thank you, dear readers, and thank you, Mom, for your continuous support. Stay tuned for more exciting updates and get ready to dive back into our website very soon!
Yours faithfully,
[Your Name] The Dedicated Team at [Your Website Name]
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Now while you might be impressed I’d like to point out I said “short” blog post. That’s not short. That’s long.
Stupid ChatGPT.
Anyway, where was I? Oh yes, website. Up. Kind of. More stuff coming. Soon. Might look different. Might not. Lions.
Much love
Pitt
So you may have noticed that the website has lost a lot of content. This is because of a major server crash somewhere in Norway. It also means the site needs rebuilding from scratch so bear with us. Things will start popping up and hopefully, by the end of the Summer we’ll be back to normal.
Much love
Last week we took our Fringe show – our award-winning Fringe show, no less (and yes, we will keep mentioning that because if we don’t, who will?) – up to Carriageworks Theatre in Leeds. A lovely venue, with helpful techs and management. And over-zealous parking wardens patrolling the streets outside, but that’s another story.
We were up there as part of Leeds Lit Fest, and we had a great time. More importantly, so did the audience, which shouldn’t be a surprise given how the show’s been received when we’ve done it before, but somehow still is. What we hadn’t expected, when we woke bleary-eyed next morning after a late-night drive home negotiating motorway junction closures and speed restrictions, was a glowing review of our performance already up on the Yorkshire Bylines website. Wow. We’re still blushing, and punching the air, and feeling just a little bit seen.
So here we are. Three poets from an unfashionable city in an unfashionable part of the country. You’d expect us to tell you our show’s good, but so far it’s been awarded ‘best in Fringe’ at Morecambe, gone down an absolute storm when we brought it back to Wolverhampton, and now had a belter of a review in Yorkshire Bylines. Why wouldn’t you want us to bring this to where you live so you can enjoy it too?
Get in touch and we’ll try and make it happen, because that’s what we do.
