two versions of the same statement prepared for the BRIDGE GROUP (CHRISTCHURCH) in an unsuccessful attempt to obtain a YEAR OF THE ARTIST AWARD) Poem by Rg Gregory

(a)



BRIDGE**YEAR*OF*THE*ARTIST**MISSION*STATEMENT

RENROIFFOG*ANFEJRAXPAAANORTAEMIONNEWTONRSOAOO
IATELGOOKGRWEFSOABCRDDCSMAO*RAGUI*WEEWDASVSW*
DCOAGHUUIEE*RETYNIUI*ITPEI*MCGHNTT*LPA*NEEYHC

GH*M*TRRNDLRVRIOSTSVWCII*LDIUETDIHMLPRGSNS*ER

EIDSP***G*IIOIVUCSIAIACRW*AXRS*WAEA*IDRFC*PRO

*NA*OREB*OSTUNISE*NCTLSEHBR*I*AAT*RMNSAOELLES

SGRATOYYGNHUSGTLNOGYH OYEOAINVIWVAG*TR*IA*S

E*KR*ME*I**AL*YYDF FLNDENAEY*FIMOFCS*

EF*EEATWFBOLYA SGYLBORFAFEEEI
SRE*NNUOTYF SEOEYT***NS
*OXITCNRS TSIIABTS*
TMPTREED HNONEOET
W*ESARD GNYY*DO
OWC*NS S*OB**
*HTMC BNEBC
SAAAE RD*ER
ITTTS I*IFE
D*IT* DTNOA
EIOEI GHTRT
SSNRT EEOEE









(b)



BRIDGE SEES TWO SIDES

REACHING FROM WHAT IS
INTO DARK EXPECTATION
DREAMS ARE ITS MATTER
GOLD POT ENTRANCES IT
EIGHT ROMANCERS
*FOUR EYETUNED
*FOUR BY WORD

YOKING GIFTS
EGGED ON BY
A RELISH OF
RAW RITUAL
*NERVOUSLY
OFFERING A
FESTIVITY
*JOYOUSLY
TRANSCEND
HABITS OF
EXCUSING
*PRIVACY
AND WITH
RADICAL
TACTICS
INSPIRE
SOME WHO
TRAIL BY
*TO DARE

*A MIX OF

MERCURIAL
IMAGES IN

SIGHT AND
SOUNDWAVES
INITIATING
ON THE WAY
NEW MARVELS

*WELL MAYBE
STEPPING OUT
TOWARDS FRESH
AND GRATIFYING
TRANSFORMATIONS
ESSENCE OF ANY BRIDGE
MOVES LIFE BEYOND THE
EASY PLACE TO BE INTO
NOWHERE SENSED BEFORE
TO CROSS IS TO CREATE