From: Andrew N Schwartz [email protected] To: Nikolai Kostyukovich [email protected] Date: Tue, 18 Apr 00 00:51AM EET DST Subject: Belarus roots ====================================================== The following poem was written by Otto N. Larsen, brother-in-law of Murray Adaskin: For Murray Adaskin, Roots and All So your roots go deep into Belarus? OK, I'm ignorant. What, pray, is that? Could it be soil enriched by a fat Canadian goose? Or is it a place with a special state of grace? Ah, yes, that's it. Look at the fame from there it came in poetry, physics, theater, music and dance perchance it was genetic and culturally kinetic how else to explain the creative brain of Adaskin, Shostakovich, and Stravinsky-- to take note of just a few whose notes define rhythm while their names defy rhyme so I simply say it's time to salute Belarus