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Peter Phillips (with fellow-poet, Ian Purser) has written two one-act stage plays set in the writing world.

published in Orbis, August, 2008

Andrei Kushkov

I answer box in Postcard Monthly, ten years go.

I write, say I send religion cards, cards of synagogues.

He writes me quick, say he pays price cards he like.

 

I asking he send dollars to Olga in Helsinki —

no letter to St Petersburg.  We no speak.

I register cards.  He register dollars.

 

Ten, twelve letters year I sending.  He pay Olga

for stamps also.  Olga my girl... girl friend you say?

She have yellow hair down back.  She my bank,

 

my pretty bank!  I see Olga, we go bars.  We drink

red wine to Mister Fineman.  I sending cards,

he sending dollars.  We drink, laugh, do much love.

 

Mister Fineman happy.   He pay quick always.  

I pay kopeks, he pay dollars.  I much happy —

Olga best bank in Helsinki.

 

Peter Phillips

 

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