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Works about Steve Hoey
As the main subject:
Passing reference:
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A Pastoral Poetaster's Paradise
(June 88); Byronists in a rustic setting.
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Byron & Shelley in hell
(November 92);
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Byronic Guys
(March 87); Some observations on the romantic qualities of various Byronic men.
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Carib Thoughts from Northern Shores
(November 92); An account of Lord Henrey's visit to Martinique.
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Childe Harold's Further Pilgrimage
(July 91); An account of a visit to the U.S. with the Shamen in June 1991.
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Childe Harold's Pilchardage
(March 87); I am not at all clear as to what this poem is about.
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Chippingcamdias
(January 90); Danny, obviously not "getting it" at the time, vents his
frustration in verse.
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Editorial for Proc Vol 1
(April 87);
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Editorial for Proc Vol 2
(November 87);
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English Grads and (other) Raunch Purveyors
(March 88); Satire on Byron Society creative work.
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Gothick invitation
(December 89);
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Intro to Proc Vol 1
(April 87);
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Intro to Proc Vol 2
(July 95);
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Lord Oakley's Secret
(August 92); A fictional (unfortunately) account of a day in the Doge's life.
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Macbreath
(April 87);
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More Joy of Poetry
(January 91); A spontaneous outburst of pure poetical enjoyment.
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Ode to the Byronic life
(March 89); An expression of the Byronic spirit, using B.S. members as
examples.
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Ode to the Dark Side
(April 89); A variant on "Ode to the Byronic life" with a darker tone.
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Rockhead Revisited
(May 92); An excerpt which all should acknowledge, is definitely not ripped off
from 'Brideshead Revisited'.
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The Auction
(January 92); A sheep auction in the Cotswolds.
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The Balliolite
(July 91); A Jabberwocky variant, with a Balliol creature as protagonist.
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The Brides of Lesbos
(June 87); A nautical tale involving the meeting of a crew of Byronic men with
Byronic women.
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The Budgie
(July 91); Danny's conscience, in budgie form, comes to trouble him while he is
sitting in contemplation on the throne.
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The Byronic Bounty
(June 89); A postulated description of a sailing trip.
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The Byronist
(September 03); Lord Henrey ponders the terrible majesty of the B.S.
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The Destruction of Balliol
(June 87); A imagined sacking of Balliol College, Oxford.
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The Newstead Games
(January 91); An account of games at Newstead Abbey, hosted by Lord Byron.
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The Night Visitor
(January 92); Lord Byron visits to express his approval of the few Byronists
who bothered to turn up to the weekend in Castle Combe.
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The Rime of the Ancient College Scout (April
12); A college servant recollects.
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The Rime of the Ancient Sheep Molestor
(June 88); A somewhat exaggerated account of a sailing weekend in July 1987.
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The Sating of a Satyr
(June 89); A hymn to pure love. Have a sick bag ready before you start reading.
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The Vision of Enjoyment
(March 87); A supposed vision involving other B.S. members doing various
disreputable things.
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To Burgundy
(June 96); A hymn to Bacchus.
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To Evening
(June 89); A charming (if somewhat abusive) idyll, based on Matthew Arnold.
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To His Blank Laptop
(September 03); Thought on confronting a blank PC screen
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We live in dark days (February 87);
Autobiographical: