Mind-exploding poem!
Back in 1977 I was teaching in Yorkshire. I had a great class of punk kids. One of them won a prize on Speech Day and asked me what book he thought he should have the school award him. I recommended a William Burroughs. The RE teacher went bonkers when he saw it among the prizes. He took it home and cut out all the ‘offensive’ parts. By the time Stephen was presented with his book there was only half of it left!
I hope he still has that book. It was a slightly different cut-up technique to the one Burroughs used. I’d have loved to have gathered all those offensive bits together!!