Three Hundred Words Three Hundred Words "Three Hundred Words" is a poem that showcases a number of Roy Harper's literary techniques and characteristics. According to Harper's spoken introduction on his 1992 Live album, "Born in Captivity II", (re-released in 1993 as "Unhinged") "Three Hundred Words" was written for a benefit concert for Lancashire batsman, Graeme Fowler. It not only concerns one of Harper's most oft-cited loves, cricket (see "When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease", on the album "HQ"), it also picks up the themes of England, combining historical reminiscences with current events, using minor observations to make major (political) statements, breaking rhymes
Six-Word Memoirs & Obscure" was released in early 2008. It collected almost 1,000 Six-Word Memoirs, including additions from many celebrities like Richard Ford, Deepak Chopra, and Moby. It was a "New York Times" bestseller, featured in many stories in "The New Yorker" , and highlighted on National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation". As a romantic follow-up to "Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs from Writers Famous & Obscure," "Smith" released "Six-Word Memoirs on Love Heartbreak" in early 2009. "Six-Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak" contains hundreds of personal stories about the pinnacles and pitfalls of romance. The editors of