Oxford Byron Society Dinner, March 89

Cherwell Boathouse Restaurant, Oxford, 24 March 1989

Invitation ("The Spy who Came to Dinner")

Present:

Ian Fraser
Fiona Gregory-Smith
Graham Harper
Susan Berridge Harper
Danny Henrey
Steven Hoey
Gregory Klyve
Catherine Mortimer
Chris Oakley
Richard Schulze
Sophie ???
Andrew ???

Poems presented:

• Political Satire, by Ian Fraser. The poet's versified disillusionment with the government.
• Kingsley Amis, A Song of Experience, by Fiona Gregory-Smith. The society's overlord gives an account of some of his sexual exploits.
• Ode to the Byronic Life, by Danny Henrey. An expression of the Byronic spirit, using B.S. members as examples.
• The Spy Witch Loved Me (The Death of Prometheus), by Steve Hoey. A sultry seductive sensual siren seeks to assassinate Steve.
• The Goer, by Chris Oakley. A biographical piece about Mad Jack Schulze.
• The Dream, by Richard Schulze. Richard is warned in a dream about the likely consequence of a Byronic life.
• The Isles of Greece, by Sophie & Andrew.