16 FEBRUARY 1968, Page 27

Poetry for you

Sir: I was much amused by the Rev Fred Adams's letter in your issue of 2 February. I am almost certain that it was in the SPECTATOR about thirty- five years ago that I read a little 'poem' under the heading literature,' which went something like this:

One of the advantages Of vers libre Is That if you get Paid by the line You get More That Way.

Times change! Thir`z Brodie The Dyke House, Burnside, Dingwall, Ross-shire