In Competition 3376, prompted by news that avocado bathrooms are back in vogue, you were invited to compose poems about interior decor trends of yesteryear. Reading them, bubble chairs and spider plants swam before my eyes. Jane Smillie’s list deserves a mention:
Artex and lava lamps, bamboo and tie dye,
Pop art and sideboards and stereo hi-fi,
LP racks and shagpile and chakra batik,
These are what passed for Seventies chic.
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