tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post5937821096433283897..comments2023-11-05T07:53:12.708-05:00Comments on Poets United: The Living DeadRosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-41269075624725905662015-08-17T09:20:21.229-04:002015-08-17T09:20:21.229-04:00superb :) superb :) ghosh.surabhi@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979091555553033160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-34018767623297751182015-08-10T11:01:39.176-04:002015-08-10T11:01:39.176-04:00An amazing, inciteful man. Great post!An amazing, inciteful man. Great post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414513238308254080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-89724756190016902422015-08-08T18:20:42.710-04:002015-08-08T18:20:42.710-04:00What a great perspective! Writers do not usually a...What a great perspective! Writers do not usually address readers in this manner and it is refreshing to see someone else break dogma and be original.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250214653540243475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-19970623465716702152015-08-08T10:22:44.465-04:002015-08-08T10:22:44.465-04:00Thanks Gabriella, I felt very much honored to do t...Thanks Gabriella, I felt very much honored to do this topic on Tagore and Dyson chose to avoid archaic English & used everyday words in her translation....Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-78285870746282577232015-08-08T09:13:07.794-04:002015-08-08T09:13:07.794-04:00Thank you, Sumana, for this introduction to Tagore...Thank you, Sumana, for this introduction to Tagore. Although I obviously knew his name, I knew very little about him. You chose a great poem and I am glad you find it is one where not too much is lost in translation.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-58253443656707323272015-08-08T03:40:37.370-04:002015-08-08T03:40:37.370-04:00Oh Rosemary it was so difficult to choose one tran...Oh Rosemary it was so difficult to choose one translated poem of Tagore close to the original...this translation is excellent...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-50482476210377300902015-08-08T03:34:21.252-04:002015-08-08T03:34:21.252-04:00That's so true Purba, once we visit Rabindrana...That's so true Purba, once we visit Rabindranath we feel like returning to him again and again...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-30130532896271093902015-08-08T03:30:59.029-04:002015-08-08T03:30:59.029-04:00Your words remind me of Tagore's last speech &...Your words remind me of Tagore's last speech "Crisis in Civilization"...he had that visionary imagination to foresee our present problems and he did give us his positive alternatives to counter the crises...He was truly an educational activist and he knew too well this shortsighted, self-defeating mankind...<br />Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-14704447922490377012015-08-08T03:24:52.742-04:002015-08-08T03:24:52.742-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-43710137241803147242015-08-08T03:09:55.555-04:002015-08-08T03:09:55.555-04:00You have captured the essence of this verse Mary. ...You have captured the essence of this verse Mary. He well knew his writings would be read by thousands across centuries and thus this poem...his curiosity and simplicity here touches our heart...I couldn't touch so many aspects of him...he's so VAST...I would like to say a few words about his songs, that there's no moment in our life for which he hasn't a song...they give us joy in our happiness and shelter us in our sorrow...the music and word combination is simply ethereal...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-89431415896656778302015-08-07T18:29:09.767-04:002015-08-07T18:29:09.767-04:00What a beautiful tribute to this great poet, and w...What a beautiful tribute to this great poet, and what a beautiful poem you have chosen. One definition of poetry (I forget by whom) is that 'poetry is that which gets lost in translation' and I am sure that is true. However, this translation is lovely, and we who don't speak Bengali can appreciate it without knowing what finer nuances we are missing. My parents introduced me to Tagore (in translation of course) while I was still in my teens, but those translations seemed ponderous to me, and I never really liked him until now. Translation is an art in itself, obviously! It was fascinating, too, to read about his life and philosophy. Thank you!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-91689435268185259142015-08-07T16:45:59.695-04:002015-08-07T16:45:59.695-04:00Thanks for this article, Sumana. I was guessing si...Thanks for this article, Sumana. I was guessing since the last week that you will write on Tagore as Baishe Srabon is on Saturday. <br />What should I say about Tagore. When I heard the first Rabindrasangeet at the age of 3 or 4, I was mesmerized. From that moment, my relationship with Tagore's work started. He has continuously influenced my life through his poems, novels and songs. Recently when I read Shesher Kavita, I was totally lost in it. And Gitanjali is my all time favorite book. It is like home, where I return again and again. Thanks a ton for this article. I am really sensitive when it is Tagore. I guess all Bengalis are. He is my inspiration. Wish to spend the entire day listening to Rabindrasangeet today :)Purba chakrabortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726789340791239305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-63393287425678549442015-08-07T14:08:07.136-04:002015-08-07T14:08:07.136-04:00The poem is so wonderful..... I wonder, where will...The poem is so wonderful..... I wonder, where will the world be a hundred years from now ? It is so hard to imagine,.. so hard to conceive .Panchalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832164041967778122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-7892363229333263082015-08-07T13:54:19.295-04:002015-08-07T13:54:19.295-04:00Sumana, Thanks for introducing the eminent Bengali...Sumana, Thanks for introducing the eminent Bengali renaissance poet, philosopher, essayist, critic, composer and educator who dreamt of a harmony of universal humanity among the people of different origin through freedom of mind and spiritual sovereignty. Gitanjali found a vast audience in its many editions. In the tremulous months before the first world war, as well as during the war, its spiritual message and reverence for the world struck a chord. Yes, it contains the lines Owen wrote in his pocketbook, and soon had translations in many other languages... Thanks for sharing...Panchalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832164041967778122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-8681736532018089312015-08-07T13:25:32.881-04:002015-08-07T13:25:32.881-04:00I will correct the spelling.I will correct the spelling.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-38079576610350629922015-08-07T13:25:09.321-04:002015-08-07T13:25:09.321-04:00What a fascinating poem, Sumana. If I understand ...What a fascinating poem, Sumana. If I understand correctly, his poem is written to the people who will read his poetry 100 years after they were written. He is asking the reader to look back and consider the poet who wrote them & to know that the poet wanted to open his words like flowers (and let them flow as poetry?) And it seems he is also asking the reader to consider the poet who will write 100 years in the future as well? I like the flow of years as expressed in this poem...the connection with past, present, and future.<br /><br />I see from your words that he was very prolific & wrote many different things. I was interested in his view that death is 'the last fulfillment of life.' So very true, I think, but something most people don't want to address.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-62749104004859045592015-08-07T11:38:26.815-04:002015-08-07T11:38:26.815-04:00I made a spelling mistake Sherry, it would be Suku...I made a spelling mistake Sherry, it would be Sukumar Ray, he was an illustrious son of an illustrious father and also an illsutrious father of an illustrious son. His father was a friend of Tagore and a renowned writer of Bengal and Sukumar Ray, himself was a poet, story writer and playwright. His son Satyajit Ray was the noted Indian film director and also author of many books. I am not connected to Sukumar Ray.Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-29864839914563062762015-08-07T11:08:46.681-04:002015-08-07T11:08:46.681-04:00Tagore is such a brilliantly gifted poet - one mig...Tagore is such a brilliantly gifted poet - one might say a mystic, after the fashion of Rumi and Hafiz. His imagery is spectacular, and I love the idea of him wondering about a reader or another poet reading his work a hundred years hence - as people will be reading his work as long as there is an Earth, I'm certain. Sumana, thank you for this lovely look at a wonderful poet. I am wondering if you are connected to Sukumar Roy??Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.com