tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post7561345522461798730..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-1939875842378219102016-08-07T03:40:32.103-04:002016-08-07T03:40:32.103-04:00feeling so happy reading this poem...such words ar...feeling so happy reading this poem...such words are true light to counter darkness...thanks for the share Rosemary....Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-77666875605129160622016-08-06T19:19:53.590-04:002016-08-06T19:19:53.590-04:00I'm sure you are right about her true self. Ho...I'm sure you are right about her true self. How could it be otherwise, when she could write this poem? Perhaps a prim demeanour was a defence. Her husband, a distinguished academic, was 34 years her senior and he divorced in order to marry her – in a time when, in Australia at least, that was still a scandalous thing to do and a risk to his position.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-25461723388778069862016-08-06T19:15:13.233-04:002016-08-06T19:15:13.233-04:00Wonderful, yes – and more: essential!Wonderful, yes – and more: essential!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-55010046804641669382016-08-06T19:14:18.147-04:002016-08-06T19:14:18.147-04:00I am really bad on labels for forms, though I know...I am really bad on labels for forms, though I know the most common (but always get confused between triolet and villanelle and have to look those up to make sure). But I think she probably made up her own form, as so many of us do from poem to poem (when we're not being 'free'). I note it's basically a two-rhyme poem, each verse repeating a,a,b,a. Rather than strict metre it has a looser rhythm of usually 5 beats per line, but with variations : one line has 6 beats, two have 4 (but you don't notice; the flow of language carries you on).Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-4122208898132850652016-08-06T19:03:59.523-04:002016-08-06T19:03:59.523-04:00Yes, I feel sure that any primness must have been ...Yes, I feel sure that any primness must have been merely exterior. Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-23006213696275329792016-08-06T19:02:23.737-04:002016-08-06T19:02:23.737-04:00Oh, that's good to know! Thanks for telling us...Oh, that's good to know! Thanks for telling us so. :)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-67396844906500040862016-08-06T15:09:12.333-04:002016-08-06T15:09:12.333-04:00What a truly beautiful poem share, Rosemary! What a truly beautiful poem share, Rosemary! Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-61964039160777947502016-08-06T04:02:44.783-04:002016-08-06T04:02:44.783-04:00My new favorite work :)
you guys are doing such a...My new favorite work :) <br />you guys are doing such amazing work curating prompting and creating and are definitely inspiring many like me to fall or re fall in love with poems <3Samyuktha Semi Jayaprakashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879275723002707278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-79983706339988336372016-08-05T23:30:36.393-04:002016-08-05T23:30:36.393-04:00Beautiful poem. She looks to be a very interesting...Beautiful poem. She looks to be a very interesting lady. Will research more on her life. Thank you for sharing her Rosemary...bkmsigned...bkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558304976280070986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-11000436675091410462016-08-05T22:59:03.587-04:002016-08-05T22:59:03.587-04:00Loved the subtlety of this poem.Dorothy Green soun...Loved the subtlety of this poem.Dorothy Green sounds like a very interesting woman.Miss Prims have passionate secrets I expect.rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-76775071506653095042016-08-05T20:47:53.113-04:002016-08-05T20:47:53.113-04:00What a unique voice. Thank you for introducing her...What a unique voice. Thank you for introducing her.Roslyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700960108357035957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-86872587461811855442016-08-05T17:28:42.335-04:002016-08-05T17:28:42.335-04:00Thank you Rosemary :)Thank you Rosemary :)Thylacine Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727966062672145626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-33396764837058422262016-08-05T15:17:02.408-04:002016-08-05T15:17:02.408-04:00This was such a wonderful treat to meet this poet....This was such a wonderful treat to meet this poet. I loved her romantic poem...although she is described as prim, her romantic and maybe true self is really captured in her passionate words!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-53083785209288576002016-08-05T11:54:13.896-04:002016-08-05T11:54:13.896-04:00What a brilliant poem - style, form, execution... ...What a brilliant poem - style, form, execution... perfection.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-81116725655664165432016-08-05T10:48:04.199-04:002016-08-05T10:48:04.199-04:00What a delightful poem! It's so nice to learn...What a delightful poem! It's so nice to learn about an activists poet who was so successful in changing the educational curriculum. How wonderful for Australia! Thank you Rosemary. Enjoyed this.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-12986038926482646322016-08-05T09:27:49.869-04:002016-08-05T09:27:49.869-04:00You gave me one of the biggest morning smiles ever...You gave me one of the biggest morning smiles ever with this poem. Such a song!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-39155674515107912862016-08-05T08:47:46.752-04:002016-08-05T08:47:46.752-04:00Thank you for the introduction to this warrior for...Thank you for the introduction to this warrior for peace. I love the poem and am wondering what style it is, what format, as it is intriguing. Her life sounds like she really made it count. Good for her helping to get Australian literature into the schools. Yay! I love she was an activist opposing nuclear power. Good for her. I really enjoyed this, Rosemary. Thank you.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-68270508463802076072016-08-05T07:47:52.487-04:002016-08-05T07:47:52.487-04:00Thank you for such a treat, Rosemary! ' when t...Thank you for such a treat, Rosemary! ' when the bird has fled,<br />The tree holds the song.' ~ we are all holding 'Bird, rose and sunlit' of our 'present time'. Especially in hard times these romantic poems warming up our hearts, helping confront the turmoil... Excellent choice, mho. Grateful for another new poet's name!humbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.com