tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post3420886011302904470..comments2023-11-05T07:53:12.708-05:00Comments on Poets United: I Wish I'd Written ThisRosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-23120151546890375642018-10-21T17:56:48.597-04:002018-10-21T17:56:48.597-04:00Very interesting, in regard to that closing haiku,...Very interesting, in regard to that closing haiku, that if it were written out in three lines, they would probably be: As evening nears, / how clearly a dog's bark carries / over the water. Yet in the context of Aaron's poem, the second last line ending on 'clearly' is poetically perfect. For me, it is those little things which distinguish this piece from chopped-up prose. (I also believe there is such a thing as prose-poetry, which is different again. Indeed, I believe in it so much that I sometimes try to write it, lol.)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-35841914930855840932018-10-21T09:56:44.605-04:002018-10-21T09:56:44.605-04:00i came across this poem when i read that particula...i came across this poem when i read that particular anthology (i can't remember the year). but what i remembered about it was the discussions that followed about its inclusion, whether it is prose or poetry. i think that line, in modern contemporary poetry, has been blurred to such an extent to a no-man's-land. <br />for me, i enjoyed it for its quirky content, and if i enjoyed it, if the experts said it's poetry, it is then. and yes, that haiku at the end, is something i wished i had written. :) dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-78201393893701498142018-10-21T01:42:23.285-04:002018-10-21T01:42:23.285-04:00Nice poem. I like it. I also write poems. I also h...Nice poem. I like it. I also write poems. I also have a blog, name is Aria Vibes. Please visit: www.ariavibes.net<br />I hope you will like it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11688670652070849284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-80613294941684435342018-10-20T17:34:34.685-04:002018-10-20T17:34:34.685-04:00This is wonderful style of writing, the layering a...This is wonderful style of writing, the layering and the dialogue... very inspiring, and something I wish I could come up with as well...brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-25792171804842078722018-10-20T16:49:01.489-04:002018-10-20T16:49:01.489-04:00What an awesome choice! Wonderful words … the dia...What an awesome choice! Wonderful words … the dialogue is fab 'scintillating conversation' (I believe they used to call it, back in the day).<br /><br />I love the direction you took your column in, this week. Rosemary - as you put it 'quirky, even a bit mad in a good way'. I loved the poem - and it had the added perk of channelling me back to those old black and white, late movie memories. A fun read. Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-58292111687247361272018-10-20T08:23:03.862-04:002018-10-20T08:23:03.862-04:00Peter Lorre would have been too grown-up for me to...Peter Lorre would have been too grown-up for me too, back then.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-82061693559831153242018-10-20T02:30:09.781-04:002018-10-20T02:30:09.781-04:00What a great article Rosemary. Now this took me ba...What a great article Rosemary. Now this took me back a few years to WW2 and a few years after as us kids loved the cinema both on Saturday Morning (childrens session) and once a week with our parents. We watched everything even Peter Lorre although he wasn't my favorite as cowboy films were favoured then! Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-80419183296857802412018-10-20T02:04:42.198-04:002018-10-20T02:04:42.198-04:00I love Breakfast at Tiffany's for many, many r...I love Breakfast at Tiffany's for many, many reasons.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-5759503310289587772018-10-20T02:03:23.871-04:002018-10-20T02:03:23.871-04:00Yes, I loved that one too – unlike the above-menti...Yes, I loved that one too – unlike the above-mentioned scathing reviewer.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-82325927888632359042018-10-20T02:01:48.006-04:002018-10-20T02:01:48.006-04:00Thank you; I do try and present a variety. Sometim...Thank you; I do try and present a variety. Sometimes – like this time – I learn as much as anyone else in the process.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-9798842490464121092018-10-19T23:29:18.504-04:002018-10-19T23:29:18.504-04:00Thank you Rosemary :)Thank you Rosemary :)Thylacine Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727966062672145626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-27081830933580975252018-10-19T22:54:28.985-04:002018-10-19T22:54:28.985-04:00Love quirky poems. There will never be another Pet...Love quirky poems. There will never be another Peter Lorre...just remarkable.Must check out Mr Moto movies. Thank you.<br />Holly Golightly's Japanese neighbour played by Mickey Rooney is hilarious as well...Breakfast At Tiffanysrallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-51287303687027688982018-10-19T17:26:24.552-04:002018-10-19T17:26:24.552-04:00Loved this poem, Rosemary! It definitely was an e...Loved this poem, Rosemary! It definitely was an enjoyable and unique read! I love the variety of poetry you present each Friday.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-90885801898512223012018-10-19T16:10:22.983-04:002018-10-19T16:10:22.983-04:00"ACTING LIKE A TREE" in the New Yorker y..."ACTING LIKE A TREE" in the New Yorker you linked above is pretty amazing too!<br />Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-26052757139157835732018-10-19T16:07:34.121-04:002018-10-19T16:07:34.121-04:00This was FUN! And it does cut right through the s...This was FUN! And it does cut right through the stereotypes and racism of the TV world. Wildly clever.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-65527540392110979192018-10-19T15:47:07.129-04:002018-10-19T15:47:07.129-04:00I'm so glad you shared my enjoyment!I'm so glad you shared my enjoyment!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-52637843302270438752018-10-19T10:56:15.520-04:002018-10-19T10:56:15.520-04:00Reading this was an absolute delight, Rosemary. SO...Reading this was an absolute delight, Rosemary. SO entertaining, the character, the conversational tone and the witty observations. The review wikipedia quoted is spot-on, i think. And i agree about the haiku, i would so love to have written it. This was a fun read. I love the quirkiness.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.com