tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post6309514242788640964..comments2023-11-05T07:53:12.708-05:00Comments on Poets United: The Living DeadRosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-85479443334970188002019-05-05T20:35:32.784-04:002019-05-05T20:35:32.784-04:00When we do what we love and how we love it, things...When we do what we love and how we love it, things thing to go right.Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-18864565348225765062019-05-04T19:40:17.864-04:002019-05-04T19:40:17.864-04:00No, it wasn't that. Sometimes there are glitch...No, it wasn't that. Sometimes there are glitches with Blogger in transcribing things, and that was one I failed to notice until I read Mary's comment..Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-57449365022827586232019-05-04T19:38:33.556-04:002019-05-04T19:38:33.556-04:00I am not so very familiar with Sydney myself (and ...I am not so very familiar with Sydney myself (and cordially dislike it, as any good Melbournite – which I was for many years – naturally does, lol) but I think that, although the place details are so specific, the poem can be appreciated by those who have no personal acquaintance with them. <br />I confess that for a long time I wasn't a big fan. (At his worst he could be garrulous and contentious.) But now, re-reading for this feature, I said to myself, 'You must have been mad! He's wonderful!!!' Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-76871204073468970632019-05-04T17:08:00.285-04:002019-05-04T17:08:00.285-04:00Oh yes, that helps tremendously!!Oh yes, that helps tremendously!!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-18668048996242353212019-05-04T12:34:07.751-04:002019-05-04T12:34:07.751-04:00Cecil's boy from Bunyah called himself the pat...Cecil's boy from Bunyah called himself the patron saint of misfits.I think this is his best known poem.It is very much a Sydney poem mentioning the haunts of the cool Sydney University crowd.I know all those places and most of them have gone. It is very strange readng this again... like travelling back in a time capsule .It's a very different city now.rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-88037451758747268532019-05-04T10:48:16.172-04:002019-05-04T10:48:16.172-04:00I like the poem for its little details. The poem r...I like the poem for its little details. The poem reminds me of the coming of a leader, religious or otherwise. <br />and yes, the verse breaks make the poem a little more "readable", giving the reader some pause to soak in the details. Maybe you were intending to use this as a performance piece? :D<br />dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-44625603342783244062019-05-04T09:39:50.195-04:002019-05-04T09:39:50.195-04:00So no, it wasn't 'just you'. Your inst...So no, it wasn't 'just you'. Your instinct was sound.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-38154003645028180522019-05-04T09:37:40.262-04:002019-05-04T09:37:40.262-04:00Oh my gosh, I'm glad you mentioned getting los...Oh my gosh, I'm glad you mentioned getting lost. I realise belatedly that I lost the verse breaks in transcribing it! It should be a bit more navigable now.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-23273642418747978902019-05-04T09:24:55.012-04:002019-05-04T09:24:55.012-04:00I could really see this is a performance piece, as...I could really see this is a performance piece, as I read through it and see all of its well-chosen atmospheric details. I can see that the author was brilliant and that his poem was finely crafted. I must admit that I get lost in it as a single-spaced written piece though, but that is just me. He really was prolific, and undoubtedly his work will stand the test of time.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-23453916985860059612019-05-03T18:43:42.858-04:002019-05-03T18:43:42.858-04:00Enjoy! Such rich pickings there.
My ideal is a p...Enjoy! Such rich pickings there.<br /><br />My ideal is a poem that works equally well on and off the page. But, that being said, it's possible to write specifically for one medium or the other. At a time when most of us here were deliberately writing for performance, Murray stuck to writing for the page – and having just done a lot of re-reading, and appreciating anew, I can't say he was wrong.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-39771552301491653812019-05-03T18:34:37.706-04:002019-05-03T18:34:37.706-04:00Yes, it's quite remarkable, isn't it?Yes, it's quite remarkable, isn't it?Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-70300662443021872712019-05-03T18:33:47.587-04:002019-05-03T18:33:47.587-04:00Yes, he was indeed truly gifted. Re-reading for th...Yes, he was indeed truly gifted. Re-reading for this feature I got a new appreciation of how consistently wonderful his poems are.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-1236450311373751262019-05-03T14:55:23.257-04:002019-05-03T14:55:23.257-04:00I love this poem, the details kept me enthralled f...I love this poem, the details kept me enthralled from beginning to end. I think I gasped a little, "Yes!" when I got to "his pentagram of sorrow". So much in those few words, so much in the moment and state of mind captured in this poem.<br /><br />You've illustrated a point I recently discussed with a few friends. They wanted to know why I read the same story on printed books, on e-readers, listened to it on audiobook and while performed by a cast. If I truly like a story or a poem, I love exploring it as many different ways as I can. Because, yes, it is true that sometimes a method of delivery can lead us to lose a bit. But it is also true that reading them in different containers can leave us with different gifts. I love gifts. <br /><br />I am bookmarking the page. Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-42107023456704418362019-05-03T13:46:30.512-04:002019-05-03T13:46:30.512-04:00If the selected poem exemplifies his talent, Les M...If the selected poem exemplifies his talent, Les Murray was a truly gifted poet. He well deserved his success. Thank you Rosemary for featuring him here today.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-34150907263326824982019-05-03T11:37:30.149-04:002019-05-03T11:37:30.149-04:00Wow! A poet who supported himslf by writing. That ...Wow! A poet who supported himslf by writing. That is a talented writer indeed. I identify with the weeping man. I feel like I could weep and never stop, for all that is so wrong. I love how at the end of the poem, the man had wept, and was done with weeping. People turn away from weeping, from the knowledge that makes us weep, because they dont want to see or feel that pain. I agree with his take on poetry on the page. When I attend poetry readings, I cant ABSORB or hear properly the poems, and only when I see them on the page do I understand what they're about. Part of this is my poor hearing. But more of it is needing to read and absorb it, rather than just hear it. However I do enjoy poetry readings anyway. Loved this, Rosemary. He lived a long and productive life. And his work, as you say, will live.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-90637717516103731442019-05-03T09:35:50.995-04:002019-05-03T09:35:50.995-04:00This poem is an art work. What a grand portrayal o...This poem is an art work. What a grand portrayal of a man! Thank you Rosemary for introducing us to Les Murray.<br />Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.com