tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557515713379617009.post5485644132169012051..comments2023-10-09T02:38:50.119-07:00Comments on At My Soiree: The Connections! The Connections!ChrisJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139508470517226199noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557515713379617009.post-62016168569938734092010-04-24T11:25:56.972-07:002010-04-24T11:25:56.972-07:00OTG,
Early morning is nice sometimes - quiet and ...OTG,<br /><br />Early morning is nice sometimes - quiet and peaceful (maybe the kids are still asleep?).ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139508470517226199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557515713379617009.post-90198982293779896582010-04-24T02:32:50.102-07:002010-04-24T02:32:50.102-07:00The circuitous path is the longest, but the most i...The circuitous path is the longest, but the most interesting. <br /><br />Your post reflects what is great about blogging. Sharing ideas. Sparking new ideas. Supporting one another. <br /><br />Love it! Have a great Saturday. I'm up way too early today. (I've already been up for an hour!)One of The Guyshttp://www.theguysperspective.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557515713379617009.post-38301345923127653772010-04-23T16:23:47.053-07:002010-04-23T16:23:47.053-07:00Owen,
People often quote "The Raven" an...Owen,<br /><br />People often quote "The Raven" and don't know what it is they are quoting - the lines just stick.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139508470517226199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557515713379617009.post-67043381448838492882010-04-23T12:49:01.337-07:002010-04-23T12:49:01.337-07:00Sound can be hypnotic. I'm thinking of Poe'...Sound can be hypnotic. I'm thinking of Poe's "The Raven" or "The Bells."<br /><br />As logical arguments, both poems are rather silly. But the rhythm and the rhyme cast a spell.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557515713379617009.post-41212638955360731302010-04-23T09:55:44.978-07:002010-04-23T09:55:44.978-07:00Cheri,
I'm sure you'll enjoy it; I was qu...Cheri,<br /><br />I'm sure you'll enjoy it; I was quite fascinated.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139508470517226199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557515713379617009.post-49592563396794957802010-04-23T08:41:46.741-07:002010-04-23T08:41:46.741-07:00Off to find a copy of From Ritual to Romance.Off to find a copy of From Ritual to Romance.lifeshighwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389824485602821605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557515713379617009.post-25864354728676157002010-04-23T07:55:16.786-07:002010-04-23T07:55:16.786-07:00cooper,
One of my professors said to listen as on...cooper,<br /><br />One of my professors said to listen as one would to some blues-first just enjoy the experience, the sound.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139508470517226199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557515713379617009.post-12277589709531523572010-04-22T22:20:52.239-07:002010-04-22T22:20:52.239-07:00It's cadence, rhythm, the timing - be it in po...It's cadence, rhythm, the timing - be it in poetry or prose - that hooks me.cooperhttp://wonderlandornot.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557515713379617009.post-28672348408674172532010-04-22T21:56:17.406-07:002010-04-22T21:56:17.406-07:00Trulyfool,
I mostly agree, although I have a stro...Trulyfool,<br /><br />I mostly agree, although I have a strong love of imagery. But I do hear rhythms all the time - someone's sentence will mimic a familiar line of poetry and I can't rest until I remember what it is. Drives me nuts at times.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139508470517226199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557515713379617009.post-50350752934313045872010-04-22T21:56:16.760-07:002010-04-22T21:56:16.760-07:00Trulyfool,
I mostly agree, although I have a stro...Trulyfool,<br /><br />I mostly agree, although I have a strong love of imagery. But I do hear rhythms all the time - someone's sentence will mimic a familiar line of poetry and I can't rest until I remember what it is. Drives me nuts at times.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139508470517226199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557515713379617009.post-70956025729181698542010-04-22T21:36:14.986-07:002010-04-22T21:36:14.986-07:00These connections do interest me, remembering The ...These connections do interest me, remembering The Golden Bough's being mentioned in any number of lit classes, never really 'getting' why Eliot -- or anyone -- felt so obsessive about linking modern writing to deep, traditions.<br /><br />I have some idea now, though I attribute Eliot's (and Pound's and Joyce's and so on's) brilliance to their connecting words and finding rhythms that slide and kick and click into place.<br /><br />Writing, especially poetry, is an 'ear' thing. Conceptual meaning and accessible imagery count a lot, are large parts of the thing's worth, but 'ear' is prime.Trulyfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385653066007723233noreply@blogger.com