tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746501486040334457.post6112969393390215191..comments2023-04-02T07:33:07.846-04:00Comments on Nonsense and Little Things: National Poetry Monthwren boudreauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02026047300425537095noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746501486040334457.post-91712389741165767252010-04-18T22:36:48.131-04:002010-04-18T22:36:48.131-04:00Hi Lily!
Thanks for stopping by. The Fog is one of...Hi Lily!<br />Thanks for stopping by. The Fog is one of my favorites - so much in so few words!wren boudreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026047300425537095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746501486040334457.post-67149380343887361802010-04-18T22:25:10.549-04:002010-04-18T22:25:10.549-04:00I love ee cummings. The Fog I'd never read, th...I love ee cummings. <i>The Fog</i> I'd never read, thanks for sharing.Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16683944973070583799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746501486040334457.post-61382246749801370552010-04-18T20:04:34.377-04:002010-04-18T20:04:34.377-04:00E.H> I can understand the need for small doses....E.H> I can understand the need for small doses. ee requires a fair bit of analysis, I think!<br /><br />K.Z. - You're welcome :)wren boudreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026047300425537095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746501486040334457.post-54016108890243476512010-04-18T18:14:04.410-04:002010-04-18T18:14:04.410-04:00Woot! The balloonman poem was the one that hooked...Woot! The balloonman poem was the one that hooked me on cummings! Thanks for the reminder, Wren.K. Z. Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373906799954038740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746501486040334457.post-82727456824781389982010-04-18T14:47:54.675-04:002010-04-18T14:47:54.675-04:00I agree Wren - One poem I can remember clearly fro...I agree Wren - One poem I can remember clearly from Cummings is <i>Dying is fine)But death... </i><br /><br />It's a relatively short piece, and took me a while "to get" and even when I did - I still didn't...<br /><br />I do find him a powerful poet - but only in small doses for me...<br /><br />I will try to read more of him though.<br /><br />E.H>Erotic Horizonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02236771670599353453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746501486040334457.post-48365763624002212042010-04-18T14:39:44.294-04:002010-04-18T14:39:44.294-04:00Hi Val! I've loved both these poems for a looo...Hi Val! I've loved both these poems for a loooong time, but of course hadn't actually thought about them recently. This was a nice visit. :)<br /><br />Hi E.H. - e.e. cummings has strange and beautiful and visual poetry. There's a lot to sink your teeth into.wren boudreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026047300425537095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746501486040334457.post-23900188357456420362010-04-18T14:34:04.343-04:002010-04-18T14:34:04.343-04:00Hi Wren..
Thank you for taking up the challenge.....Hi Wren..<br /><br />Thank you for taking up the challenge... <br /><br />I love Sandberg - Although I will admit my two fav or his are<i> The Shovel Man</i> and <i>The Soiled Dove</i>...<br /><br />Fog is beautiful...<br /><br />Thank you for sharing those two - I have not read a lot of EE Cummings - but I will be visiting more of his works now...<br /><br />P.S. - I love the fog pic, very apt..<br /><br />E.H>Erotic Horizonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02236771670599353453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746501486040334457.post-80793537876964511242010-04-18T14:29:48.287-04:002010-04-18T14:29:48.287-04:00I'm such a poetry philistine, but even I remem...I'm such a poetry philistine, but even I remember the fog coming in on little cat feet and the goat-footed balloon man. Good to see these again. Great choices, Wren!Average Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03955137026396047753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746501486040334457.post-38740860783576568412010-04-18T14:25:31.386-04:002010-04-18T14:25:31.386-04:00I used to teach them, too, Eyre!I used to teach them, too, Eyre!wren boudreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026047300425537095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746501486040334457.post-78731639026285450482010-04-18T14:15:49.689-04:002010-04-18T14:15:49.689-04:00Wren, you've chosen two of my favorites! I te...Wren, you've chosen two of my favorites! I teach these two poems every semester.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746501486040334457.post-82526110690889558032010-04-18T12:31:46.134-04:002010-04-18T12:31:46.134-04:00Now I have an image in my head of huge cats formin...Now I have an image in my head of huge cats forming out of tendrils of fog, invading the city, stirring terror in the hearts of all high-rise dwellers...wren boudreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026047300425537095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746501486040334457.post-10956989272640588672010-04-18T12:29:03.324-04:002010-04-18T12:29:03.324-04:00Chris: Yeah, that is a bit like the stuff of night...Chris: Yeah, that is a bit like the stuff of nightmares :).Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746501486040334457.post-36886939564987497582010-04-18T12:23:12.395-04:002010-04-18T12:23:12.395-04:00Jen: Eek! The image of kitty fang coming through a...Jen: Eek! The image of kitty fang coming through a window as one sits in one's skyscraper office...Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746501486040334457.post-64697530073748449462010-04-18T12:21:08.353-04:002010-04-18T12:21:08.353-04:00Fabulous poems, Wren. I love ee cummings.
The fo...Fabulous poems, Wren. I love ee cummings.<br /><br />The fog poem has such a great central image, although if it were my cat she'd pounce at the nearest skyscaper :).Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746501486040334457.post-53780773042446356922010-04-18T12:19:54.941-04:002010-04-18T12:19:54.941-04:00Glad you're a fan of balloon man!
My son'...Glad you're a fan of balloon man! <br /><br />My son's cats are fog-like (or ninja-like, maybe). One second, you're alone. Turn around, turn back and there are cats there, in your face. But, they have made their share of dents, too!wren boudreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026047300425537095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746501486040334457.post-23874046007935750032010-04-18T12:05:53.267-04:002010-04-18T12:05:53.267-04:00Oh, I had forgotten about the mud-luscious world! ...Oh, I had forgotten about the mud-luscious world! Thanks for the reminder, Wren.<br /><br />The second one gives me the giggles now, after having cats. Based on the cats I know, that fog would be leaving dents on cars...Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.com