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Pandemics kill poets
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Hi Di. This is lovely. It
Posted on Tue, 28 Apr 2020
Hi Di. This is lovely. It rolls off the page beautifully. I really like the visuals it triggers. The cues are strong despite the sparsity of the style. The sparsity gives it a lightness that evokes the blossom and petals you describe. It works a...
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Lovely very personal but
Posted on Sun, 22 Mar 2020
Lovely very personal but universal poem. Well done on poem of the month!!
Read full commentPosted in Deimos
It's sad to see them captive,
Posted on Tue, 17 Mar 2020
It's sad to see them captive, although I remember waking one morning on a train to see one standing being scrubbed with a soapy yard brush. He/she was quite obviously enjoying it.
Again, absolutely lovely illustration. Very fitting. Is...
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All you need is a new battery
Posted on Tue, 03 Mar 2020
All you need is a new battery and an oil change. There's something durable and more suited to the home mechanic with older models.
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Hi Frances. Great to read an
Posted on Sat, 29 Feb 2020
Hi Frances. Great to read an interesting form like this. You've managed to conjure a vivid and tranquil scene. I can't help thinking of other families on the move when reading it. Hope to see many more from you.
Read full commentPosted in Recycled
Cheers onemorething. You've
Posted on Sat, 22 Feb 2020
Cheers onemorething. You've set something going here. Can't beat a bit of inspiration.
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Oh, and I totally missed the
Posted on Thu, 20 Feb 2020
Oh, and I totally missed the ekphrastic thing. Had to go and look up the meaning again. I've read in a couple of places (I can never remember these things), was it Plato talked about the artist and the carpenter and the distance from God? Might...
Read full commentPosted in Looking at Klimt’s Frieze for Beethoven
Oh, THAT'S what they are. I
Posted on Thu, 20 Feb 2020
Oh, THAT'S what they are. I need to develop phone envy. What a mature (as in intellectually, classically aware etc) poem this is. I'm certainly not familiar with the mythical basis, but it works very well without that knowledge - it's just...
Read full commentPosted in Looking at Klimt’s Frieze for Beethoven
Fantastic! I started reading
Posted on Mon, 13 Jan 2020
Fantastic! I started reading this once before and was distracted by something. I love that middle section, too. It carries so much wisdom. I've read and re-read Sophocles' Oedipus Rex and some good commentary on it. This whole "fate" thing. But...
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How much joy can a person
Posted on Wed, 29 Jan 2020
How much joy can a person take?!
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