tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post3147363880676661654..comments2024-03-28T10:05:36.756+00:00Comments on Crafty Green Poet: for it is Spring!Crafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-38844455212295481572010-05-13T15:51:14.859+01:002010-05-13T15:51:14.859+01:00juliet, I used to get soo impatient with cummings ...juliet, I used to get soo impatient with cummings and then i read the biography of kenneth patchen who is one of my all time greats and they were best of friends and I had a new respect for cummings, because if patchen loved him, i would have to give him a chance at maybe liking him. And when mind is open, well, all sorts of stuff floats in like a tiny balloon man and well, Spring! and yr right, there's a lot of his stuff that seems over-worked and not good poetry, but when he hits tha mark, he hits it hard. i like (and i'll have to paraphrase because i can't memorize my kids' s.s.# to save their lives,) "Buddha told him. Confuscious told him, Jesus told him, but it took a really big stick to really tell him.." just cracks me up. My fifth year english teacher gave us that one and it just cracked me up. i started reading cummings like there was no tomorrow while some ididn't like, for the most part, he's one of the best...Robin Rulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08505591472305408825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-19029290093061293732010-05-12T19:37:11.039+01:002010-05-12T19:37:11.039+01:00I love your blog. If you get a chance please check...I love your blog. If you get a chance please check out my new blog :)<br />http://fabgreenliving.blogspot.comThe Veganista Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08555457517497029539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-73163824933546543162010-05-12T16:25:38.444+01:002010-05-12T16:25:38.444+01:00A joyful poem. You have me curious as to his mind...A joyful poem. You have me curious as to his mind altering poems?Jasminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07101808317736275755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-57950132854684535872010-05-12T13:56:34.972+01:002010-05-12T13:56:34.972+01:00One of e.e. cummings poems was one of the first po...One of e.e. cummings poems was one of the first poems I really fell in love with when I was ten...Deb Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729615248033326334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-66137036309755694912010-05-12T12:30:40.819+01:002010-05-12T12:30:40.819+01:00Have a wonderful time at your launch today, I real...Have a wonderful time at your launch today, I really wish I lived closer and could come. <br /><br />I feel silly even saying this but feel I do not 'understand' much poetry. I couldn't really fathom the Cummings poem... oh dear. I've got a bit of paper with an english a-level somewhere but feel like it was a long time ago.<br /><br />I love your singing bunny by the way :-)<br /><br />Charlotte<br />xCharlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06187037174877356896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-5179527335047476572010-05-12T10:50:58.247+01:002010-05-12T10:50:58.247+01:00So refreshing and giddy.So refreshing and giddy.Hannah Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792203070774504501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-52627643747052078962010-05-12T07:24:36.147+01:002010-05-12T07:24:36.147+01:00Rabbits Guy - I love Ferlinghetti's poetry, wo...Rabbits Guy - I love Ferlinghetti's poetry, wonderful....<br /><br />Pamela and Esward - I love the way he uses punctuation too<br /><br />HKatz - it's wonderful isn't it? <br /><br />Eryl - yes it is a bit like conversation with a drunken philosopher... good description<br /><br />Glenna - I can only draw rabbits, so it would need to be a rabbit sketch every day - but I know there would be an audience for that! <br /><br />Gillena - thanks<br /><br />Angela - thanks - I enjoy translating poetry from German too, its a real challenge!<br /><br />Googlover - oh do read it, there are some total gems in there!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-87962742716717012272010-05-12T04:44:11.097+01:002010-05-12T04:44:11.097+01:00Whoa - it was that guy and Lawrence Ferlinghetti (...Whoa - it was that guy and Lawrence Ferlinghetti (Coney Island of the Mind) that made me realize that poetry is supposed to be quite different from just rhymned narration. (eg..Mary had a little lamb, ..)RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-78079513198064585132010-05-12T03:12:45.767+01:002010-05-12T03:12:45.767+01:00I suppose for some he is a bit of an acquired tast...I suppose for some he is a bit of an acquired taste, but I've always found him so interesting and unique. Mind you, I haven't immersed myself in his writings the way you have just done. I also love the way he bends and plays with punctuation, making it part of the poem somehow.Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-72336204881154648412010-05-12T00:38:04.928+01:002010-05-12T00:38:04.928+01:00That little yes in the end - there's so much e...That little <i>yes</i> in the end - there's so much exultation in it, barely restrained by the parentheses.HKatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653570160517335758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-56781410097691665592010-05-11T21:38:18.809+01:002010-05-11T21:38:18.809+01:00I have to say I admire your tenacity. Every now an...I have to say I admire your tenacity. Every now and again I pick up his selected Poems 1923-1958 and read till I can take it no more. Some I instantly love, some make me feel sea sick, but I rarely manage more than about four or five and that might take a whole evening. Afterwards I always feel like I've been in conversation with a very drunk philosopher.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-80133430341622493222010-05-11T20:51:56.845+01:002010-05-11T20:51:56.845+01:00I'd forgotten about e.e. in my humdrum life, a...I'd forgotten about e.e. in my humdrum life, and that was nice. Even nicer, however, are your photos of the garden, the flowers and best of all, your drawing. You should draw something for us every post!Glennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02331252407069170477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-12967757909363280352010-05-11T18:57:09.012+01:002010-05-11T18:57:09.012+01:00read from Cummings;n this one though is unfimiliar...read from Cummings;n this one though is unfimiliar; thanks for sharing<br /><br />much love<br />gillenaGillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-12238043429125131402010-05-11T18:48:35.724+01:002010-05-11T18:48:35.724+01:00What a wonderful snippet! I'll have to start ...What a wonderful snippet! I'll have to start translating his poetry into German, too. One of my favorite things to do during my days at the University (long, long ago), was to translate German poetry into English.<br />:0)<br />I had completely forgotten about that. Thanks for reminding me!angela recadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01171018304392191669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-81925028689274192802010-05-11T18:43:28.489+01:002010-05-11T18:43:28.489+01:00cummings! I think I have that book. I have been me...cummings! I think I have that book. I have been meaning to read it but have such a love hate relationship with with his work.keishuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15425697524293318047noreply@blogger.com