tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post5491551856027200132..comments2023-09-01T04:29:11.256-04:00Comments on Suburban Soliloquy: Ocular AllusionsJaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-25608581744597768742012-10-29T06:38:08.918-04:002012-10-29T06:38:08.918-04:00Jayne, My experience at Bennington was a positive ...Jayne, My experience at Bennington was a positive one. You will enjoy it.Steven Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799157512641252014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-23987089646051899032012-10-26T09:55:29.995-04:002012-10-26T09:55:29.995-04:00"Suburban Solilioquy" has been included ..."Suburban Solilioquy" has been included in the Sites To See for this week. I hope this helps to point many new visitors in your direction.<br /><br />http://asthecrackerheadcrumbles.blogspot.com/2012/10/sites-to-see_26.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-87565822997563410272012-10-26T09:54:25.445-04:002012-10-26T09:54:25.445-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-41723795801888965352012-10-25T20:31:08.900-04:002012-10-25T20:31:08.900-04:00Us New Englanders are hardy folk, Suze!
Btw- &quo...Us New Englanders are hardy folk, Suze!<br /><br />Btw- "...quiet, scissoring, bird-like approach." That's a gem, too. I'm so tempted to use that. You never know, it may show up in my future writings quite unconsciously. And then I'll look back and say, Hey, wait a minute--that was Suze! (Or maybe you'll remind me.) ;) Just love it!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-3016817432397908422012-10-25T20:26:44.937-04:002012-10-25T20:26:44.937-04:00Ha! Indeed it is, Antares. ;)
Ha! Indeed it is, Antares. ;)<br />Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-52150443462520911262012-10-25T20:20:52.749-04:002012-10-25T20:20:52.749-04:00Ha! I shouldn't have made the statement with s...Ha! I shouldn't have made the statement with such a broad stroke. :)Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-70100996706330293282012-10-23T21:08:00.424-04:002012-10-23T21:08:00.424-04:00Seeing is an important art.;)Seeing is an important art.;)Antares Cryptoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12197876328401157462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-57853054615864763232012-10-23T11:59:13.232-04:002012-10-23T11:59:13.232-04:00Ru- this is what I love about both Collins's a...Ru- this is what I love about both Collins's and Levine's work. They make poetry accessible to all. Most of it is fairly straightforward though we may not always get the references. I was glad Levine gave us some background to his Black Wine poem. Collins, too, as he introduces his poems to us, offered a little backstory to each poem.<br /><br />In the poetry class I'm currently taking, we are reading contemporary work. Some of it is highly abstract and I don't have much patience for that either. But when you're sitting in a class with a master poet who gently points the way toward translation, it goes a long way. So it's true, I think, some poetry demands some expertise. <br /><br />Perpetual light shows, as in lightening, does not sound like something I'd enjoy either. I hope fall decides to be kinder to you, out there.<br /><br />And your eyes...That's terrific! It's the carrots, it is! ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-65956245280689347312012-10-23T11:50:17.850-04:002012-10-23T11:50:17.850-04:00Be careful, Dicky! ;)Be careful, Dicky! ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-91010304806069056012012-10-23T11:50:01.609-04:002012-10-23T11:50:01.609-04:00Interesting, Britta, they are cold colors, aren...Interesting, Britta, they are cold colors, aren't they? There was some subconscious work going on there. Autumn is a season of warm colors, but the season had been so dreary up until the day I wrote this piece that I could barely capture the fiery warmth of autumn. I was still viewing it, literally, from another lens! <br /><br />Speaking of warmth, Levine was so lovely, so warm and generous. He's the gold standard for Fall!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-48317459735425620782012-10-23T11:43:28.824-04:002012-10-23T11:43:28.824-04:00Well, there are poems that I've published here...Well, there are poems that I've published here on SS (those not credited to an author are mine) under he Category <em>poetry</em>. But in terms of new poems--once I've generated something that is, um, shareable, I'll be happy to share! Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-39712949346908768462012-10-23T11:41:27.197-04:002012-10-23T11:41:27.197-04:00Mignon- Oh, I wish I could say I'd been writin...Mignon- Oh, I wish I could say I'd been writing until my fingers ache and eyes blur, but such is not the case. Have been on the road again w/little time to consider poetry--but plenty blur of road and brimming glasses of red! Though I think I've something brewing, last minute, for tomorrow's class. ;)<br />Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-3275232135524723632012-10-23T11:38:24.795-04:002012-10-23T11:38:24.795-04:00Backatchya! ;)Backatchya! ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-2807315770260903452012-10-23T11:38:03.318-04:002012-10-23T11:38:03.318-04:00I know, Leah, I must learn not to expect anything ...I know, Leah, I must learn not to expect anything of a given day. I've stopped looking at the 10-day forecast and resigned myself to "que sera, sera." It helps. Of course, 4 to 5 days of beautiful <em>fall-like</em> weather occurring while it is still actually <em>fall</em> goes a long way in improving my outlook. Er, disposition might be a better word choice. Day by day! :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-64500561474329113812012-10-23T11:30:55.742-04:002012-10-23T11:30:55.742-04:00"No one ever waits with panting heart for a f..."No one ever waits with panting heart for a freeze or withering heat." Love that line, Suze. However, I must differ--I <em>do</em> wait w/panting heart for a freeze--especially the type that brings snow!"<br /><br />We've had a stretch of rainless autumn days, so dear Fall is making up for his bad behavior. Now if it could only last longer... ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-31125288151778553562012-10-22T13:56:56.154-04:002012-10-22T13:56:56.154-04:00Poetry gives me such a hard time in that I just do...Poetry gives me such a hard time in that I just don't get half of it, or maybe it's just that I don't have the patience for it. And then I think maybe it is like opera and you have to have some training in the subject before it really clicks. Or maybe I am just not that bright, but it does bother me that I don't have the patience for it. Maybe I'm too literal. Regardless, I would love to see/read/hear some of your poetry. I envy you your class Jayne.<br /><br />My eyes got better 4-5 years ago (I'm 65) and I thought the guy had made a mistake, thinking eyesight should only get worse. But then I realized the optometrist before might have been mistaken. Or, maybe it indeed was the carrots. <br /><br />And as for fall, not my favorite season, the thunder is beginning to take over the sky here and soon we will have a perpetual light show, and I will be scared. :)Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-72085548005432518662012-10-21T07:01:11.544-04:002012-10-21T07:01:11.544-04:00Going away to Google "FROPPER."Going away to Google "FROPPER."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-83182690810169930562012-10-20T07:26:52.785-04:002012-10-20T07:26:52.785-04:00Dear Jayne,
I love your photo in cold colours - m...Dear Jayne, <br />I love your photo in cold colours - made through i-phone. Autumn as not reaching expectations? I don't know whether I would want to write that - though maybe it is a fine contrast to all these red&yellow&gold - hymns. Or like the world Philip Levine sees when not drunk on that black wine. Though I would drink a glass of that when autumn wouldn't live up to my expectation... Trust your eyes (and your better eyesight): it is beautiful! Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-26868996121731694712012-10-19T16:34:17.044-04:002012-10-19T16:34:17.044-04:00perhaps we might have a peek—or more—at your poems...perhaps we might have a peek—or more—at your poems, too?mignonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028407838518935203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-71228134065755755222012-10-19T16:23:14.994-04:002012-10-19T16:23:14.994-04:00thanks for the levine poem, jayne.
this is great...thanks for the levine poem, jayne. <br /><br />this is great. so glad you're taking the class.<br /><br />here is my wish for you, my dear: that you write your poetry until your fingers ache and your eyes blur. don't worry, though—it'll only be a temporary blur. they will unblur with a little rest and a little—make that big— glass of red, to be sure. mignonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028407838518935203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-72748111055364443542012-10-17T11:12:25.908-04:002012-10-17T11:12:25.908-04:00Hugs, LeahHugs, LeahLeah Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424758000036417506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-32612750545157765842012-10-17T11:11:21.899-04:002012-10-17T11:11:21.899-04:00Invasion of the PHOROPTOR! LOL!!
My keen-eyed od...Invasion of the PHOROPTOR! LOL!! <br /><br />My keen-eyed odist, you are more than ready to dip your quill in fresh blood and pen a poem. Godspeed.<br /><br />And as far as finding a compliant day...NEVER! Drop your expectations and your vision will improve exponentially;) Leah Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424758000036417506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-47226336277158835092012-10-17T10:36:29.751-04:002012-10-17T10:36:29.751-04:00Can I just say that I love that Fropper turns out ...Can I just say that I love that Fropper turns out to be what it is?<br /><br />Fall is the least compliant of all seasons and the most universally-loved. I think the one depends on the other. No one ever waits with panting heart for a freeze or withering heat. But the cool amber slant of autumn? We are in a perpetual state of yearning for that so it does seem, perhaps, rebellious in its quiet, scissoring, bird-like approach.<br /><br />Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-55761997861802652242012-10-16T23:15:53.456-04:002012-10-16T23:15:53.456-04:00Michael- in the market today, I didn't put my ...Michael- in the market today, I didn't put my readers on once. Yep, I'm moving backwards. (Hmm... but I'll try to keep myself from pilfering clothing from my daughter's closet!). :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-12993278062587728492012-10-16T23:12:11.676-04:002012-10-16T23:12:11.676-04:00Aha! Thank you, Yvonne, for sharing that with us! ...Aha! Thank you, Yvonne, for sharing that with us! So I'm (or my eye doc) am not crazy after all!<br /><br />The poetry class is fun, but you can write your own poetic sequence without one, too! ;)<br />Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.com