tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post3890970362788770435..comments2023-11-05T04:15:44.564-08:00Comments on Robert Frost's Banjo: “The Orange Bears”Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-53545119914481999612011-02-15T04:24:55.167-08:002011-02-15T04:24:55.167-08:00I just wanted to say thanks for all I have learned...I just wanted to say thanks for all I have learned and discovered in poetry and art and lit through your blog. Wow, I like Kenneth Patchen and I'd never heard of him before your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-10800967213332837282010-02-03T06:33:49.253-08:002010-02-03T06:33:49.253-08:00Hi Ginger: Not making a fool of yourself--it was a...Hi Ginger: Not making a fool of yourself--it was a pleasant surprise to see your comments this morning! Yes, he means teddy bears.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-84611824247519460802010-02-03T00:31:00.124-08:002010-02-03T00:31:00.124-08:00Or Hell, maybe it is.
(I'm making a fool of m...Or Hell, maybe it is.<br /><br />(I'm making a fool of myself this evening. Enjoying your blog while my daughter is sweetly dreaming.)Ginger Ingenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904339551806493214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-48897945963120411552010-02-03T00:29:40.781-08:002010-02-03T00:29:40.781-08:00Like 'Teddy Bears'?
Ha.
For some reason,...Like 'Teddy Bears'?<br /><br />Ha.<br /><br />For some reason, I thought it must be a type of flower.Ginger Ingenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904339551806493214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-49847092765538846482010-02-03T00:29:05.877-08:002010-02-03T00:29:05.877-08:00Oh, I don't think Patchen's ever corny.
....Oh, I don't think Patchen's ever corny.<br /><br />...<br /><br />What are Orange Bears??Ginger Ingenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904339551806493214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-74698291487678593282010-01-27T15:25:38.523-08:002010-01-27T15:25:38.523-08:00Hi Jen: Yes, I thought that comment by Karen was r...Hi Jen: Yes, I thought that comment by Karen was really on the money, & was much appreciated. So glad you're a supporter! Hope you folks are ok in OKC with the storm possibly moving in.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-53619298192688349072010-01-27T14:55:03.637-08:002010-01-27T14:55:03.637-08:00*love* Karen's comment. Well, waht I wanted to...*love* Karen's comment. Well, waht I wanted to say is that life is so busy - mine anyway. Kids, work - an unending cycle. I come to this blog for my dose of culture and poetry. It never fails me. I am sure there are others I could read, but this is where has led me. I don't remember hearing about Patchen before this blog. I'm so glad to make his acquaintance. I love the visceral!Jennifer Chronicles (jenx67.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14420405638287265650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-39215981153608199132010-01-24T14:47:44.408-08:002010-01-24T14:47:44.408-08:00Hi Kat: I've never been around mining--I grew ...Hi Kat: I've never been around mining--I grew up in a very working class mill town, so I have some sense (especially since both my father & I worked in a paper mill), but the mines are more extreme. I'll have to check out your orange bear post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-8467568717388892712010-01-24T14:03:48.462-08:002010-01-24T14:03:48.462-08:00I can't help but think of my mom's home to...I can't help but think of my mom's home town of Glace Bay and the coal mines. I never lived there, but I know that coal-crusted landscape - the dirty sidewalks and the faces of the miners.<br />(I also had an orange bear. I recently wrote about him on BFtP.)Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-80801504194961413472010-01-24T07:30:26.607-08:002010-01-24T07:30:26.607-08:00Hi Tony: Glad you enjoyed the Patchen poem! Have ...Hi Tony: Glad you enjoyed the Patchen poem! Have a great weekend--guess it's winding down where you are.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-15091318120237979442010-01-24T06:13:17.785-08:002010-01-24T06:13:17.785-08:00Lord ,John, you are an Education for me! So many t...Lord ,John, you are an Education for me! So many times I visit your blog to learn some new Art & Artists.This Guy Is Good.Very Much So.Thank You.I Will Look into him & enjoy.<br />I hope the weekend is being good to You.<br />Regards<br />Tony.tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-37197450683207041302010-01-23T08:22:39.825-08:002010-01-23T08:22:39.825-08:00Hi Karen & Eberle
Karen: Yes, I can see that ...Hi Karen & Eberle<br /><br />Karen: Yes, I can see that this one would have a very direct impact!<br /><br />Eberle: Thanks for weighing in!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-69990678098416326432010-01-23T07:23:01.660-08:002010-01-23T07:23:01.660-08:00I so much agree with Karen - the history of the ex...I so much agree with Karen - the history of the exploitation of workers is such an invisible one (so convenient for those who still profit from it in the seemingly never-ending saga - now in the form of U.S. corporations profiting from a new wage-slave class of workers in other countries- this exploitation happening hand-in-glove once again with government policies and military force...)<br />There is a rare kind of affirmation of the truth of this kind of sanctioned exploitation in Patchen's poems, and also a consciousness of the deadening effect it has on all of us, even as passive participants. Thanks for posting this poem, John!Eberlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06523773865788173026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-87665648234335474742010-01-23T05:11:47.521-08:002010-01-23T05:11:47.521-08:00Having grown up in West Virginia, where our histor...Having grown up in West Virginia, where our history was formed by Mother Jones and the mine wars, I can visualize and understand this poem in my core. I remember washing the coal dust from the bannisters of our front porch every day - our daisies were covered, too. <br /><br />I have really liked all of the Patchen poems you've posted (that's a little alliterative!), but this one moves me as if it's part of my collective unconscious.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.com