tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post5654592982197951067..comments2023-11-05T04:15:44.564-08:00Comments on Robert Frost's Banjo: "Ask Alice"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-15278514687141219362011-10-03T17:04:16.045-07:002011-10-03T17:04:16.045-07:00hkatz, thank you. i have a bit of an alice obsess...hkatz, thank you. i have a bit of an alice obsession. i was trying to capture a balance in the sinister nature of the story while keeping it whimsical....i hope i've done that. :)<br />john, yep....i just realized you said pretty much what i did. well-spotted. :) thank you.barbie angellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708541834042912457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-8847120371335602872011-06-23T06:36:11.991-07:002011-06-23T06:36:11.991-07:00Hi HKatz: I like that stanza a lot too! I think t...Hi HKatz: I like that stanza a lot too! I think the combination of whimsical & haunting describes the best of Barbie's poetry. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-21328607776744992182011-06-21T20:31:02.507-07:002011-06-21T20:31:02.507-07:00This poem is both whimsical and haunting. I like ...This poem is both whimsical and haunting. I like the rhythm and the matter-of-fact way in which disturbing lines come across (like the white rabbit screaming, and the red queen assuring death).<br /><br />Favorite stanza:<br /><i>The Cheshire Cat<br />must know right where I’m at<br />‘cause his grin’s always over my head</i>HKatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653570160517335758noreply@blogger.com