tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post8052227022874157422..comments2023-11-05T04:15:44.564-08:00Comments on Robert Frost's Banjo: "Journey Music"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-35204387801443771922010-07-22T16:32:11.785-07:002010-07-22T16:32:11.785-07:00Slight revision: I think that's supposed to re...Slight revision: I think that's supposed to read "or at least the house"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-14596038435695143232010-07-22T16:25:39.408-07:002010-07-22T16:25:39.408-07:00Hi Mairi (& anyone else who's interested):...Hi Mairi (& anyone else who's interested): B.N. shared the following with me in an email today:<br /><br />"It is about [my daughter's] grandmother--she was asleep under a bed and when she woke the Germans had taken the town--everybody was either marched into the forest, given shovels to dig and then shot into the holes. Some were shot on sight. The entire family was killed that morning and by some fluke--the grandmother who was about seven hid for a couple of days. When she finally came out the village or at lest the was empty. So it is a Holocaust poem."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-28825467732427679592010-07-21T16:27:09.047-07:002010-07-21T16:27:09.047-07:00Hi Alan: That's very true--truly good poems in...Hi Alan: That's very true--truly good poems invite re-reading, & this is clearly a good poem!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-31976442970115073732010-07-21T09:38:23.226-07:002010-07-21T09:38:23.226-07:00One of those poems that just asks to be read two o...One of those poems that just asks to be read two or three times - each time you get something new. And each time is a pleasure in itself.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-14580023659262240222010-07-20T15:46:18.881-07:002010-07-20T15:46:18.881-07:00Hi Mairi: I just saw your move & became your s...Hi Mairi: I just saw your move & became your second follower! I also believe I'm now following you on Twitter. I will try to find out the background on this poem from BN & will share it if she believes that's appropriate.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-36352673765332179652010-07-20T15:44:07.138-07:002010-07-20T15:44:07.138-07:00A wonderful piece, as is always the case with B.N....A wonderful piece, as is always the case with B.N.'s work. This one has a terrible feeling lurking under the lyricism. Something has happened but we aren't told exactly what. An explosion, an eruption? All so beautifully told we almost lose track of the horror. Is there a story behind this?<br />I’ve moved to http://secretpoemstls.blogspot.com/Hope to see you there.Mairihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329522168121977658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-49354669774540568572010-07-20T13:44:52.014-07:002010-07-20T13:44:52.014-07:00Hi HKatz: Yes--"unnerving" & "i...Hi HKatz: Yes--"unnerving" & "intense" are on the mark--in a way the flash of light at the end is just a different kind of intensity.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-30063959184336742292010-07-20T12:44:54.368-07:002010-07-20T12:44:54.368-07:00Unnerving and intense poem; the world in the poem ...Unnerving and intense poem; the world in the poem seems to darken until the brilliant glimpse of heat and light in the last lines. Thanks for sharing.HKatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653570160517335758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-71742337576476905282010-07-20T10:58:04.394-07:002010-07-20T10:58:04.394-07:00Hi Dianne: BN's poetry is definitely the sort ...Hi Dianne: BN's poetry is definitely the sort that rewards re-reading. Glad you liked it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-84677177899041096682010-07-20T07:25:42.946-07:002010-07-20T07:25:42.946-07:00several readings open up the colors and the melodi...several readings open up the colors and the melodies even further. read aloud, wow.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323454057921441274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-46250613901727527532010-07-20T06:27:49.508-07:002010-07-20T06:27:49.508-07:00Hi Willow: Yes, it is--a very very good poem.Hi Willow: Yes, it is--a very very good poem.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-73646069579823125322010-07-20T05:38:08.819-07:002010-07-20T05:38:08.819-07:00That opening line is incredible.That opening line is incredible.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.com