tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post113088480631313196..comments2024-01-23T18:21:17.066+00:00Comments on Surroundings: AppliancesRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-1131219999306826232005-11-05T19:46:00.000+00:002005-11-05T19:46:00.000+00:00Heather - I like the cooking metaphor. Especially ...Heather - I like the cooking metaphor. Especially the idea of being placed in the proper restaurant to begin with.<BR/><BR/>David - The how undoubtably relates to the why. I'm not sure a poem always has to lend itself to critical scrutiny - it might work because it illuminates something in a surprising way, even if it wouldn't pass as critic-fodder. But yes, in most cases I agree with you.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-1131185013490805682005-11-05T10:03:00.000+00:002005-11-05T10:03:00.000+00:00Hi,Go back to the poems that you are thinking abou...Hi,<BR/><BR/>Go back to the poems that you are thinking about and compare and contrast them.<BR/><BR/>I bet you’ll find that WHY some of the poems work is related to HOW they work. In other words, the nebulous, metaphysical question of WHY a poem works can be found (at least to some extent) in the more concrete demonstrability of HOW it works.<BR/><BR/>You’ll probably find that the poems that work will withstand much greater analytical and critical scrutiny than the poems that don’t work. The simplicity of the poemS that don’t work will<BR/>be revealed as being simplistic. The simplicity of the poem that does work will be shown to be a well-crafted, complex illusion which is masquerading as Simplicity.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>DavidDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031125960264695335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-1131099367287327102005-11-04T10:16:00.000+00:002005-11-04T10:16:00.000+00:00heh. I think we're all kinda saying the same thing...heh. I think we're all kinda saying the same thing.<BR/><BR/>Good cooks don't drown mushrooms in chervil. They know how much chervil to use, and in which recipes to use it in.<BR/><BR/>Good food sells itself. Usually. It needs to be placed in the proper restaurant to be appreciated fully.Heather O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16791710254475562860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-1131098545393900992005-11-04T10:02:00.000+00:002005-11-04T10:02:00.000+00:00I liked your poem, and particularly enjoyed some o...I liked your poem, and particularly enjoyed some of the linebreaks that you used within it. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>I agree. Craft and use of original language, and scenerio (not sure if that's the right word choice) can make tired words fresh.<BR/><BR/>Love, soul, and the other near blacklisted words are not banned from language. They only wait for someone with skill to come and revive them. Stick them with other words they've never been close to, or with, and they no longer sleep.Heather O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16791710254475562860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-1131012043526973542005-11-03T10:00:00.000+00:002005-11-03T10:00:00.000+00:00Yes, I'm sure that's a good part of it. if you kno...Yes, I'm sure that's a good part of it. if you know the meanings of words with precision, then you can use their properties in ways that bring familiar concepts alive.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure that Bill's comments in my "Poem of the Day" post three down from this one are also part of it - the idea of a "poetic rhetoric" distinct from cliché. That really would make for an interesting discussion.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-1130886762422854682005-11-01T23:12:00.000+00:002005-11-01T23:12:00.000+00:00Maybe it has to do with understanding what those w...Maybe it has to do with understanding what those words actually <I>mean</I> and using them profitably. It's a bit like learning how to use certain kinds of spice. Or rather, how to cook specific kinds of meat (or unusual vegetables for all you veggies out there).scavellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18210830693679186251noreply@blogger.com