tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post115037563510688217..comments2024-01-23T18:21:17.066+00:00Comments on Surroundings: 1. Guy BirchardRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-1150708808521344382006-06-19T10:20:00.000+01:002006-06-19T10:20:00.000+01:00Cailleach - I think you're right. When I mentioned...Cailleach - I think you're right. When I mentioned that the lines might refer to his poetry, I was thinking of that as a secondary level of meaning.<BR/><BR/>ufukhati - I'm glad you're enjoying it so far. But, I admit, much of my "analysis" is only guesswork! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for commenting.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-1150524973945533362006-06-17T07:16:00.000+01:002006-06-17T07:16:00.000+01:00Rob,I'm reading closely to your analysis (Ref: "I....Rob,<BR/>I'm reading closely to your analysis (Ref: "I.Guy Birchard). Your commentary opens my mind on how and what poetry is all about.<BR/>I'm waiting for the next one.ufukhatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883978381850950194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-1150391225010035032006-06-15T18:07:00.000+01:002006-06-15T18:07:00.000+01:00"British girls, for my accent, have chuckedme unde..."British girls, for my accent, have chucked<BR/>me under the chin but my words, undetectable<BR/>origins, incomprehensible intentions, dammit<BR/>my English words baffle English ears."<BR/><BR/>I think what he may be referring to here, is that although the shared language may be English, the meanings can be different, when you come from a different part of the world. My Irish husband gets ribebd when he goes to Anfield to watch Liverpool play by the locals. They tell him that they love his Irish accent and the funny things he says, that are in English but have a meaning peculiar to Ireland.<BR/><BR/>Interesting project you've set yourself Rob!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.com