tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post4139050162859494762..comments2024-01-23T18:21:17.066+00:00Comments on Surroundings: Should Frances Leviston Visit Scandinavia? - Shore Poets ReportRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-16154005991960744562008-12-03T11:32:00.000+00:002008-12-03T11:32:00.000+00:00Didn't Wordsworth have a little sequence of &q...Didn't Wordsworth have a little sequence of "Yarrow Unvisited", visited, revisited, etc... ?<BR/><BR/>But there are no places, so it's impossible to visit them. Scandinavia is particularly meaningless, though I am "Scandinavian" myself I never knew that it is supposed to be comprise only Norway, Sweden and Denmark - in irrational defiance of the linguistic kinship of eg. Icelandic or the historical & cultural ties, not to mention the landscape similarities of eg. Finland.Michael Peveretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17090710369630916194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-81334682921111639642008-12-02T12:00:00.000+00:002008-12-02T12:00:00.000+00:00Thanks a lot, Ben. "Billionaires," I see, not mill...Thanks a lot, Ben. "Billionaires," I see, not millionaires. Very interesting poem.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-74790753800526134292008-12-02T10:08:00.000+00:002008-12-02T10:08:00.000+00:00Hi Rob - sounds like a good event.The new Leviston...Hi Rob - sounds like a good event.<BR/><BR/>The new Leviston poem you mention was published in <I>Tower Poetry Review</I> over the summer - the line you quoted reminded me of it.<BR/><BR/>Link's here if you're interested:<BR/><BR/>http://www.towerpoetry.org.uk/tpr/issue5_june2008.pdfBen Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11077824416777371117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-70471973519437856172008-12-02T09:57:00.000+00:002008-12-02T09:57:00.000+00:00Barbara, send me your address and I'll post you a ...Barbara, send me your address and I'll post you a copy of Ian's book.<BR/><BR/>Colin, I wish I'd heard Susan now, following your description!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-47455860431597752032008-12-02T08:47:00.000+00:002008-12-02T08:47:00.000+00:00An excellent night Rob. I thought Susan Tichy's po...An excellent night Rob. I thought Susan Tichy's poetry was in a different register from the readings we normally hear at Shore Poets, and I enjoyed it very much. I'd now like to see the poems on the page, to confirm what I thought I heard, which was a poet who consciously uses poetic techniques and structures in her work. Audiences today are perhaps more used to unstructured and conversational language from poets, and some may have felt slightly challenged by Susan's style, but I found it enthralling and mature. I agree with you about Ian and Frances - altogether it was a really good night.Colin Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15627539650929533832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-20224947188446786752008-12-01T14:10:00.000+00:002008-12-01T14:10:00.000+00:00All sounded interesting. I'm particularly interest...All sounded interesting. I'm particularly interested in Frances Leviston's work. I am hoping to get her work in the next round of poetry buying... but now Ian's book is clamouring to be added too. Thanks for the post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-75013155838686272142008-12-01T13:51:00.000+00:002008-12-01T13:51:00.000+00:00Disappointed to have missed what sounds like a gre...Disappointed to have missed what sounds like a great night. Ian's "Vanishing Hitchhiker" pamphlet is well worth getting a hold of.<BR/><BR/>And shouldn't a writer go anywhere?Andrew Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006232197499662437noreply@blogger.com