tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post4141627674491519011..comments2024-01-23T18:21:17.066+00:00Comments on Surroundings: Suona per TeRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-42790718186655836892008-05-12T23:35:00.000+01:002008-05-12T23:35:00.000+01:00Sandy, thanks particularly for mentioning Jonathan...Sandy, thanks particularly for mentioning Jonathan Usher's comments at the beginning. I had arrived late and missed them, so it's good to hear about them.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-22125979363793603322008-05-11T12:31:00.000+01:002008-05-11T12:31:00.000+01:00from Sandy hutchison:"Dear Rob: I'm happy you enjo...from Sandy hutchison:<BR/><BR/>"Dear Rob: I'm happy you enjoyed the night right through to the parmegiano (in lumps) and beyond. How good to get such a complete crowd, full to the back, and with those levels of interest and enjoyment. Alessandro came in confidently from the start; and the Italians I talked to (and there were some heavy hitters there) were giving thumbs up on the translations as effective and adventurous. I'll just say they were begun unprompted, and are ongoing (with alacrity).<BR/> <BR/>You didn't mention Jon Usher's introductory comments, which I was very glad/honoured to have: with a broad base of reference and some pointed things to say. They set a good tone too - which was part of the reason things connected. <BR/> <BR/>Baraka is one word, by the way, for what people recognise and feel and respond to when something clicks or becomes absorbing. Robert Graves has a very good essay on it. It avoids the counterfeit, it is inherent in all kind of things from place to poetry to that old shirt or pair of shoes you just can't bear to throw out; though it's not the same as nostalgia. It's live, it's 'real sound in the air': and that's why and when people perk up and things get jumping and wine tastes better on the palate. best, Sandy"Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-30825596803076870702008-05-10T09:53:00.000+01:002008-05-10T09:53:00.000+01:00Italian is a lovely language to listen to in any c...Italian is a lovely language to listen to in any case - pleased that there was such a good crowd. Sometimes I wonder if poetry gigs were organised as other kinds of entertainment would more people attend... themed readings... bake-offs, puff-pastry, lemonade and poetry... do you think it might work?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.com