tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post4763529571095592557..comments2024-01-23T18:21:17.066+00:00Comments on Surroundings: Full Volume and the National GalleryRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-24957388083639683932008-04-17T19:55:00.000+01:002008-04-17T19:55:00.000+01:00This is a great post that has me intrigued about R...This is a great post that has me intrigued about Robert Crawford's work. I wish you best of luck tomorrow with the reading and slipping surreptitiously into Crawford's one too ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-81969554360849077672008-04-17T14:09:00.000+01:002008-04-17T14:09:00.000+01:00There is too much casual acceptance of poetry whic...<I>There is too much casual acceptance of poetry which taps into personal emotion with flat diction, which lacks flair and imagination when it comes to word-choice and syntax, and which pays little attention to the subtleties of sound and rhythm.</I> You sum up so well what's wrong with too much modern poetry in that phrase. Well said!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-26984292766728461862008-04-17T12:17:00.000+01:002008-04-17T12:17:00.000+01:00I entirely agree with you about Robert's poetry. H...I entirely agree with you about Robert's poetry. He <I>is</I> clever and erudite - but why disguise it? He's as committed and concerned with issues as any of us, and his poetry shows it.<BR/>ColinColin Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15627539650929533832noreply@blogger.com