tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post5126659274910602665..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: "I don't get it"The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-80930167628051703262010-12-31T03:41:50.624-08:002010-12-31T03:41:50.624-08:00Lovely post Weaver. I have that book and I can say...Lovely post Weaver. I have that book and I can say Amen to all your comments on it and on Fanthorpe.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-67396018090240770462010-12-29T15:36:24.573-08:002010-12-29T15:36:24.573-08:00The less words, the better (my own comfort!). That...The less words, the better (my own comfort!). That's why I love poetry, even somewhat addictive although it must resonate, like Eryl said. In the Netherlands poets are very esteemed. I had a whole course in poetry in high school. Maybe the questions came to you are from bloggers who did not grow up with it?<br /><br />Wishing you all the best for the New Year, Weaver!Jeannette StGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951617490107614687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-40946019874385168712010-12-29T14:31:31.960-08:002010-12-29T14:31:31.960-08:00She's one of my favourites. A quiet authoritat...She's one of my favourites. A quiet authoritative voice, witty and wise, amongst the stylists and poseurs for so long. A premature passing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-17726003229876332742010-12-29T09:59:52.180-08:002010-12-29T09:59:52.180-08:00We poetry lovers must stick together - thanks for ...We poetry lovers must stick together - thanks for the comments.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-33840337405178367552010-12-28T18:44:17.383-08:002010-12-28T18:44:17.383-08:00I'm late to wish you Merry Christmas, so I wil...I'm late to wish you Merry Christmas, so I will be early and wish you Happy New Year, Pat. As usual, a thought-provoking, reflective post. I am so glad to have found you this past year. It has been a true pleasure to read your thoughts.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-65708705419239020352010-12-28T15:20:26.622-08:002010-12-28T15:20:26.622-08:00Like you, Weaver, my head is constantly full of po...Like you, Weaver, my head is constantly full of poetry. I seem to read some every day, although it is often the well loved and familiar. I need to explore the contemporary poets more. <br /><br />I have read some of UA Fanthorpe`s work. I remember reading somewhere that she could not seem to write while she was teaching poetry in school. I can sympathise with that.Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-61959646504587865342010-12-28T12:05:44.805-08:002010-12-28T12:05:44.805-08:00I learn a lot from you and poetry! Thank you! Than...I learn a lot from you and poetry! Thank you! Thanks for your visit and comment! my visitors have arrived and they are such nice people. They are from Poland and two couples. Three of them are students.Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-21721723277505493452010-12-28T08:40:01.665-08:002010-12-28T08:40:01.665-08:00To me, real poetry speaks to that inarticulate par...To me, real poetry speaks to that inarticulate part of the soul. It is personal and oh, so meaningful. Life would be colourless without it. <br /><br />Wishing you, Tess and The Farmer a lovely Christmas week! I do hope you are feeling better!Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-71301596195788027062010-12-28T07:41:14.832-08:002010-12-28T07:41:14.832-08:00A lovely post, Pat. Without poetry, my life would...A lovely post, Pat. Without poetry, my life would not have been the same. Poetry has sustained me in my darkest moments and kept me centered at all times.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-44790437914993232092010-12-28T06:58:40.414-08:002010-12-28T06:58:40.414-08:00Oh so lovely! Truthfully, I'm not sure I alwa...Oh so lovely! Truthfully, I'm not sure I always get it, but I read it, I write it, and I love it!annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-3150339967022835922010-12-28T05:41:31.751-08:002010-12-28T05:41:31.751-08:00Poetry is such an adventure! some we connect with ...Poetry is such an adventure! some we connect with and some not-so-much,<br />as you say.I was given a nice intro to it in 3rd grade, with a teacher who<br />read aloud and had us memorize Frost<br />and other pieces out of "The Singing <br />World".She added other favorites <br />with handouts, some were even Psalms...izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379007428464069723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-25210748023717159032010-12-28T05:01:34.764-08:002010-12-28T05:01:34.764-08:00I read a little UA Fanthorpe in the Guardian Revie...I read a little UA Fanthorpe in the Guardian Review after she died, and meant to read more but haven't yet got round to it. So thank you for reminding me.<br /><br />I guess poetry, like any art, has to stir something in the reader, and the reader has to recognise that they have been stirred and be happy to discover why/what/how slowly. Lots of poetry leaves me cold because it just doesn't speak my language, there's no resonance. Other poetry engenders a strong emotional response, bypassing reason, to make me feel part of the conversation it is part of. I have had (am still having) long and fruitful dialogues with many poems. But some people seem to think poems are puzzles that they have to work out and so they feel put on the spot by them, never a nice feeling.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-59238520121491465012010-12-28T04:47:06.739-08:002010-12-28T04:47:06.739-08:00weaver i admire poets who can say so much with so ...weaver i admire poets who can say so much with so little. i admire poets who can sustain an idea through a piece of writing, presnting it, unpacking it, commenting on it, and then ending with a twist. thanks for introducing this poet who is new to me. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-16822114344897817612010-12-28T03:48:26.003-08:002010-12-28T03:48:26.003-08:00I have never heard of that poet Pat but can apprec...I have never heard of that poet Pat but can appreciate the snippet of her work which you posted. Writing does not come naturally to me and poetry is even harder. I can't write it to order but sometimes words seem to assemble themselves if the subject is right. I have never read much poetry - perhaps I should start and try to educate myself. 'It's never too late to learn'!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.com