tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post5336540973599588852..comments2024-03-28T05:56:52.754-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Passing the cucumber test.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-34060662852324380012013-05-05T01:21:30.897-07:002013-05-05T01:21:30.897-07:00Some very interesting comments here - I am particu...Some very interesting comments here - I am particularly interested in what Cro has to say especially as Yeats is on of my favourites and I have always admired his careful use of words - maybe we should all get a "Lady Gregory" filter.<br />Thanks for joining in. In future I shall try harder to cut down my wordiness.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56638303406595979452013-05-04T10:57:12.317-07:002013-05-04T10:57:12.317-07:00I think far too many writers think they need to us...I think far too many writers think they need to use lots of long and obscure words to try to sound intelligent. I have little patience with that. <br /><br />My favourite pooetic form is the haiku, which says a lot about my tastes in general. <br /><br />I don't like cucumber. Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-52644951002521030042013-05-04T10:05:34.032-07:002013-05-04T10:05:34.032-07:00Yes, I have the book.
Perhaps because I spent most...Yes, I have the book.<br />Perhaps because I spent most of my life moving around to different provinces and countries, I have developed a sixth sense or quick judgement process. I'm not really proud of it, but it has, by and large worked for me.<br />I no longer finish books because they are on the best seller list or considered edifying. I've given myself permission to close a book and give it away - life is too short!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-4356729552715455682013-05-04T08:54:40.759-07:002013-05-04T08:54:40.759-07:00Back when I was learning journalism we used to be ...Back when I was learning journalism we used to be told that if you can't tell the story in 250 words you've got it wrong. <br /><br />It fact when I went off to university at the ripe old age of 37 I had to learn to 'over-write' to make my essays long enough!<br /><br />There's a lot to be said for brevity. MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-63397460437570412452013-05-04T03:46:32.425-07:002013-05-04T03:46:32.425-07:00Yes, I've read about this Blink theory before ...Yes, I've read about this Blink theory before - I'm not sure that I've read this particular book, but I've definitely read ABOUT the idea and found it quite convincing. It might have applications to visual art. Some artists try not to think about the drawing, but just to use hand and eye, for example.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-45246574186596240462013-05-03T23:44:11.111-07:002013-05-03T23:44:11.111-07:00W B Yeats used to enrol the help of his chum Lady ...W B Yeats used to enrol the help of his chum Lady Gregory to filter out any un-necessary words or expressions in his manuscripts, in order that the finished product was as easily readable as possible. Maybe we should all do the same; it certainly worked for WBY. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72853039739546528962013-05-03T23:15:46.597-07:002013-05-03T23:15:46.597-07:00So is this book just 300 words long?
And how come ...So is this book just 300 words long?<br />And how come I didn't like cucumber when I was four but now I do?John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-89182060301454557862013-05-03T23:13:30.378-07:002013-05-03T23:13:30.378-07:00Oh yes, spare and clean and simple can be very app...Oh yes, spare and clean and simple can be very appealing. On the other hand my love of words can lead me into what some might call disaster. But when it is descriptive I find it quite enchanting. Perhaps there is a place for both...Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-50342147695387978812013-05-03T21:25:36.920-07:002013-05-03T21:25:36.920-07:00I tend to be wordy - so I usually like wordy - bu...I tend to be wordy - so I usually like wordy - but never boring. If a book doesn't capture my attention in the first 4 or 5 pages it is a goner. I admire those that can be concise - but apparently it is not me - though sometimes I try. JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-15568708507632012142013-05-03T21:25:32.602-07:002013-05-03T21:25:32.602-07:00I tend to be wordy - so I usually like wordy - bu...I tend to be wordy - so I usually like wordy - but never boring. If a book doesn't capture my attention in the first 4 or 5 pages it is a goner. I admire those that can be concise - but apparently it is not me - though sometimes I try. JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-32108598568202332272013-05-03T16:31:55.866-07:002013-05-03T16:31:55.866-07:00Hi Pat..I've linked to you. Would love you to ...Hi Pat..I've linked to you. Would love you to pop over and say hello.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-7438596874029325102013-05-03T15:25:24.663-07:002013-05-03T15:25:24.663-07:00Like a cucumber? Sounds a bit rum to me.
Like a cucumber? Sounds a bit rum to me. <br />Jim Froggatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09111761020526308969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-62753093139172652002013-05-03T15:01:51.512-07:002013-05-03T15:01:51.512-07:00I a slow fan Weaver - I think short can be enterta...I a slow fan Weaver - I think short can be entertaining, and clever, but for profundity I naturally tend to the long, longer and longest. <br />Possibly I have a very big boredom threshold.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-45975361551582673952013-05-03T13:04:15.786-07:002013-05-03T13:04:15.786-07:00Well, this is sort of my philosophy.....
little bu...Well, this is sort of my philosophy.....<br />little but good.<br />More isn't necessarily better.<br />Haiku are cool.<br />Just abandoned Zola's Germinal because it was just so damn pedestrian.<br />Concise.<br />Precise.<br />Apt.<br />Have a super weekend.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14440320573475102292013-05-03T12:31:04.342-07:002013-05-03T12:31:04.342-07:00In the 1960's the length of the average pop so...In the 1960's the length of the average pop song, at least on the singles I bought, was under two and half minutes - maybe it was about 140 seconds. So when you decided if you liked it or not you were already at the end. There was no more cucumber.<br /><br />Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-38047664733872244472013-05-03T10:13:29.192-07:002013-05-03T10:13:29.192-07:00An interesting idea. I always try to use only thos...An interesting idea. I always try to use only those words which are necessary to convey my meaning. I suppose the same should apply to textile art or any other medium - it is all to easy to clutter the design. As for books, I don't enjoy very 'wordy' ones. They can very soon become confusing and boring.<br />Would I like to give it a go? Ummm. I think you will make a far better job of it.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-65444440899507639562013-05-03T10:05:26.258-07:002013-05-03T10:05:26.258-07:00In my blog I try to present few worthies set in cl...In my blog I try to present few worthies set in cleansing space, hoping others will find respite & refreshment.Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48563108165591414882013-05-03T09:29:02.327-07:002013-05-03T09:29:02.327-07:00When I have to read articles which are too long, I...When I have to read articles which are too long, I don't read it anymore. It is confusing if one gets too much information, where a few words are sufficient.<br />Thanks for your comment. For us the inauguration was quite a wonderful happening for the whole country.Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.com