tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016863230532205673.post2518742457781683670..comments2023-12-10T07:07:56.884+00:00Comments on the swiss lounge: sharon oldsswisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17924594772578153947noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016863230532205673.post-35572541190619704612009-08-28T11:07:12.266+01:002009-08-28T11:07:12.266+01:00I like Sharon in small doses - reading a full coll...I like Sharon in small doses - reading a full collection leave me feeling like an overstuffed sofa.<br />Her recent collection about her mother's death has some great pieces in it, but it is just too much at times.<br /><br />I was amazed to learn, from on online interview with her, that she publishes up to a decade in arrears.apprenticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784785172285984036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016863230532205673.post-3870217155577802802009-08-26T09:16:18.345+01:002009-08-26T09:16:18.345+01:00I've been amazed how many nasty comments and p...I've been amazed how many nasty comments and posts I've read about Olds online since she was put up for that prize recently. She really seems to upset some poet-types! And how very dare she write what she wants - the very idea is outrageous. Has she not consulted the official poetry committee of righteousness?<br /><br />I like <a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=176439" rel="nofollow">this</a> one of hers. <br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016863230532205673.post-82472749255792889642009-08-26T08:58:31.237+01:002009-08-26T08:58:31.237+01:00It's a great poem, thought provoking and beaut...It's a great poem, thought provoking and beautiful, but find it so very depressing as well.Niamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016863230532205673.post-504684935659789742009-08-26T08:47:28.943+01:002009-08-26T08:47:28.943+01:00I've never really got into sharon olds, but I ...I've never really got into sharon olds, but I quite like thisMarion McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.com