tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016863230532205673.post994283009973001018..comments2023-12-10T07:07:56.884+00:00Comments on the swiss lounge: edwin morganswisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17924594772578153947noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016863230532205673.post-67782118892795940592011-09-01T12:00:18.239+01:002011-09-01T12:00:18.239+01:00it is just a lovely wee perfection of a poem in ev...it is just a lovely wee perfection of a poem in every respect. the more i look at it the more i enjoy itswisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924594772578153947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016863230532205673.post-78947355121506740122011-09-01T11:26:26.157+01:002011-09-01T11:26:26.157+01:00love this Morgan poem, he's so distinct isn...love this Morgan poem, he's so distinct isn't he, you can hear his voice when you read itMarion McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016863230532205673.post-61957867289105723912011-08-31T14:01:35.966+01:002011-08-31T14:01:35.966+01:00i am loving both of these quotes!i am loving both of these quotes!swisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924594772578153947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016863230532205673.post-61858458666603513902011-08-31T13:31:12.642+01:002011-08-31T13:31:12.642+01:00Reminds me of what Marilyn Hacker said about her &...Reminds me of what Marilyn Hacker said about her "formalism": she's just a hedonist who enjoys the pleasure of rhyme.<br /><br />This poem becomes even more resonant when thinks about it in terms of "the love that dare not speak its name." I'm reminded, then, of Steve Earle's line about why he likes living in Greenwich Village: <br /><br />"I need to be able to walk out of my door and see a same-sex biracial couple walking down the street holding hands. That makes me feel safe."Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016863230532205673.post-51516590129860548792011-08-30T16:23:46.578+01:002011-08-30T16:23:46.578+01:00Yes. I have visitors but I'm sure they'd b...Yes. I have visitors but I'm sure they'd be happy to meet you. Shout when you're on the way.<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016863230532205673.post-86262632291312596292011-08-30T14:10:43.668+01:002011-08-30T14:10:43.668+01:00i think that notion of thinking about a word and t...i think that notion of thinking about a word and then taking it where it takes him is very edwin morgan. i think looking at his work it's easy to see a joy about itswisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924594772578153947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016863230532205673.post-18542111338910260192011-08-30T08:52:28.945+01:002011-08-30T08:52:28.945+01:00i had an interesting conversation about rhyme and ...i had an interesting conversation about rhyme and metre jst the other day. are you finished jury duty? may be up your way this weekswisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924594772578153947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016863230532205673.post-26350886481646877452011-08-30T08:51:39.624+01:002011-08-30T08:51:39.624+01:00Funnily enough I was just thinking about the word ...Funnily enough I was just thinking about the word brimming.<br /><br />One of the things I love about EM is this: I don't know much about the background to his work but it seems he just wrote unselfconsciously, never worrying about which pigeon hole he was sitting in. Flicking through his Collected, there are pages and pages of "experimental" poetry, pages and pages of more "traditional" poetry and all sorts in between.Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016863230532205673.post-68317158559179274052011-08-30T08:49:25.117+01:002011-08-30T08:49:25.117+01:00Now see, why doesn't everyone rhyme? It's ...Now see, why doesn't everyone rhyme? It's just so lovely.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.com