tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28238816.post7681306362154523031..comments2024-02-24T11:28:02.310+00:00Comments on Poetry in Progress: Marion McCreadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28238816.post-16175324115650402302008-12-22T11:37:00.000+00:002008-12-22T11:37:00.000+00:00thanks rob, I didn't even get around to mentioning...thanks rob, I didn't even get around to mentioning what a gorgeous cover it has! I'm looking forward to your book coming out next year also.Marion McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28238816.post-41639769443765823342008-12-22T08:23:00.000+00:002008-12-22T08:23:00.000+00:00Good review. I found Jane's book in Waterstones an...Good review. I found Jane's book in Waterstones and read some of it. Definitely something I plan to read. I'll buy a copy in 2009.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28238816.post-79315378482300397552008-12-22T01:54:00.000+00:002008-12-22T01:54:00.000+00:00hi jane, I really enjoyed the book - so much to di...hi jane, I really enjoyed the book - so much to digest, I'll be doing a lot of going back to and mulling over.<BR/><BR/>Interesting what you say about your Troika poem. I was discussing those lines in the comments on jim's blog (http://www.jim-murdoch.blogspot.com), only then did I realise the full poem was available on-line as a prize-winner!Marion McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28238816.post-78169687976363454602008-12-22T00:54:00.000+00:002008-12-22T00:54:00.000+00:00Sorry not to have come and read this before today;...Sorry not to have come and read this before today; Christmas shopping and a late essay have taken their toll on my time management skills. But better late than never, and many thanks indeed for this comprehensive coverage of Camper Van Blues. I'm extremely pleased that you enjoyed the book so much and hope your enthusiasm encourages others to read it too.<BR/><BR/>Re the last stanza of TROIKA which you quote in full here, it was, interestingly, a very late addition to the poem, which I originally wrote in late 2000, recalling - alas! - a real-life incident. The poem languished unpublished for seven years, until I revised it for a 2007 competition (which I won) simply by adding that last stanza. Odd how things can shift so swiftly for a poem that's been stuck for years, sometimes over the course of a few minutes. You look at the flawed poem and the solution comes to you, BAM!, like that. <BR/><BR/>Well, many thanks again, and I'll blog this up right now on Raw Light. Have a great Christmas!<BR/><BR/>JxJane Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590668593487445482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28238816.post-6919949025765787752008-12-21T18:40:00.000+00:002008-12-21T18:40:00.000+00:00thanks for that deemikay, it's fun to compare and ...thanks for that deemikay, it's fun to compare and I enjoyed the poems at your link!Marion McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28238816.post-2437512034826611022008-12-21T11:09:00.000+00:002008-12-21T11:09:00.000+00:00Thanks for this. I've never read anything by her.I...Thanks for this. I've never read anything by her.<BR/><BR/>I'm quite interested in The Wanderer. I love modern takes on Anglo Saxon poems. (And I'm reminded of <A HREF="http://stars-sliding.blogspot.com/2008/02/gmb-pastiche.html" REL="nofollow">something I wrote</A> months and months ago about the fate of some anglo-saxon poems... we're lucky to have what we have.) <BR/><BR/>One translation of The Wanderer I have begins:<BR/><BR/>Often the wanderer pleads for pity<BR/>and mercy from the Lord but for a long time,<BR/>sad in mind, he must dip his oars<BR/>into icy waters, the lanes of the sea;<BR/>he must follow the paths of exile: fate is inflexible.<BR/><BR/>It's nice to play with the words in modern English. :)deemikayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421704728979191339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28238816.post-62286023664230615432008-12-21T10:42:00.000+00:002008-12-21T10:42:00.000+00:00thanks roxana!thanks roxana!Marion McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28238816.post-1272251499825966672008-12-20T21:46:00.000+00:002008-12-20T21:46:00.000+00:00I am so glad you introduce all these poets to us, ...I am so glad you introduce all these poets to us, sorlil! some stunning lines here too... Thank you!Roxanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05650840495095863057noreply@blogger.com