tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19630688.post113432306287169315..comments2023-11-12T14:12:54.120+00:00Comments on the rain in my purse: poetry books 2005SarahJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497062670296130228noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19630688.post-1134458134929482312005-12-13T07:15:00.000+00:002005-12-13T07:15:00.000+00:00hi -i haven't read larissa s., but i think she doe...hi -<BR/>i haven't read larissa s., but i think she does have a poem in one or two of the BAP books. I'll check. Which book do you have?<BR/>i did put the letters of anne sexton on my wish list after reading what you said about the book... <BR/>cheers, sarahSarahJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497062670296130228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19630688.post-1134417415126576972005-12-12T19:56:00.000+00:002005-12-12T19:56:00.000+00:00Hi there,I like your poems a lot! And yes, Lucie B...Hi there,<BR/>I like your poems a lot! And yes, Lucie Brock-Broido is divine. Have you read much Larissa Szporluk? I think I'm spelling her name wrong, but she's great as well.Susan Denninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03526001744503463733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19630688.post-1134407224092558072005-12-12T17:07:00.000+00:002005-12-12T17:07:00.000+00:00hi chris,very nice of you to visit me. i had never...hi chris,<BR/>very nice of you to visit me. i had never read duffy until this year. <BR/>I find a really good trick to play on yourself if you want to become familiar with someone's poetry is take just that one book with you on a trip on or the train or whatever and with little else to do you'll be funneled into it. I did that with Duffy. I need to try it out with some of those other books I haven't gotten into yet, too.<BR/>cheers, sarahSarahJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497062670296130228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19630688.post-1134406803511725822005-12-12T17:00:00.000+00:002005-12-12T17:00:00.000+00:00Bob -Yes, the Eshleman. But interesting that you m...Bob -<BR/>Yes, the Eshleman. But interesting that you mention Bly. I also really like Bly's translations, though I have only read one Vallejo poem that he translated. The first translation of Neruda's "Walking Around" I ever read was Bly's, and I have never really been able to wean myself away from it. <BR/>I'm glad you don't mind my $3.99 Collins purchase! But seriously, I do enjoy him sometimes. There's just so much better out there to read, and life is short... <BR/>After all I'd heard about CK Williams I thought I would pick up his book and be magically transformed, but no dice. Facing the shelf, my hand keeps gravitating elsewhere... like to Brock-Broido. I hope you'll like her.<BR/>best, sarahSarahJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497062670296130228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19630688.post-1134400355334829552005-12-12T15:12:00.000+00:002005-12-12T15:12:00.000+00:00Hi SarahCarol Ann Duffy is one of the poets I most...Hi Sarah<BR/><BR/>Carol Ann Duffy is one of the poets I most admire. I met her in Liverpool some years back. Your blog is coming along fine with great and interesting thoughts and links. Love that picture of the frosted leaf!<BR/><BR/>Chris GeorgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19630688.post-1134393725700447042005-12-12T13:22:00.000+00:002005-12-12T13:22:00.000+00:00Vallejo: that would be the Eshleman translation? I...Vallejo: that would be the Eshleman translation? I have that one, but I admit I like some of Bly's translations better (e.g. "The anger that breaks a man down into boys")<BR/><BR/>Just getting into Lucie Brock-Broido and Paul Celan. Some good stuff there. Carol Ann Duffy: I keep seeing her name and intend to get better acquainted. I have a couple by CK Williams and also haven't gotten much into it. Well, getting Billy Collins for 4 bucks isn't too much of an offense against poetry.Bob Hoeppnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444406546204005661noreply@blogger.com