tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post4484879234985216696..comments2023-11-12T13:22:30.358+01:00Comments on andrewjshields: Seventh StreetAndrew Shieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-75572083901224676192009-04-09T17:48:00.000+02:002009-04-09T17:48:00.000+02:00Have been pondering this reading. It intrigues me...Have been pondering this reading. It intrigues me. Remain uncertain about your conclusion, but given that Ron Silliman finds it difficult to grasp Kit Robinson's poems, you may be right.<BR/><BR/>In his book, <I>Ecology Without Nature</I>, Timothy Morton attempts to bridge the gap (the ambient space) between what nature is and the efforts of humans to connect with it, to overcome Cartesian dualism and the like, all of which he lists near his book's end. By way of example, one of the poems he refers to several times was written by Edward Thomas. I think "Adelstrop" is its title. Morton's book is not an easy read, and although I got the feeling he wanted to believe Thomas succeeded in bridging the gap, he seems not quite certain such can be done. <BR/><BR/>Brian 2009-04-09brian (baj) salcherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649691450577647656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-3675475343802847272009-04-02T22:50:00.000+02:002009-04-02T22:50:00.000+02:00Thanks to both of you for your comments. I'm reall...Thanks to both of you for your comments. I'm really happy that you enjoyed my remarks on KR's poem.Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-56653694681019463172009-04-02T19:42:00.000+02:002009-04-02T19:42:00.000+02:00Really good commentary, working through the diverg...Really good commentary, working through the divergent strands that finally support each other. As JJ sez, "opposites reamalgamerge."Donald Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391024449222256377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-55095766904468410372009-03-31T01:57:00.000+02:002009-03-31T01:57:00.000+02:00This sort of in depth comment on a poem is so inte...This sort of in depth comment on a poem is so interesting, so useful to both readers and writers, and so difficult to find. The Globe and Mail (Canada) used to publish something of the sort in the Saturday books section, without the luxury of this amount of space, but they discontinued it. Arc Magazine still carries the column online on an occasional basis, but again, they have space constraints. I really enjoyed this piece and am glad to see it cross listed on Plumbline.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11908332538776254864noreply@blogger.com