tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post771503586108270597..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: My Husband, The PoetStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-91456045591495790012011-07-25T08:59:15.046+01:002011-07-25T08:59:15.046+01:00That is the kind of love that we should establish ...That is the kind of love that we should establish on earth rather than live in constant dread like personalities in Sontag's "The Way We Live Now".Monoranj Sharmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-69388906096253809552009-05-03T12:57:00.000+01:002009-05-03T12:57:00.000+01:00He wrote two poems stating that he could not love ...He wrote two poems stating that he could not love her, knowing how much she deserved to be loved. He may have needed to admit this to himself, but if he was aware that she would one day read them it was a terribly cruel thing to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-75001026813366629912008-02-25T13:01:00.000+00:002008-02-25T13:01:00.000+00:00Hehe having posted that last night, guess what was...Hehe having posted that last night, guess what was waiting in the post box this morning? Penned by thine own fair hand...a pleasure that brightened up a snow-covered day in a school where heating is, for some unknown reason, shunned everywhere but the staffroom...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-72308308573976844372008-02-24T16:59:00.000+00:002008-02-24T16:59:00.000+00:00OH yes, you can absolutely take credit, Epsie! So...OH yes, you can absolutely take credit, Epsie! Sorry, I meant to mention you in the review. Must track down the Myfanwy book. Btw, have you received my letter? Not sure when I sent it...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-91344449417576315532008-02-24T15:21:00.000+00:002008-02-24T15:21:00.000+00:00Can I take credit for the recommendation, or had y...Can I take credit for the recommendation, or had you already stumbled across this little gems of your own accord?<BR/>Ohh, and did you know her daughter Myfanwy has published an autobiography too ("One of These Days)? Though I've yet to read it so it might be piss-poor...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-69720735091670836922008-02-22T23:32:00.000+00:002008-02-22T23:32:00.000+00:00Mary C tried to post a comment, and couldn't, so I...Mary C tried to post a comment, and couldn't, so I've done the honours for her (and I'm sure she's being modest!):<BR/><BR/>As part of my English course at Teacher Training College I had to 'do' a poet, and write a 5,000 word essay on the influence of he or she. I chose Edward Thomas, but during my research I got so swept up with the enigmatic Helen, the man himself got very neglected. She was truly a woman out of her time. I'm sure she and Edward openly lived together before marriage etc etc. I haven't thought about her for twenty years, but I'm spurred to do so now. The essay by the way was rubbish. I think I managed 9/20StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-47155344123489761492008-02-22T09:59:00.000+00:002008-02-22T09:59:00.000+00:00You should be a salesman as, without reading anyth...You should be a salesman as, without reading anything other than this post, there was a big lump in my throat and Under Storm's Wing was added to the "must buy" list. Definitely one to be added to the tbr pile even if it falls over as a result.Petahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269614153944571970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-38181497230892605732008-02-22T09:23:00.000+00:002008-02-22T09:23:00.000+00:00That is a lovely paragraph you quote. I have been ...That is a lovely paragraph you quote. I have been thinking a lot about what makes good writing and as you say it is hard to analyse -- but easy to find examples, of which this is definitely one.harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-68187181464595554292008-02-22T07:21:00.000+00:002008-02-22T07:21:00.000+00:00They sound utterly beautiful and read wonderfully ...They sound utterly beautiful and read wonderfully well. <BR/><BR/>How large is it sensible to let one's tbr pile become?Angela Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708737998692926877noreply@blogger.com