tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post1457573856919467593..comments2024-02-03T12:32:21.678-08:00Comments on Jack Mandora's: To us all Flowers are RosesJ.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528069268393747601noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post-42388003443388442662009-05-27T19:30:10.269-07:002009-05-27T19:30:10.269-07:00Hi Tiffany, I actually typed out a long response t...Hi Tiffany, I actually typed out a long response today, but had the misfortune of having my pc malfunction just as I was about to publish my comments. It's too late for me to help you for tomorrow's test now, but I'd be more than happy to offer you some help with the 20 poems, so drop me a line here jaltheasmith@yahoo.com and let's talk.J.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528069268393747601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post-64376893973783350012009-05-26T18:29:39.784-07:002009-05-26T18:29:39.784-07:00Can anyone please explain to me what for my mother...Can anyone please explain to me what for my mother (may i inherit half her strength) is really about. I'm not quite sure of some of the details..<br />Poetry test tomorrow<br />pleaseee help and thanksTiffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836134561411679530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post-89325958397355168432008-10-14T21:26:00.000-07:002008-10-14T21:26:00.000-07:00Stunner,And probably took my stuffy, teacher self ...Stunner,<BR/><BR/>And probably took my stuffy, teacher self and reminded you of why you didn't like poetry in high school. I'm sooo sorry... but aren't you fascinated (like Abena is)with the names we have given to our places? I just love that Lorna captured the rhythm and the symbolism in some of the names.J.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528069268393747601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post-76812160574037606662008-10-12T20:00:00.000-07:002008-10-12T20:00:00.000-07:00We have a Harmony hall in SVG as well. Names of pl...We have a Harmony hall in SVG as well. Names of places fascinate meAbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08560160141820956066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post-52671703836423236362008-10-12T17:27:00.000-07:002008-10-12T17:27:00.000-07:00I'm not that good at poetry :(I'm not that good at poetry :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10349121245969250053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post-37132812347937035692008-10-11T01:26:00.000-07:002008-10-11T01:26:00.000-07:00I prefer prose myself, I'm not too keen on drama. ...I prefer prose myself, I'm not too keen on drama. Just the layout of words on the page is a big turn off for me. So no matter how fantastic a play is, I probably won't read it unless I have to, or unless it is highly recommended by a friend. But there are some classics I'd like to read someday.<BR/><BR/>I did A levels and studied mostly T.S Elliot for poetry, it was cryptic but fun- I like puzzles. I enjoy jigsaws, sudoko, and crosswords, and some others. My hubby and I used to buy puzzle books and spend hours poring over them (when we weren't clutching joysticks playing games like FIFA football or need for speed). So maybe that's why cryptic in poetry doesn't bother me.<BR/><BR/>I don't think I've read those two you mentioned. But I think I fell in love with Goodison in April when a friend of mine who was studying her poetry said to me Lawd Missis, si if yuh can mek sense a dem ya fi mi. I had fun mekking sense of them and actually infused her with the joy of reading them.<BR/><BR/>Yeah we've got interesting town (and country) names like<BR/>Sanguinetti<BR/>Retrieve<BR/>Retirement<BR/>Lottery!!!!<BR/>Comfort Hall<BR/>Harry Watch<BR/>Tweedside<BR/>Guinea Corn (I'm serious)<BR/>Benbow<BR/>Breast Works<BR/>Macca Tree<BR/><BR/>Then there are all the various Pens<BR/><BR/>Plus there is <BR/>Jungle<BR/>Africa<BR/>Tel AvivJ.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528069268393747601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post-13276995493442601812008-10-10T13:36:00.000-07:002008-10-10T13:36:00.000-07:00PS, we have some niiice names for our towns here, ...PS, we have some niiice names for our towns here, dont we??ruthibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478877906463303463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post-84558944348550501062008-10-10T13:32:00.000-07:002008-10-10T13:32:00.000-07:00We studied Goodsion for CAPE... admitting that I f...We studied Goodsion for CAPE... admitting that I found it laborious at the time (I was sooo into prose and drama... dunno why, but poetry never grabbed me till later!)<BR/><BR/>For My Mother is a Caribbean classic, and I know only too many people who love love love that poem! (me included).<BR/><BR/>Guinea Woman is another great poem, just teeming with latent energy (ask my Lit teacher what that means, lol... yes I studied stuff for CXC almost verbatim if I thought the teacher/anybody else in the class expressed an idea eloquently enough...). I especially loved the last line.. listen children, it's great-grandmother's turn... wow!!<BR/><BR/>There were some poems that I never got though. Caravanserai was one of them. The whole class was like, what the...?? We just didnt get it.<BR/><BR/>Which makes me wonder why some poets have to be so cryptic in their writing. Reading, and even moreso, understanding their poems is like trying solve this huge puzzle. Goodison is sometimes like that for me. Just (I figure) very heavy stuff that I dont get yet.<BR/><BR/>Lucky for me, this last poem is nice and simple... to us all flowers are roses... I get it. And it's beautiful.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing.<BR/><BR/>*End of rant*ruthibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478877906463303463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473573478104467483.post-73361581788544492522008-10-09T21:50:00.000-07:002008-10-09T21:50:00.000-07:00Blogger messed with my line breaks. Sorry about th...Blogger messed with my line breaks. Sorry about that.J.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528069268393747601noreply@blogger.com