tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post92962613860668135..comments2024-01-24T11:41:28.022+00:00Comments on A Cuban In London: National Poetry Day in the UKA Cuban In Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-2045633215957732652009-10-11T11:04:38.880+01:002009-10-11T11:04:38.880+01:00Many thanks to you all for your kind comments and ...Many thanks to you all for your kind comments and many thanks to you dave, again, for allowing me to post such a gem.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-59119836035900212112009-10-11T09:41:52.102+01:002009-10-11T09:41:52.102+01:00Many thanks for the great build-up, somewhat undes...Many thanks for the great build-up, somewhat undeserved and more than a little blush-making, but much appreciated. I also much appreciated being put into bat before Keats and not having to follow him! I hope this one "sticks" - I've tried a couple of times already to leave my comment. I would say "Great post", but modesty forbids it, so I'll be content with thanks.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-58158939712388067712009-10-11T03:53:00.068+01:002009-10-11T03:53:00.068+01:00"Or eight nine... and couldn't care less...."Or eight nine... and couldn't care less." I love that line. More. I love that attitude.Relyn Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389583730002062714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-52826378141230371552009-10-10T15:10:28.131+01:002009-10-10T15:10:28.131+01:00Thanks for sharing these poems. I will come back ...Thanks for sharing these poems. I will come back again to read them over. I have read Dave's three times now and I love the way he connects the dots, simple, direct, compassionate.Hana Njau-Okolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978662559579409259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-59823348899175836632009-10-10T15:03:33.192+01:002009-10-10T15:03:33.192+01:00I've been neglecting my brain lately...reading...I've been neglecting my brain lately...reading fluff. <br /><br />I'm always glad to stop by...your posts open my mind, make me think, feel, and be grateful.<br /><br />GraciasHigh Desert Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06612606483622054573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-15391576774378803492009-10-10T13:21:09.073+01:002009-10-10T13:21:09.073+01:00Ah, fabulous, especially that first piece. Wow!
S...Ah, fabulous, especially that first piece. Wow!<br /><br />So you think poetry is revolutionary do you? Hmmm ... For me it is the world concentrated into a homeopathic dose. Figures I would see it in a healing context, yes?<br /><br />Thanks again for the feast of words this morning.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-21839000677207073152009-10-10T09:45:35.599+01:002009-10-10T09:45:35.599+01:00Hola Cuban! Muy buena tu seleccion. Me encanta Kea...Hola Cuban! Muy buena tu seleccion. Me encanta Keats pero los otros poemas que escogiste no tienen nada que envidiarle. Me has dejado pensando... Habra un dia de la poesia aqui en Montreal? Saludos ;-)Chez Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08240993869309364892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-16270321047815421072009-10-10T03:43:02.637+01:002009-10-10T03:43:02.637+01:00I adore this post -so full of beauty. 'On turn...I adore this post -so full of beauty. 'On turning over a new leaf' is just brilliant! Thank you.Ida/FarEastLogbookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16022806712750536945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-8781512468870432762009-10-09T22:22:47.783+01:002009-10-09T22:22:47.783+01:00Many thanks for your kind comments.
Why is, to me...Many thanks for your kind comments.<br /><br />Why is, to me at least, poetry the subversion of prose? Because prose can at times, or, some would say, most of the times, be lineal, built upon the grounds of direct travel. From A you get to B. Occasionally you get authors, the good ones who will take a detour to C en route to A, actually did I mention that they set off from Q? You probably get my drift.<br /><br />Poetry is the opposite. The writer starts in L, or S, or M, it does not matter, it does not even matter if he/she gets to N? E? T? I'm running out of letters now, but a good poet never runs out of roads: side roads, long roads, motorways. Yes, poetry is subversive because it's one of those genres that cannot be confined. Have you ever seen a good poet in chains, metaphorically speaking? No, neither have I.<br /><br />When I write poetry, in Spanish most of the time, I become Pollock for a second, I just let my pen do the talking. Whether the result is good or not it's for me to judge, but I just enjoy playing with those words that come to my head randomly and at odd hours.<br /><br />Oh, yes, poetry is subversive, rebellious and as Zadie Smith put it brilliantly in her essay one of the better ways to explore one's self.<br /><br />Many, many thanks for your feedback.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-44155935460788281982009-10-09T21:19:39.344+01:002009-10-09T21:19:39.344+01:00'poetry is the subversion of prose'
I hav...'poetry is the subversion of prose'<br /><br />I have never seen that before and I am still not sure that I understand it fully. Poetry is very much a part of my everyday life, I love quoting poetry everywhere and at any time,certainly frequently on my blog, although I do not write any myself. Prose will have to do for me.<br /><br />The three poems couldn't be more different. All three are valuable. Reading Dave's again here, on a clear background without anything to detract from it, makes me appreciate it even more than I did when I read it on pics and poems.<br /><br />thanks Cuban and good evening from ShropshireFrikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-4546625858654764502009-10-09T20:41:34.261+01:002009-10-09T20:41:34.261+01:00Great choices for National Poetry Day, I love Keat...Great choices for National Poetry Day, I love Keats and I do enjoy reading Dave's blog - much to learn from him.<br />How is London treating you - kindly I hope.<br />Oh btw I shall be flying in to "Willow Manor" on the 13th for the BALL! save me a dance or two!Susie Hemingwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00936508273837230613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-81362693105545447002009-10-09T20:30:29.649+01:002009-10-09T20:30:29.649+01:00What a beautiful woman Abuela is..the way the poet...What a beautiful woman Abuela is..the way the poet weaves her memories and ramblings.."keeps a duck to eat the snails"..just reading a poem with that line really makes my day. Poetry Day is every day..thanks for all...Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985979258848310351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-90632523201382636582009-10-09T19:07:47.826+01:002009-10-09T19:07:47.826+01:00"The Woman They Call Abuela" is my perso..."The Woman They Call Abuela" is my personal favorite. Thank you for sharing it. I had never heard of Sujata, so thanks for introducing me. The other selections are also beautiful, but there was something about the Abuela poem that sang to me... And it's a wonderful thing you've done to recognize others. Thanks, as always!Nevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-73812894327089063132009-10-09T18:48:29.513+01:002009-10-09T18:48:29.513+01:00I love what you said about finding such talent in ...I love what you said about finding such talent in the blogosphere...I feelt he same way...I'm sailor going from port to port. <br /><br />much loveStacey J. Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059617724860253448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-26241426169624126772009-10-09T18:28:59.320+01:002009-10-09T18:28:59.320+01:00Thanks for the poetry offerings this week - as som...Thanks for the poetry offerings this week - as someone who is from working class London roots with cockney rhyming slang as her first language, I was most surprised to see that Keats- such a wordsmith had been labelled as coming from the "Cockney School" - never heard of it.. and then reading the link to see it was a literary term of abuse for working class poets - how interesting. Also does Bhatt have a personal connection to Andalusia?? greetings from Mexico...Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255193476024745869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-17744071181311030142009-10-09T18:10:48.630+01:002009-10-09T18:10:48.630+01:00Excellent choice, Cubano. Gracias también por tu v...Excellent choice, Cubano. Gracias también por tu visita a mi blog y al comentario sobre Eliot. No sabía que era poetry day en UK! Gracias!Susanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07082863914748678607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-5890065455507095482009-10-09T15:00:49.365+01:002009-10-09T15:00:49.365+01:00Usually, I prefer poetry that is performed so that...Usually, I prefer poetry that is performed so that I can enjoy the flow of words and specific emphasis, from the poets mouth. But I really enjoyed this selection, they were an inspiring beginning to my day. Thanks for showing me these verses!Fly Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191335990973494972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-1265545237993925232009-10-09T14:43:15.571+01:002009-10-09T14:43:15.571+01:00Many thanks to you for your wonderful comments.
G...Many thanks to you for your wonderful comments.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-80960225051161913662009-10-09T14:37:08.205+01:002009-10-09T14:37:08.205+01:00These are wonderful and I have never really ever r...These are wonderful and I have never really ever read poetry until I met some friends on the blogs who wrote it.<br /><br />Dave is amazing and I love his poem the best.<br /><br />Love Renee xoxoReneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785932958464359112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-79778966750868530452009-10-09T13:26:12.041+01:002009-10-09T13:26:12.041+01:00I like them all but Dave's poem has a message ...I like them all but Dave's poem has a message we might all want to heed.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-47417634781537793442009-10-09T08:45:34.798+01:002009-10-09T08:45:34.798+01:00Happy National Poetry Day, Cuban. A very good way...Happy National Poetry Day, Cuban. A very good way to celebrate, three excellent choices. <br />Thank you.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-87743493206636087432009-10-09T07:25:43.174+01:002009-10-09T07:25:43.174+01:00Odes of thanks for sharing your selections.
Happy ...Odes of thanks for sharing your selections.<br />Happy National Poetry day, I hadn't know there was one but glad there is.<br />cheersshayndelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13506811690843992800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-62887454383490219322009-10-09T06:04:38.398+01:002009-10-09T06:04:38.398+01:00thank you for sharing these. the first one really ...thank you for sharing these. the first one really inspired a sense of peace within me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04995683787366568554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-2919789051425052762009-10-09T04:32:48.009+01:002009-10-09T04:32:48.009+01:00Wonderful -- and I liked, especially, your friend&...Wonderful -- and I liked, especially, your friend's poem! The photo following the poetry was so beautiful. I miss that kind of foliage out here in Los Angeles. We get a fall but it's very muted.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-73194925777118586582009-10-09T02:28:09.050+01:002009-10-09T02:28:09.050+01:00A lovely compliment of poems for National Poetry D...A lovely compliment of poems for National Poetry Day. I, too, favour Keats - loving the line, 'think not of them, thou hast thy music too,--'. An inspiring thought for those of us entering the autumn of our life.<br /><br />Thank you!Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.com