tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20306397.post8336020964192347243..comments2023-12-18T10:18:04.029-08:00Comments on Durward Discussion: How To Write a ListDurward Discussionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15023629504094283860noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20306397.post-41897079637103509362007-05-14T23:17:00.000-07:002007-05-14T23:17:00.000-07:00I too haven't read that one from Hughes. I love hi...I too haven't read that one from Hughes. I love his Dream Deferred and what a handsome man, he was.<BR/>Great theme.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836716475835685334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20306397.post-33696663018531828752007-05-10T22:54:00.000-07:002007-05-10T22:54:00.000-07:00Wow, what imagery and beauty in language--I'd neve...Wow, what imagery and beauty in language--I'd never read Hughes' poetry before and obviously I've been missing out, thanks.Scribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20306397.post-52605457938671800932007-05-10T15:12:00.000-07:002007-05-10T15:12:00.000-07:00Thank you, Jamie. I had not read the first, but w...Thank you, Jamie. I had not read the first, but was familiar with the second. The words were so lovely they made hairs stand on my arms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20306397.post-39071652290457780292007-05-10T05:38:00.000-07:002007-05-10T05:38:00.000-07:00My favorite line from Elizabeth Browning's 18th so...My favorite line from Elizabeth Browning's 18th sonnet is<BR/><BR/>I love thee to the level of everyday's Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.Durward Discussionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15023629504094283860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20306397.post-5297332556109187092007-05-10T05:32:00.000-07:002007-05-10T05:32:00.000-07:00And don't forget Walt Whitman too... the great poe...And don't forget Walt Whitman too... the great poets elevate the mundane to the majestic. <BR/><BR/>I read the great poets out loud to my daughters. Even if they don't "get it" they can still appreciate the richness of the language and imagery...<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing two beautiful poems... you lifted my morning!<BR/><BR/>EthelWomen on the Vergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00048207912750733316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20306397.post-15678796218835959582007-05-09T22:05:00.000-07:002007-05-09T22:05:00.000-07:00I'm not great on poetry, but my dear father that r...I'm not great on poetry, but my dear father that raised me born in 1898...was a great burly manly man. But he used to be able to quote that one classic... "How to I love thee...let me count the ways"...<BR/><BR/>I was too little sitting on his knee giggling to appreciate the greatness of it then...but I think from that one "list poem"...I gained a love of great poetry.Malinda777https://www.blogger.com/profile/08228981460138143575noreply@blogger.com