tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post5555679442614847849..comments2024-03-29T02:43:11.575-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: G.M. MALLIET: THE JOYS OF BEING LOWBROWJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34783653226182285542013-01-26T10:52:33.367-05:002013-01-26T10:52:33.367-05:00Deb - yep, it's How the Light Gets In, one of ...Deb - yep, it's How the Light Gets In, one of the poems/lyrics featured in one of Housden's books. Ah, well, great minds thinking alike and all that. Not too surprising as it it probably one of Cohen's best-known writings. But still, what an odd thing to happen. I must ask Louise Penny to clear her titles with me from now on--joking, of course. <br /><br />On the same subject, I'm always half afraid Julia Spencer-Fleming and I will pick up on the same hymn. We sort of did with One Was a Soldier. Julia - it would be so funny if the Rev. Clare Fergusson met Max.<br /><br />I will spend some time today making a note of all these wonderful poetry suggestions. Thank you everyone for making me feel so welcome.G.M. Malliethttp://gmmalliet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56470942981163937282013-01-25T22:37:22.762-05:002013-01-25T22:37:22.762-05:00Deb, I'm glad you like the Linda Hogan poem. S...Deb, I'm glad you like the Linda Hogan poem. She's a wonderful poet with lots of books out. She's also a fine novelist and was a Pulitzer finalist for my favorite of her novels, MEAN SPIRIT. Pick it up if you get a chance. It's based on actual Osage history and is often (and always by me) rated one of the best novels of the 20th century. Stunning book!Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34224776200998967832013-01-25T22:13:13.694-05:002013-01-25T22:13:13.694-05:00Binky, what we call a baby's pacifier. But I l...Binky, what we call a baby's pacifier. But I like it. Prince Binky. Bink when he goes away to school?Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37671136519398207252013-01-25T22:07:00.216-05:002013-01-25T22:07:00.216-05:00Linda, so far poetry I can handle in hard copy, ex...Linda, so far poetry I can handle in hard copy, except on very bad days. If it's a very bad day, I can't do much of anything except listen.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73795185191279555622013-01-25T20:06:14.158-05:002013-01-25T20:06:14.158-05:00Linda R, I love the Linda Hogan (The Way In.) May ...Linda R, I love the Linda Hogan (The Way In.) May have to memorize that one. Thank you.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32168074302975692362013-01-25T19:12:05.459-05:002013-01-25T19:12:05.459-05:00Julia, too funny. Although if Clare met Max, Russ ...Julia, too funny. Although if Clare met Max, Russ and Awena might be in trouble...<br /><br />I hope if Wills and Kate use Diana they'll keep it to one of the middle names. Diana as a first name would be a big burden to carry. And if it's a boy and they name him Arthur, he probably will end up being called Binky...<br /><br />Gin, the upcoming Louise Penny is How the Light Gets In. Is that a Cohen lyric? Must brush up on my Cohen. Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59880943756194040322013-01-25T18:36:38.316-05:002013-01-25T18:36:38.316-05:00There are too few Eadgyths in this world, agreed.
...There are too few Eadgyths in this world, agreed.<br /><br />Marni - what title has Louise chosen? I have a sinking feeling we've glommed on to the same Cohen lyric. That's ok, title is different from plot. But still, how very strange if I'm right.G.M. Malliethttp://gmmalliet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36937953842504060262013-01-25T18:29:22.911-05:002013-01-25T18:29:22.911-05:00I love Gin's books! I think at the next Lambet...I love Gin's books! I think at the next Lambeth Conference, the Rev. Clare Fergusson should meet the Rev. Max Tudor.<br /><br />My choice for must read poet: Matthew Arnold.<br /><br />"Only--but this is rare--<br />When a beloved hand is laid in ours,<br />When, jaded with the rush and glare<br />Of the interminable hours,<br />Our eyes can in another's eyes read clear,<br />When our world-deafen'd ear<br />Is by the tones of a loved voice caress'd--<br />A bolt is shot back somewhere in our breast,<br />And a lost pulse of feeling stirs again.<br />The eye sinks inward, and the heart lies plain,<br />And what we mean, we say, and what we would, we know."<br /><br />Royal baby names? I say let's return to the good old tradition Anglo Saxon names like Ethelred and Athelstan and Eadgyth. Down with these French and German upstarts, I say! Britain for the BritonsJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5816802883696668562013-01-25T17:37:00.736-05:002013-01-25T17:37:00.736-05:00Enjoy the books, GM, and await the next. Deb C, re...Enjoy the books, GM, and await the next. Deb C, reading your new one now! Poetry, so wonderful. Jabberwocky, Sharon Olds, even the lyrics of Leonard Cohen. Louise Penny chose a line of his for the title of her next one, and uses Margaret Atwood's poems for those of Ruth Zardo, her Three Pines poet. <br />Binky it may be, but I think the powers that be will choose Arthur for a boy and I think if it's a girl at least one of her names will be Diana.Marnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356717353308912189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41933687686063075232013-01-25T17:01:42.415-05:002013-01-25T17:01:42.415-05:00What fabulous comments, and great suggestions for ...What fabulous comments, and great suggestions for poems I now must read. I am enjoying your comments so much - sorry I wasn't around much today to respond but I had computer issues. Really, honestly. G.M. Malliethttp://gmmalliet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38910768647014003262013-01-25T16:14:59.564-05:002013-01-25T16:14:59.564-05:00Nothing improves fiction writing that learning to ...Nothing improves fiction writing that learning to write poetry - you learn to get right down to the nub of things in a few words. And I am a Mary Oliver lover, too, as well as Minnesota poet Louis Jenkins (who is also a childhood friend of my husband's. Talk about funny, sly, and wise, all in 100 words or less!Donis Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15207228706777377242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18385920087435318302013-01-25T16:02:40.554-05:002013-01-25T16:02:40.554-05:00Oh, Linda, Death of Ball Turret Gunner. That was m...Oh, Linda, Death of Ball Turret Gunner. That was my favorite poem for years, and I'd forgotten it. Thank you.<br /><br />I love the things you've posted today. I was so ready for a poetry infusion. And, Gin, I did get the Housden book. Can't wait to get into it.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41749218820045768042013-01-25T15:23:15.075-05:002013-01-25T15:23:15.075-05:00And I do love Sherman Alexi. Fry bread will never ...And I do love Sherman Alexi. Fry bread will never look the same.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42428285816223301112013-01-25T15:18:06.769-05:002013-01-25T15:18:06.769-05:00Hi Gin,
I'm wondering where I've been tha...Hi Gin,<br /><br />I'm wondering where I've been that I haven't met Max Tudor yet. I am very pleased that I popped in here today. I was almost diverted but... this is good... and your thoughts on poetry... yes, I'll try those books, too. I need more word medicine. Thank you.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4205923963837837152013-01-25T15:12:28.239-05:002013-01-25T15:12:28.239-05:00I learned The Jabberwocky early on and still love ...I learned The Jabberwocky early on and still love to say it out-loud.Libby Doddhttp://www.libbydoddart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9221125630386015372013-01-25T14:30:34.177-05:002013-01-25T14:30:34.177-05:00Just wen back to a review I'd done of Linda Ho...Just wen back to a review I'd done of Linda Hogan's ROUNDING THE HUMAN to find this tiny gem of a poem from that book.<br /><br /><br />The Way In <br />By Linda Hogan<br /><br />Sometimes the way to milk and honey is through the body.<br />Sometimes the way in is a song.<br />But there are three ways in the world: dangerous, wounding,<br />and beauty.<br />To enter stone, be water.<br />To rise through hard earth, be plant<br />desiring sunlight, believing in water.<br />To enter fire, be dry.<br />To enter life, be food.<br />Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14799051295977556412013-01-25T14:13:15.872-05:002013-01-25T14:13:15.872-05:00Pat, yes, that's a great poem, "Death of ...Pat, yes, that's a great poem, "Death of the Ball Turret Gunner." It's by Randall Jarrett who was a marvelous poet.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42343934991887300092013-01-25T13:15:07.175-05:002013-01-25T13:15:07.175-05:00I used to know "Jabberwocky" by heart. A...I used to know "Jabberwocky" by heart. And we had to memorize "under the spreading chestnut tree the village smithy stands" back in 6th grade. I'm not too much of a poetry reader, but I remember being destroyed by a poem in college. I believe it was called "The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner." Very short, very moving, horribly real.<br />On a lighter note I also love the idiotic nicknames that pop up. I like Lauren Willig's Turnip. And my son wishes there really was a Drones Club to be a member of! <br />Last but not least, I have really enjoyed your books Ms Malliet!Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46733790907553324202013-01-25T13:12:27.112-05:002013-01-25T13:12:27.112-05:00Edna St. Vincent Millay's "Dirge Without ...Edna St. Vincent Millay's "Dirge Without Music" gets me every time because it's so defiant. I love it. Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15073658261122703742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58907615814367925542013-01-25T12:38:49.756-05:002013-01-25T12:38:49.756-05:00I love Ms. Malliet's books. They're witty,...I love Ms. Malliet's books. They're witty, slyly funny, yet somehow quietly compassionate -- not to mention that they're also well-plotted mysteries!<br /><br />As for poetry, I fell in love with Shakespeare in 11th grade, and with John Donne as a sophomore in college, so I suppose my tastes in poetry are rather old-fashioned. But I have other favorites as well: Frost's "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening", some of T. S. Eliot's Practical Cats poems, Dylan Thomas's "A Child's Christmas in Wales" (which, though not strictly poetry, reads like it), a few of Dickinson's poems, Elizabeth Barret Browning's "How Do I Love Thee?"... <br /><br />Clearly I need to expand my horizons and read some modern poetry (other than Wallace Stevens, whom I read in college.) From the quotes and comments here, Mary Oliver and the Housden book look like great places to start -- thank you for the recommendations! Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08639732368395025578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36526989747968972252013-01-25T12:37:17.927-05:002013-01-25T12:37:17.927-05:00Karen, yes, I've definitely felt like Duffy...Karen, yes, I've definitely felt like Duffy's Eurydice lately on Facebook and elsewhere.<br /><br />Love all the poetry recomendations here.<br /><br />Debs, with your Binky, you made me remember all the delightfully hilarious nicknames used in PG Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster stories. LOL<br /><br />DebRo, you are so sweet. I'm sorry that my poetry books aren't available in ebook format. I know you read that way, as does Reine, for physical reasons. Poetry doesn't translate well to ebooks yet. It screws with the linebreaks, and a good poet lives or dies by her linebreaks. Send me your mailing address at lindalynettrodriguez (at) gmail (dot) com, and I'll send you a hard copy. They're paperback and not thick, so you might be able to read it without hurting your hands/arms.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6175344220082726162013-01-25T12:21:29.611-05:002013-01-25T12:21:29.611-05:00Because I am terrible at remembering titles of boo...Because I am terrible at remembering titles of books, movies, poems, I will stick with the ones that I DO remember, mostly because I had to memorize a favorite poem in sixth grade(lo, these many years ago:-) My favorites were two by Longfellow: The Day Is Done, and A Psalm of Life, and one by Tennyson: Crossing the Bar. I think I ended up going with The Day Is Done. In recent years, I find I am fond of just about anything by Maya Angelou. <br /><br />Linda, I am dying to get my hands on your collected poems!<br /><br />Royal names: simple, old-fashioned names like Jane or Mary or Margaret - although I would not mind at all if they pick the name Deborah:-) And for a boy an old-fashioned name like John or Richard or Arthur. I doubt that there will be a royal baby named Brittany or Dustin!Deb Romanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87453292311176689042013-01-25T11:49:32.839-05:002013-01-25T11:49:32.839-05:00Oh, I love that Housden book, and all the bits quo...Oh, I love that Housden book, and all the bits quoted here. Gin, did I tell you I saw your books at Montana Book & Toy Co. in Helena with shelf talkers saying "staff favorite"? Yay!Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37151122831962659332013-01-25T11:42:41.459-05:002013-01-25T11:42:41.459-05:00Linda, some days don't you feel something like...Linda, some days don't you feel something like Eurydice on Facebook? Mostly because of political nitwits? <br /><br />Love that poem, and its premise. <br /><br />Deb, I like it. Although Mr. Captcha is now suggesting "Brubby". Karen in Ohiohttp://seetheusablog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64865996345523531762013-01-25T11:22:00.866-05:002013-01-25T11:22:00.866-05:00"I go back to May, 1937" by Sharon Olds ..."I go back to May, 1937" by Sharon Olds is the first poem that really just, well, gobsmacked me upside the head. I thought, "yes, yes!" It was a true moment of catharsis, reading that poem for the first time. Now I want to add both Gin's books and the books of poetry in her blog to my TBR list!Sharon Shorthttp://www.sharonshort.comnoreply@blogger.com