tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913983186432092994.post5470248347916316162..comments2019-11-16T10:21:31.506-08:00Comments on PRAYER IS THE GROUND OF ETERNITY: RegenerationBohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333815636018847583noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913983186432092994.post-42982525471492239242007-08-21T07:46:00.000-07:002007-08-21T07:46:00.000-07:00Thnaks for stopping by, Jane! This is all a bit sp...Thnaks for stopping by, Jane! This is all a bit sparse here, but I'm aware that having let rather too much of my sour-faced bitch inner-self out at landofspices it's necessary to have somewhere more private and protected, somehow.<BR/>I'm glad you liked the Vaughan. I adored him when I studied him at LMH.<BR/>It IS Dickinson-esque: that's quite the correct parallel! I hadn't thought of that.<BR/>do email me! xxBohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333815636018847583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913983186432092994.post-63775903730985108112007-08-20T14:00:00.000-07:002007-08-20T14:00:00.000-07:00I love the rolling (almost 'sprung') rhythm of thi...I love the rolling (almost 'sprung') rhythm of this poem and how the narrative scrolls down from stanza to stanza without any pause. His mystical - yet also pragmatic - tone here reminds me somewhat of Emily Dickinson. <BR/><BR/>There's none of that dramatic note of exclamation you get with the Romantics when they're trying to hammer home some 'deep' spiritual message received through the observation of nature. This poem is very calm and has a certain air of inevitability about it, whilst still being open to wonder and surprise. <BR/><BR/>I have some of his work kicking around in one of these boxes with which I am still surrounded, not having entirely unpacked yet. I must see if I can rummage it out, have a closer look. Always thought his poetry was a bit stodgy, to be honest, but this poem is a dream. <BR/><BR/>Literally!<BR/><BR/>I'm going to email you soon, soon, soon, to arrange for us to hook up in the next fortnight. Fingers crossed.<BR/><BR/>JxJane Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590668593487445482noreply@blogger.com