tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593764226213882767.post6699034419295875853..comments2024-02-22T15:48:50.427-08:00Comments on Poems and Poetics: Marjorie Perloff: An Afterword for Rae ArmantroutJerome Rothenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14166931849293504537noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593764226213882767.post-71847459950263563932015-08-13T13:02:26.497-07:002015-08-13T13:02:26.497-07:00Mark Granier's comment is very perceptive, but...Mark Granier's comment is very perceptive, but the truth is that the first time I read the poem I too wondered how anyone could see a spider "three stories high." <br /><br />This little jolt of thought or perception is one of the most prominent features of Armantrout's poetry.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10036112267191108889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593764226213882767.post-28773358627768468782010-07-23T04:13:29.267-07:002010-07-23T04:13:29.267-07:00'But Armantrout begins with what is a rather s...'But Armantrout begins with what is a rather surreal image (how does one notice a spider at such a distance?)...'<br /><br />Presumably because the spider 'on the cold expanse / of glass, three stories high' is being watched 'intently' from inside, behind the window. Or am I missing something? <br /><br />I like the poem though. The abrupt gear-change reminds me a little of James Wright's 'Hammock' poem, that contradictory last line: 'I have wasted my life.' <br /><br />I enjoyed the essay too. Thanks.Mark Granierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09899629187771913398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593764226213882767.post-89247606498550608392010-07-20T15:31:04.269-07:002010-07-20T15:31:04.269-07:00Yes, very interesting and perceptive article.
than...Yes, very interesting and perceptive article.<br />thanks<br />http://egyptnewstoday.blogspot.com/hemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16615072010191963719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593764226213882767.post-15213241909600487532010-03-05T00:49:46.949-08:002010-03-05T00:49:46.949-08:00Yes, very interesting and perceptive article. Than...Yes, very interesting and perceptive article. Thank you. You have clarified some aspects of her practice which I was vague about.Andrew Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667691610987101902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593764226213882767.post-77882211735243932262010-03-03T15:16:01.379-08:002010-03-03T15:16:01.379-08:00Wonderful piece. Thank you for posting it.Wonderful piece. Thank you for posting it.Williehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12125526725236698207noreply@blogger.com