tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370181939017578161.post957659882651878381..comments2023-08-13T09:04:51.674-04:00Comments on poetry passion: Food for Thoughtpkcypherthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837822081159657095noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370181939017578161.post-85691875989145879152011-04-08T19:45:21.139-04:002011-04-08T19:45:21.139-04:00Thanks for pointing all that out, Marie. I had the...Thanks for pointing all that out, Marie. I had the sense that "Why I'm Here" was trying to accomplish too much because I was alittle frustrated when instead of resolution I felt the poem switched gears. Now I understand why I was sensing that. I still like the exploration of synchronicty and how one thing leads to another, seemingly by chance.<br />I see the 2nd poem is more succinct.pkcypherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12837822081159657095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370181939017578161.post-6773527234262948302011-04-08T14:17:10.610-04:002011-04-08T14:17:10.610-04:00About "Why I'm Here." Although the ...About "Why I'm Here." Although the author has a French name, I am not enamored with the poem. Not so much content-wise, as form-wise. She seems to go all over the place. I see at least three different poems that could be developed in this piece: One about mom meeting dad; one about the independent spirit of mom; another about mom fighting "melancholy" (depression?); one about coming to and living in America. That makes four poems. Sorry, "Why I'm Here" is just a title; it doesn't unify the poem.<br /><br />As for Stephen Dunn's "The Imagined," it is in my view more successful, because it is more focused. It starts with one idea; it uses one tone (humor). Dunn must have been married a fairly long time, for his observations on the psychology of the married couple are sharp, pointed, and sensitive.marie-johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05798554105777034828noreply@blogger.com