tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post8235603253726443496..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: Bogs, Bombs and a GlaciersDave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-30844262178445902732009-07-12T17:29:33.788+01:002009-07-12T17:29:33.788+01:00Thank you for this... Im going to look up the book...Thank you for this... Im going to look up the books today!<br /><br />Take care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-8491579612627167862009-07-11T17:06:05.184+01:002009-07-11T17:06:05.184+01:00I'm only just relenting in my dislike for Seam...I'm only just relenting in my dislike for Seamus heaney, since he was thrust down my neck in endless English classes at school.. imagine, a freezing cold prefab, it's raining outside and has been for three weeks and you are dissecting and learning by heart lines like; <br />"I was six when I first saw kittens drown" and poems about the death of his young brother..... Now I'm older however, I can appreciate the beautiful connection he has to this land, his land.. and the history it holds. He writes such gutsy and genuine lines. I'm by no means hugely aware of everything he's done, so the tip off of this book is intrigueing.. thanks!Batteson.Indhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846214578565824955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-10633338539465428552009-07-11T15:16:04.576+01:002009-07-11T15:16:04.576+01:00Cynthia
Welcome to my blog and many thanks for sto...<b>Cynthia</b><br />Welcome to my blog and many thanks for stopping off to comment. Much appreciated. There is some in formation if you click on <i>blog people</i> in the first paragraph.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-21429903833005756952009-07-11T15:03:45.626+01:002009-07-11T15:03:45.626+01:00Hi Dave, I feel a bit out of the discussion becaus...Hi Dave, I feel a bit out of the discussion because I don't know a thing about bog people and the poetry is dense with story...again, I know nothing about the context. <br /><br />I do love the way Seamus Heaney connects words and creates visual images...<br /><br />I saw it, ridged and rock-set, from above,<br />Undead grey-gristed earth-pelt, aeon-scruff, <br /><br />Thanks for sharing this skillful poet with me. <3Cynthia Pittmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656761837022197235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-1301717024178065422009-07-11T14:21:57.791+01:002009-07-11T14:21:57.791+01:00David
I agree. Absolutely unbelievable. Thanks fo...<b>David </b><br />I agree. Absolutely unbelievable. Thanks for the comment.<br /><br /><b>A Cuban in London </b><br />Yes Seamus is a poet easily overlooked. His early poetry particularly is not eye-catchingly new, but it repays time spent on it, improves with knowing, the effect can be cumulative. The development to his later material has been remarkable, I think, as have his translations.<br /><br /><b>Friko </b><br />Mountains. eh? Unusual, you say - the poems, I guess, not the mountains! I'll have to have a think and come back to you. (Not cheeky, no problem.)<br /><br /><b>Jeanne </b><br />Glad to be of service. Look him up, you'll not be disappointed.<br /><br /><b>Phoenix </b><br />Welcome to the blog and thanks for the comment.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-80038945095740129382009-07-11T12:23:27.683+01:002009-07-11T12:23:27.683+01:00Loved reading the review as well as the comments p...Loved reading the review as well as the comments posted. Look forward to your next post.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439071211238467709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-14616529123306085922009-07-10T21:57:25.401+01:002009-07-10T21:57:25.401+01:00I'm new to Heany -- thanks for the intro!I'm new to Heany -- thanks for the intro!Jeanne Estridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096521122802823385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-76215488574419414402009-07-10T17:46:39.069+01:002009-07-10T17:46:39.069+01:00Sorry, messing words and names about is a family h...Sorry, messing words and names about is a family habit, should only be indulged in private. I"m so full of Heaney I thought I was at home. Disrespectful or what.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-90560096495376064972009-07-10T17:42:31.316+01:002009-07-10T17:42:31.316+01:00Excellent work; I went to the bookshelves and took...Excellent work; I went to the bookshelves and took down the only Heamus we have, selected poems 66 -87, which includes The Tollund Man. I've been dipping into it all day. You are a treasure, glad to have found you.<br />Could I pick your brains? Do you know any poems on mountains? The more unusual the better, it's the next subject at my poetry group. Bit cheeky, I won't be miffed if you turn me down.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-21974950601274132492009-07-10T15:45:23.244+01:002009-07-10T15:45:23.244+01:00An excellent re-review, Dave. And also a good expe...An excellent re-review, Dave. And also a good experience about writing about books before you finish them. I have to admit that I have read very little Seamus. Except for the poems The Guardian publishes on Saturdays every now and then and the ones I catch in this or that collection, I have not really delved into his poetry. I will be changing that in the near future. Thanks for throwing me this light in this dark tunnel.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-7085529621093895002009-07-10T11:01:57.762+01:002009-07-10T11:01:57.762+01:00Bog people are fascinating. The fact that Grauball...Bog people are fascinating. The fact that Grauballe Man's hand prints were clearer than a researcher's own hand that was working on him always astounded me. Simply incredible.<br /><br />And thanks for the reviews.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-10373463671437903562009-07-10T09:34:06.543+01:002009-07-10T09:34:06.543+01:00Willow
Hope you enjoy it - I'm sure you will....<b>Willow </b><br />Hope you enjoy it - I'm sure you will.<br /><br /><b>Karen </b><br />Ditto. Enjoy!<br /><br /><b>Derrick </b><br />One of my favourite passages, too.<br /><br /><b>BarbaraS </b><br />Ah, preaching to the converted again!<br /><br /><b>Kacper </b><br />Welcome to my blog. Good to have you along.<br /><br /><b>Jim </b><br />Increasingly, I struggle with my failing powers of concentration. If I'm honest, I would have to say that I favour the medium length poem. <br /><br /><b>lakeviewer </b><br />Thanks - very difficult to do him justice, though.<br /><br /><b>The Weaver of Grass </b><br />I have found that, yes. I have found it with Sylvia Plath particularly. I found her difficult when I began to read her, but now the going is easier and certainly more delightful.<br /><br /><b>Cloudia </b><br />Thank you for those kind remarks.<br /><br /><b>Tommaso </b><br />Your last paragraph describes very well the feeling that I had after going back to it and rereading The Tolllund Man in Springtime and District and Circle. Thanks for the feedback.<br /><br /><b>readingsully2 </b><br />It never ceases to amaze me, not just what people do to each other, but the reasons why they do it. Thanks.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-29900671250169336272009-07-09T23:44:29.372+01:002009-07-09T23:44:29.372+01:00Very interesting. I enjoyed reading all of the hi...Very interesting. I enjoyed reading all of the historical details about the bog people. It seems in a way human nature has not changed much. These poor people were supposedly sacrificed for the Gods or something....I doubt is the violence of today would phase them much. :)readingsully2https://www.blogger.com/profile/07786787369521778515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-60746581532463730332009-07-09T19:28:08.547+01:002009-07-09T19:28:08.547+01:00Dear Dave, I read the collection "District an...Dear Dave, I read the collection "District and Circle" twice, now you have awakened in me the desire to read it once more.<br />I bought it in Oxford on my latest visit in 2006.<br />I first read the poem itself "District and Circle" on the TLS on one the last times when I was buying the journal regularly every week being not yet tired by its deadening "highbrowness" and "smartassness". <br />Anyway, in the poem the final "Flicker-lit" left me just stuck in the air with the brightest bolt. I found myself exulting, fists to the sky.Tommaso Gervasuttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137499390434949734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-7070960704558358702009-07-09T19:12:34.686+01:002009-07-09T19:12:34.686+01:00Exhaustive and fascinating, Dave.
Thank you for sh...Exhaustive and fascinating, Dave.<br />Thank you for sharing your expansive and educated sensibility with us!<br /><br />Aloha-<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-92150827682461643362009-07-09T18:17:26.826+01:002009-07-09T18:17:26.826+01:00I think part of the essence of a good poet is that...I think part of the essence of a good poet is that often when one returns to their work one finds it altogether more inspiring - I feel this with Sylvia Plath - I really think one's subconscious mind often keeps working of poetic meaning long after one has read a poem. I have District and Circle and admire Heaney's poetry immensely. Interesting, thought-provoking post as usual, Dave.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-22784581873449673242009-07-09T16:55:11.846+01:002009-07-09T16:55:11.846+01:00Great introduction to a writer I'm not familia...Great introduction to a writer I'm not familiar with.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-36253900623409083722009-07-09T16:51:04.348+01:002009-07-09T16:51:04.348+01:00I ran across 'The Tollund Man' a few years...I ran across 'The Tollund Man' a few years ago but I've not read a lot of Heaney and I'm afraid the sheer length of some of the poems you mention puts me off. I have never been able to develop a love for the longer poem. They do always seem to go on a bit.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-68968507460166917392009-07-09T16:05:15.670+01:002009-07-09T16:05:15.670+01:00Looks very interesting, wished could read the book...Looks very interesting, wished could read the books...<br /><br />Best regards, <br />KacperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-1314541463373028152009-07-09T14:44:31.850+01:002009-07-09T14:44:31.850+01:00Having read both books, Stepping Stones quite rece...Having read both books, Stepping Stones quite recently, I think you're quite eloquent on Heaney. He's hard to top and there's plenty of meat in both books to satisfy a hungry poet. Lovely work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-24527656378827789922009-07-09T14:42:41.329+01:002009-07-09T14:42:41.329+01:00Hi Dave,
Thanks for showing us these extracts. I ...Hi Dave,<br /><br />Thanks for showing us these extracts. I particularly like:<br /><br />"At my buried ear, and the levered sod<br />Got lifted up; then once I felt the air<br />I was like turned turf in the breath of God,"<br /><br />Wonderfully rich!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-2545999070742243052009-07-09T14:21:19.595+01:002009-07-09T14:21:19.595+01:00I'm with Willow. Thank you for the introductio...I'm with Willow. Thank you for the introduction.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-54564169452905999232009-07-09T14:13:34.395+01:002009-07-09T14:13:34.395+01:00I'm ordering District and Circle from my libra...I'm ordering District and Circle from my library branch right now. Thanks, Dave.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.com