tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post2500984299139273686..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: Birdsong on the SeabedDave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-12518494121655052252010-01-13T11:41:55.615+00:002010-01-13T11:41:55.615+00:00A Cuban in London
Thanks once again.<b>A Cuban in London</b><br />Thanks once again.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-71886128905000079722010-01-12T14:10:25.157+00:002010-01-12T14:10:25.157+00:00Where now indeed? I would say, buried under the sn...Where now indeed? I would say, buried under the snow. :-)<br /><br />Great post.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-28274532026890939302010-01-12T09:31:45.090+00:002010-01-12T09:31:45.090+00:00Tommaso
Thanks for that very encouraging response....<b>Tommaso</b><br />Thanks for that very encouraging response.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-35085971399802568012010-01-11T19:04:12.317+00:002010-01-11T19:04:12.317+00:00Very often I can't get to the end of pieces of...Very often I can't get to the end of pieces of poetry analysis, instead I really enjoyed this and the quotes and also the haiku at the end that is in harmony with them.Tommaso Gervasuttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137499390434949734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-71056525199307908032010-01-11T14:25:26.377+00:002010-01-11T14:25:26.377+00:00Renee
Welcome and thanks. I'm perverse. I just...<b>Renee</b><br />Welcome and thanks. I'm perverse. I just got excited.<br /><br /><b>Crafty Green Poet</b><br />You'll not be disappointed, I'm sure.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-62894811075536772392010-01-11T13:07:51.775+00:002010-01-11T13:07:51.775+00:00I'd buy it for the title alone too, good revie...I'd buy it for the title alone too, good review, thanks I'll look out for it...Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-58731199020903058362010-01-11T12:26:24.114+00:002010-01-11T12:26:24.114+00:00Dave I seriously think poets are on a different di...Dave I seriously think poets are on a different dimension.<br /><br />I would have looked at the title and went what. See you are clever.<br /><br />xoxoReneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785932958464359112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-71191836242135038982010-01-11T12:08:14.914+00:002010-01-11T12:08:14.914+00:00Derrick
I surprised myself - but you are too modes...<b>Derrick</b><br />I surprised myself - but you are too modest, too modest by half!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-61454900114081911172010-01-11T11:22:13.984+00:002010-01-11T11:22:13.984+00:00Hi Dave,
We can be seduced by book titles but I&#...Hi Dave,<br /><br />We can be seduced by book titles but I'd never be brave enough to buy such a one without knowing a little more about the contents. Being someone who lives on the surface, I'm not sure I could appreciate the depths of this work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-61814891727674715222010-01-11T11:20:36.761+00:002010-01-11T11:20:36.761+00:00Jeanne
My thoughts exactly. Thanks for that.<b>Jeanne</b><br />My thoughts exactly. Thanks for that.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-71737790771290569052010-01-11T11:17:02.325+00:002010-01-11T11:17:02.325+00:00lakeviewer
Hope you're not still having troub...<b>lakeviewer </b><br />Hope you're not still having trouble! I seem to be getting the scripts. Blogger returns them for why, I don't know!<br /><br /><b>Shadow </b><br />sorry?<br /><br /><b>Rachel </b><br />I understand the point you make. I always treat poems in translation as new works written in English. If they don't work in that way, I move on. Thinking about it, though, so much of our litersry heritage began life with us in translation - not least, the Authorised Version of the Bible.<br /><br />It's only the delivery people who can't get to them round here!<br /><br /><b>Jim </b><br />I am interested, yes indeed. I shall be patient, though.<br /><br /><b>Elisabeth </b><br />I think that is generally true, though perhaps less so in this case. The English and the Russian originals face each other across the double page, as the fashion n ow is - which I neglected to mention in the post. I think the ideal is probab ly to have a recording of the poet reading in the original and to be following it from an English translation - though my aging brain has more and more difficulty these days with parallel processing.<br /><br /><b>Karen </b><br />A gut feeling, I suppose.<br /><br /><b>Tabor </b><br />The one is part of the other - no? In poetry as in life.<br /><br /><b>Momo Luna </b><br />Your English is infinitely better than my Dutch. Glad you got something from the post.<br /><br /><b>John </b><br />Thanks John.<br /><br /><b>steven </b><br />Thanks steven. Yes, I just saw the tite and decided to order it off the web!<br /><br /><b>Lucas </b><br />Thanks for that. I have managed a daily haiku for longer than I had expected when starting out. Thanks for your other comments. Much appreciated.<br /><br /><b>Carl </b><br />There are a few more to come - I had a very good Christmas, bookwise!<br /><br /><b>Dick </b><br />Thanks for that Dick.<br /><br /><b>Carl </b><br />Like these, like them greatly. Ta for the reference. Keep them coming.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-50548472164518101252010-01-11T11:03:05.745+00:002010-01-11T11:03:05.745+00:00Always good to be introduced to new poets, new wor...Always good to be introduced to new poets, new works.Jeanne Estridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096521122802823385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-90827475547861771602010-01-11T03:53:31.799+00:002010-01-11T03:53:31.799+00:00Pile of books askew.
Partially read chapters few.
...Pile of books askew.<br />Partially read chapters few.<br />Seasons fly pile grows!<br /><br />My second Haiku - This in honor of your book reviews that adds to my ever increasing pile of books!<br /><br />Carl<br /><br />PS keep the suggestions coming. I'll get caught up one day.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09751363280115223716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-68864241629410905002010-01-10T22:01:58.746+00:002010-01-10T22:01:58.746+00:00There's certainly something of the much-vaunte...There's certainly something of the much-vaunted mighty Russian soul in the stirring excerpts you've included. Thanks for the intro, Dave. I shall investigate further.Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-66939712125440519152010-01-10T21:32:38.695+00:002010-01-10T21:32:38.695+00:00Wow. Yet another book I am going to have to get. ...Wow. Yet another book I am going to have to get. I am going to have to chuck the TV set all together to get caught up on all the books you makes sound so (and are) so very interesting.<br /><br />THANK YOU Dave!<br />CarlCarlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09751363280115223716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-58789770156608406142010-01-10T18:17:55.770+00:002010-01-10T18:17:55.770+00:00Thanks Dave for this review which definitely makes...Thanks Dave for this review which definitely makes me want to explore this poet. There is something which I recognise as a Russian quality even though I have only read Russian poetry in translation. <br />I like the way your haiku are developing too. This one in particular takes some time to follow as it leads out into its meanings. Hope to see more of these topical haiku.Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642126053527835870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-53549057614309600872010-01-10T13:08:19.825+00:002010-01-10T13:08:19.825+00:00dave i really enjoyed this post. first because you...dave i really enjoyed this post. first because you said something that most bibliophiles would admit to when pressed which is that we are often seduced into buying a book because of its title or even its cover. second because of the poetry. that is fine insightful strong writing!!!! third because i love to learn about writers who i haven't heard of or read before. so thankyou all 'round for this! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-49518848425451196082010-01-10T13:02:28.388+00:002010-01-10T13:02:28.388+00:00Excellent review--you make a strong case for putti...Excellent review--you make a strong case for putting this poet on my reading list!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-46210395288862167882010-01-10T12:24:07.150+00:002010-01-10T12:24:07.150+00:00Thank you for this post. I didn't know Elene S...Thank you for this post. I didn't know Elene Shivart, but now i'm going to look for her work in the bookstore. Beautiful, hauntingly (sorry my mothertongue is dutch, i hope this is correct) poems. Too bad i cannot read Russian.<br />I agree; the title is sublime.Momo Luna S!gnalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170657311754852851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-81591139549727348582010-01-10T12:20:37.471+00:002010-01-10T12:20:37.471+00:00I know that death is important for poetry, but I l...I know that death is important for poetry, but I like better the poetry of life.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-88812953307139492962010-01-10T12:14:23.203+00:002010-01-10T12:14:23.203+00:00Thanks for the review, Dave. This was a gamble tha...Thanks for the review, Dave. This was a gamble that certainly paid off for you--and for us!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-16575224110799332882010-01-10T11:27:08.206+00:002010-01-10T11:27:08.206+00:00This is a beautiful post, Dave. I love the depth ...This is a beautiful post, Dave. I love the depth of the poetry you quote here and wonder how much is 'lost in translation'. <br /><br />A great deal I fear, but at least we get to glimpse some of it here. <br /><br />More power to the translator and to the poet in the first place and to you Dave for loving the title sight unseen and introducing the poetry to us here.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-72002747310576811452010-01-10T11:12:32.781+00:002010-01-10T11:12:32.781+00:00I struggle enough when it comes to Western verse. ...I struggle enough when it comes to Western verse. You might be interested that I have a post in draft on the whole subject of titles. Just notes for now so don't hold your breath.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-30747995062381503592010-01-10T09:29:27.351+00:002010-01-10T09:29:27.351+00:00I'm always nervous about poetry in translation...I'm always nervous about poetry in translation... and yet there's no way my Russian would be up to reading poetry (I'm just about at the "where is the post office?" level ;) )<br /><br />Also... Dunkirk spirit alive & well in our area. You can't panic-buy when you can't get to the shops :pRachel Cotterillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969719330048416996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-37195480642720927092010-01-10T08:45:57.134+00:002010-01-10T08:45:57.134+00:00seeing the new broadcasts, i don't blame them....seeing the new broadcasts, i don't blame them...Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999801833389058410noreply@blogger.com