wastedwalrus said:Well played, sir. Well played
Thanks, buddy.
While we're on the subject of Tennyson, do you know "Ulysses"?
Great piece for old farts like me.
"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."
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wastedwalrus said:Well played, sir. Well played
fasteddie said:Thanks, buddy.
While we're on the subject of Tennyson, do you know "Ulysses"?
Great piece for old farts like me.
"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."
wastedwalrus said:Of course... and I assume you're familiar with "The Lady of Shalott"? Great piece for young, hopeless romantics such as myself .
wastedwalrus said:I haven't read that one either but I will before I get offline.
(Wordy) said:lol... how long did you stay online?
I read the Spoon River Anthology recently on the recommendation of my mentor. It's certainly not well known outside North America, but I understand it's standard issue in the States - on school reading lists, etc?
Rilke is wonderful. I love the Duino Elegies, especially the eighth.
And I've read The Lady of Shalott... my first girlfriend was obsessed with that poem.
At the moment I'm re-reading an anthology called Conductors of Chaos, which covers experimental UK poetry, mainly from the the latter half of the 20th century, up to the 90s. There's a fair bit of impenetrable, linguistically challenging stuff, but it has a fantastic selection of Jeremy Reed poems.
fasteddie said:Thanks, buddy.
While we're on the subject of Tennyson, do you know "Ulysses"?
Great piece for old farts like me.
"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."