Comments on: Why Heaney?

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:40:42 +0000

Thanks, Ted. I feel guilty that I haven’t posted anything in a couple weeks — I hope to have some more thoughts about Heaney up soon.

By: Ted

Ted — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:08:20 +0000

I completely adore Seamus Heaney’s poetry, and place him in the same company as Raymond Carver, Alice Munro, William Meredith, and B.F. Fairchild. Always perfect pitched, their words have this quality I call “the ring of truth”: there is both music and an unflinching look at life.

I envy your adventure into his text, and look forward to reading what you unearth in the “opened ground”.

Ted

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:53:27 +0000

Indeed. I found out long ago that she’s allergic to pretentiousness.

By: joseph duemer

joseph duemer — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:27:03 +0000

The muse distrusts discourse but she loves to gossip or talk shop.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:44:33 +0000

This is precisely the sort of erudite literary discourse I always hoped would one day flourish on this website.

By: Lestrina

Lestrina — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:15:23 +0000

talk about giving it all up for art…

By: joseph duemer

joseph duemer — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:41:30 +0000

Occasionally. But you never know when she’s going to kiss you or clock you, that’s her secret.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:09:35 +0000

Your muse plays rough, eh, Joe?

By: joseph duemer

joseph duemer — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:19:48 +0000

Or be kneed in the balls by the knee of bliss . . .

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:36:35 +0000

… or sit on the knee of bliss. Or if the knee is yours: kneel.

By: Pearl

Pearl — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:26:17 +0000

Sounds the interesting journey will stay interesting.

One must stay close to the knee of bliss. Each person has callings.