tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post4231924769351946596..comments2023-10-21T21:54:39.121+13:00Comments on Tim Jones: Books in the Trees: Tuesday Poem: The Sound Of Now, by Mary CresswellTim Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14856414700019368658noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-72759581449952912932011-04-01T11:46:08.729+13:002011-04-01T11:46:08.729+13:00Thanks for your additional comments, Mary. It'...Thanks for your additional comments, Mary. It's not often that I get a response back from the poet herself! But it's a good practice and clarifies things (for me, anyway).Mike Crowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823415769823932104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-43876017747403498692011-03-31T17:13:47.286+13:002011-03-31T17:13:47.286+13:00... Admire very much the inventive use of the ghaz...... Admire very much the inventive use of the ghazal form.Tim Uppertonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-38826620385045494122011-03-29T11:39:34.665+13:002011-03-29T11:39:34.665+13:00Mike, I used it advisedly. I was suggesting that w...Mike, I used it advisedly. I was suggesting that while death itself is a cliche (one we can never re-word), toucans may know tunes we'll never know! Of course, I have never been a toucan and hope very much I am not doing toucans and injustice. :~)Mary Cresswellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-55937191425173547562011-03-29T10:52:52.705+13:002011-03-29T10:52:52.705+13:00I was enjoying this until I reached 'the sound...I was enjoying this until I reached 'the sound of one hand clapping.' Seems to me this has become a cliche and it was a bit of a surprise to find it in a poem that's otherwise original in its approach. <br />Unless using a cliche was intentional, but....Mike Crowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823415769823932104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-26760128342677028652011-03-29T10:07:49.429+13:002011-03-29T10:07:49.429+13:00I like the 'offbeat-ness' of the poem and ...I like the 'offbeat-ness' of the poem and look forward to the interview.Helen Lowehttp://helenlowe.info/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-17685512629573198892011-03-29T05:27:18.025+13:002011-03-29T05:27:18.025+13:00Golly, what an amazing poem, Tim. It takes - and d...Golly, what an amazing poem, Tim. It takes - and deserves - several readings to begin to unpack its complexities, but I love it already. Thank you.lillyannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12752638206153634574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-52173027222105505812011-03-29T01:01:18.986+13:002011-03-29T01:01:18.986+13:00A fine choice Tim. The first cuplet ties up Stoic...A fine choice Tim. The first cuplet ties up Stoic philosophy very neatly. And the last - the toucan plays a slide trombone - a counterpoint to the sound of one hand clapping.<br />Thank you for introducing Mary Cresswell to me. I look forward to reading your interview.Isabel Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974989548030799086noreply@blogger.com