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J-C4113D commented on: @ 27.055 MHz: Ad Astra; In A Prefectural City In Asia Minor by S74rw4rd-13d 1 year 15 weeks* ago* I am so very grateful for: I am so very grateful for this beautiful comment and analysis of my poem. Coming from you, this is the highest form of validation. Thank you so much. [ go to comment ]
J-C4113D commented on: Your Sleepless Shadow by patriciajj 1 year 15 weeks* ago* This poem is like a fugue: This poem is like a fugue that develops out of a single key phrase which our Poet, like the great Wallace Stevens, only discloses in the poem's mid-region---the distillation of life to a single note. All the other phrases, approaching that mid-region or moving away from it are, essentially, variations on that key phrase. And in this poem, she particularizes what is, I believe, a universal experience that many cannot or will not articulate for themselves. During the worst year of my life, 1981, a poem like this would have helped deflect some of the emotional agony that I---then a twenty-three year old nerd with an unmarketable degree, a first job that I had failed in already, and a mistaken but dreadful burden of hopelessness---was going through. Stevens said that a chief vocation for Poetry was to help people live their lives. In that aspect, as well as the sense of artiistry, this poem proves that Patricia is a true Poet. [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: @ 27.055 MHz: Ad Astra; In A Prefectural City In Asia Minor by S74rw4rd-13d 1 year 15 weeks* ago* On so many levels, this: On so many levels, this plaintive remembrance cracks open the heart and stirs the deepest emotions. First, it paints a portrait of both body and soul of the deceased so that we know him well enough to mourn, inconsolably, with the Poet. With poetic sleight of hand, you swept us into the memory of Didymus. Much more than a blossoming, alluring partner showcased in various milestones of his life, he was an endearingly capricious, passionate, blithe and peaceful spirit, untainted by the brutality of the era, aloof to hate and drawn only to the most beautiful things in this world. Fate appears particularly cruel when the Poet has no choice but to accept an Imperial appointment, knowing that it would put his beloved at risk if he refused, and this very separation resulted in tragedy. The description in this one scene that tells such an amazingly compressed story spanning decades (Compression is one of your literary superpowers.) grinds the heart into dust, and such pain would provoke many others to revenge, but Didymus’ memory and his wishes were too precious for that. The speaker’s clemency is a tribute to their love. And finally the crushing reveal at the end . . . Breathtakingly sad. One for the ages, my friend! [ go to comment ]
redbrick commented on: Think Viral, Not Antimicrobial by cynosure 1 year 16 weeks* ago* Agreed! Wholeheartedlt. : Agreed! Wholeheartedlt. [ go to comment ]
georgeschaefer commented on: MEMORY LIBRARY by joy 1 year 16 weeks* ago* That internal memory library: That internal memory library is a wonderful thing. Too bad as I get older, I increasingly return memories to the wrong shelves and can't find them later. Nice poem. [ go to comment ]
humanfruit commented on: Gay as fuck by hollow.point 1 year 16 weeks* ago* You write like who Staward: You write like who Staward writes about, his blue muse, a boy with stockings on. I don't mind, I find it better this way, fresher than ever etc. [ go to comment ]
orangejumpsuit commented on: SHERYL by chris 1 year 16 weeks* ago* Who returns a comforter? Did: Who returns a comforter? Did you stuff it with down yourself and pass it down like a family heirloom? [ go to comment ]
J-C4113D commented on: Tenderly by Seeker 1 year 16 weeks* ago* This poem is excellent, and I: This poem is excellent, and I do mean excellent. The language is beautifully deployed, with no verbs weakened by the insidious "do/does/did" attachment. [ go to comment ]
hollow.point commented on: Our Decaying Utopia by THWYALG 1 year 16 weeks* ago* Starry seashore I covet your: Starry seashore I covet your lore what would I be if not just a spooky girl i'm a spooky ghoul and I don't know why I ever [ go to comment ]
redbrick commented on: Autumn sijo 2410a1 by redbrick 1 year 16 weeks* ago* Many thanks though such in: Many thanks though such in number will hardly ever fully express gratitude. [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: Lost in the Unlimited by patriciajj 1 year 16 weeks* ago* Thank you for your profound: Thank you for your profound and transcendent insights that eloquently captured my vision. Receiving such an affirming and poetic analysis from a gifted vessel of Light is a deep joy. Huge thanks! [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: Autumn sijo 2410a1 by redbrick 1 year 16 weeks* ago* Few poets can condense so: Few poets can condense so much euphoric sensation, savory art and transporting images into this elegant form, but you pulled it off with precision. Pure pleasure. Still stunned by your pen! [ go to comment ]
humanfruit commented on: minify by Jesster 1 year 16 weeks* ago* When we want only to forget: When we want only to forget, and feel ourselves lessen, is the best lesson we can let ourselves learn [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: Being Here, Finally by patriciajj 1 year 16 weeks* ago* A work of art and a huge: A work of art and a huge honor from a favorite wordcrafter. Thank you immensely, radiant lifeline, generous supporter and ninja poet. [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: Hung on a nail by SSmoothie 1 year 16 weeks* ago* This blistering and: This blistering and astonishing expression cuts deep, bleeds, and then, like the morning sun, ascends to transformation and victory. To have this much of an impact while maintaining top-tier acrobatics of language is no small achievement. A thundering triumph! A gift. [ go to comment ]