tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post1390294978955337763..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: An apple, a child, dust - Walter de la Mare's The Listeners and Other PoemsAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-65159496470314704132016-03-21T22:19:45.893-05:002016-03-21T22:19:45.893-05:00Tempting, and short. Very short. I will be reading...Tempting, and short. Very short. I will be reading a scan of the original book from Google Books or archive.org or something like that.<br /><br />Books, actually. They're so short I hope to read <i>A House of Pomegranates</i>, too.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-9466567749244773532016-03-21T19:00:29.391-05:002016-03-21T19:00:29.391-05:00I'd considered reading the Wilde, but ended up...I'd considered reading the Wilde, but ended up opting for books I already have on hand (mostly) instead. Tempting, though.amanda @ simplerpastimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127945915013121105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-31970758707811629272016-03-20T22:37:31.244-05:002016-03-20T22:37:31.244-05:00The Kipling poems in The Jungle Book serve the sto...The Kipling poems in <i>The Jungle Book</i> serve the stories well. I'll just say that.<br /><br />I hope to read Oscar Wilde's fairy tales soon, too, so that will be a couple of books for children. I doubt I will get to (and then through) <i>Huckleberry Finn</i>, but maybe.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-79879225468039664322016-03-20T19:13:01.606-05:002016-03-20T19:13:01.606-05:00I wouldn't have thought of reading poems for c...I wouldn't have thought of reading poems for children, but then again, I'm not a good poetry reader. I suppose I'll be reading some though, as it looks like Kipling includes poetry in The Jungle Book. amanda @ simplerpastimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127945915013121105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-85296398048184292442016-03-13T22:07:14.403-05:002016-03-13T22:07:14.403-05:00Yes, a tragic and timely story of true love thwart...Yes, a tragic and timely story of true love thwarted.<br /><br />Thanks, I had never heard that.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-2851726095100202492016-03-12T09:02:49.385-06:002016-03-12T09:02:49.385-06:00No discussion of the bindweed in poetry can be com...No discussion of the bindweed in poetry can be complete without the song "Misalliance," by Flanders and Swann, one of my favorites. I'm too lazy to link, but you can find it on YouTube. Doug Skinnerhttp://www.dougskinner.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-64558199397584289322016-03-09T10:44:30.816-06:002016-03-09T10:44:30.816-06:00I knew, reading this poem, that I needed a botany ...I knew, reading this poem, that I needed a botany lesson. My enemy, however much I like its flowers, is <i>Convolvulus arvensis</i>. You are likely right that de la Mare means <i>Calystegia sepium</i>.<br /><br />The comparison to the Google search. I need to try some of de la Mare's fiction.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-56646901599424926042016-03-09T09:55:03.054-06:002016-03-09T09:55:03.054-06:00Quite a few plants are called bindweed in England ...Quite a few plants are called bindweed in England and quite a few have scents. I'd guess de la Mare meant hedge bindweed because that has the largest and most fragile flowers.<br />De la Mare must be one of the most literary poets there's ever been: his anthologies contain vast amounts of forgotten semirelevant stuff - like a random search on google!Roger Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012987757094423896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-73167522016157569532016-03-09T08:20:06.890-06:002016-03-09T08:20:06.890-06:00"Ethereality" is a good word. A lot of ..."Ethereality" is a good word. A lot of dream-stuff in de la Mare.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-7045632489958263312016-03-08T23:47:21.646-06:002016-03-08T23:47:21.646-06:00lovely verses, with a touch of ethereality; tx.lovely verses, with a touch of ethereality; tx.Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.com