tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post2251725980495663428..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: For God called forth the Spring and slaughter together - H. Bialik's pogrom poemAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-19816934997390012182009-10-05T11:36:51.887-05:002009-10-05T11:36:51.887-05:00That's an interesting word, "energy."...That's an interesting word, "energy." I wasn't sure what you meant, but <i>meine Frau</i> was. She suggested that in a typical elegy, the exhortations are more passive or distant ("We must change our lives") while Bialik's commands are direct: Go, dig, do! Energetic, exactly.<br /><br />Chrees, I know which Babel stories you mean but I have not read them. I should.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-26633208593313853342009-10-03T17:41:00.236-05:002009-10-03T17:41:00.236-05:00I agree with Emily, the energy in the fragments yo...I agree with Emily, the energy in the fragments you quoted is amazing.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-8533314874068710702009-10-03T16:11:37.407-05:002009-10-03T16:11:37.407-05:00The fragments you quoted have such an amazing ener...The fragments you quoted have such an amazing energy about them! Intriguing.Emilyhttp://www.eveningallafternoon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-10687557023237943542009-10-03T10:54:22.845-05:002009-10-03T10:54:22.845-05:00It's interesting to compare Bialik's and B...It's interesting to compare Bialik's and Babel's writings on pogroms, both being extremely moving (even with Babel's ambiguous history and some of his other writings). Chilling and sobering stuff.Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.com