tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562301.post115488188148495735..comments2024-02-13T10:59:10.420+05:30Comments on ships, shoes, sealing wax: A PoemLudwighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710107146505111876noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562301.post-25839517951617113192011-05-12T21:45:55.752+05:302011-05-12T21:45:55.752+05:30[S.] Flipkart? Really? This kind of stuff. I will ...[S.] Flipkart? Really? This kind of stuff. I will be very surprised! What a koinkidink! You found the very same Stephen Dobyns that you may hear here (what punning, hear hear!) crooned via the dulcet tones of the Ludwig himself! Although for some strange reason it won't play now. On the other hand, it is just as well. Ludwig's crooning is the sort of thing that makes strong men wince and Ludwighttp://choultry.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562301.post-78894091676173613382011-05-12T11:50:22.463+05:302011-05-12T11:50:22.463+05:30Well, these days, there is Flipkart :-) I shall ch...Well, these days, there is Flipkart :-) I shall check this out - it looks like it's right up my alley. <br /><br />I looked up Steve Dobyns and found this: http://www.smith.edu/poetrycenter/poets/canpoetrymatter.html. So, so, so nice! Thank you for the recco. In consideration, (because it's so central to the nature of a lawyer), there is this: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/xyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425863732092605043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562301.post-83683918947610668222011-05-11T20:45:32.297+05:302011-05-11T20:45:32.297+05:30[S.] He can be very good. A completely unexpected ...[S.] He can be very good. A completely unexpected discovery via the fellow who has posted above as 'tmkahhi'. There's a book of his poetry called 'Book of Matches'. Quite something. Very hard to find in India, though. I think I got mine in a poetry books shop in Boston.<br /><br />If you haven't read, and are into that sort of thing, Stephen Dobyns' 'Pallbearers Ludwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03710107146505111876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562301.post-59885154058718803312011-05-11T19:55:05.280+05:302011-05-11T19:55:05.280+05:30Oh... so nice. Thank you for posting. I've nev...Oh... so nice. Thank you for posting. I've never read anything by him.xyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425863732092605043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562301.post-1162789159218401922006-11-06T10:29:00.000+05:302006-11-06T10:29:00.000+05:30[8&20] Thanks for stopping by, glad you liked, and...[8&20] Thanks for stopping by, glad you liked, and do come back. Armitage, verrrry good. We have posted poetry elsewhere before, <A HREF="http://choultry.blogspot.com/2005/07/friday-verse-thingy-redux-2.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> and <A HREF="http://choultry.blogspot.com/2005/07/friday-verse-thingy-redux-1.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>, for instance.Ludwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03710107146505111876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562301.post-1162421128133276032006-11-02T04:15:00.000+05:302006-11-02T04:15:00.000+05:30Ludwig, that was awesome. I need to visit your blo...Ludwig, that was awesome. I need to visit your blog more often!8&20https://www.blogger.com/profile/03537589214330675461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562301.post-1159898319481565242006-10-03T23:28:00.000+05:302006-10-03T23:28:00.000+05:30[laurel] Glad to be of service. You can find a cou...[laurel] Glad to be of service. You can find a couple of other Armitage poems (and other poetry) over at <A HREF="http://www.minstrels.org/" REL="nofollow">Minstrels</A>, if you're interested.Ludwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03710107146505111876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562301.post-1159860787670722042006-10-03T13:03:00.000+05:302006-10-03T13:03:00.000+05:30HiI'm a random person. I was searching for this p...Hi<BR/>I'm a random person. I was searching for this poem by Armitage, but only remembered the buried cutlery line. Thank you google, and thanks for posting this poem. Good stuff.<BR/>-LaurelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562301.post-1156480630666108152006-08-25T10:07:00.000+05:302006-08-25T10:07:00.000+05:30[tmkahhi] Re: 1) WTF are you talking about?2) Muha...[tmkahhi] Re: <BR/><BR/>1) WTF are you talking about?<BR/>2) Muhahahahahahahahahahaha... (#6 is still elusive, also #5)<BR/><BR/>[savita] Innit? Thought so ourselves. There's a rather nice <A HREF="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0571169821/026-7393023-0442827?v=glance&n=266239" REL="nofollow">book </A> by Simon Armitage, that is worth the effort to lay hands on it. Bit hard to find these daysLudwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03710107146505111876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562301.post-1155396361558184662006-08-12T20:56:00.000+05:302006-08-12T20:56:00.000+05:30beautiful, and heart-rending.beautiful, and heart-rending.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562301.post-1154886189499787832006-08-06T23:13:00.000+05:302006-08-06T23:13:00.000+05:30brother,heartbreaking poem, this. And was the them...brother,<BR/><BR/>heartbreaking poem, this. And was the theme of horrid nights in other times and places. <BR/><BR/>But<BR/>1. This too shall pass<BR/>2. We are number 1, everyone else is two or belowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com