tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938110.post6504899120960598671..comments2023-06-11T04:57:35.215-04:00Comments on Theme and Variations: Now this is good stuff!Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11232343536274836721noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938110.post-76505531443775920782007-11-16T16:47:00.000-05:002007-11-16T16:47:00.000-05:00I'd highly recommend The Absent Fountain and These...I'd highly recommend The Absent Fountain and These Black Stars. I just got a new one today that got a little mangled in the mail, so I'll probably be shipping it back. Regardless, I'll be posting some more of him soon I suppose, so you'll be able to sample some more of his writing.<BR/><BR/>Alison: it's definitely helping me get out of the funk. Good stuff indeed.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11232343536274836721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938110.post-16975955264761887962007-11-16T10:14:00.000-05:002007-11-16T10:14:00.000-05:00I like the rhythm of this and the message. Poetry...I like the rhythm of this and the message. Poetry is powerful. When I was in a funk last year it helped pull me out of the rut. It's spirit and language concentrated, truly good stuff.<BR/><BR/>And when we read things that "could have been written for me" we remember that we aren't the first to experience our pain or loss and, even more importantly, we aren't alone.Alison Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06828978350435386724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938110.post-56506066626284984942007-11-16T00:50:00.000-05:002007-11-16T00:50:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing this poetry, Dan. Looks like I ...Thanks for sharing this poetry, Dan. Looks like I may have to buy a book of his poetry.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564684437473178371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938110.post-4558293501423121072007-11-16T00:42:00.000-05:002007-11-16T00:42:00.000-05:00I have been enjoying poetry immensely of late and ...I have been enjoying poetry immensely of late and this particular poet has been very meaningful. I so enjoyed the book of his that my brother loaned to me that I went to Amazon to see if he had any other collections. This was the first poem in the new book I bought. It could have been written for me.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11232343536274836721noreply@blogger.com