tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450424838277339646.post5119872933455638499..comments2023-09-27T11:05:00.870-04:00Comments on Savvy Verse & Wit: 4th Virtual Poetry CircleSerenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04745809545249574387noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450424838277339646.post-83353014999423862772009-07-21T13:57:19.066-04:002009-07-21T13:57:19.066-04:00Jeanne: It's funny because I recently watched...Jeanne: It's funny because I recently watched Apocolypse Now on television when I decided on this poem. Hmmm, perhaps I was influenced by the tv. And yes, it is based on the Heart of Darkness.<br /><br />I really enjoy the images in Komunyakaa's work...its very vivid.Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745809545249574387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450424838277339646.post-11875980406199341722009-07-21T13:53:49.265-04:002009-07-21T13:53:49.265-04:00I like "pretending we're somewhere else/w...I like "pretending we're somewhere else/we play harder," and those lines had even more resonance when I got down to the Jimi Hendrix line, because I immediately associated the scene with the Vietnam War movie based on Heart of Darkness, what was it called...Apocolypse Now.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450424838277339646.post-57072643260909088902009-07-21T12:22:06.051-04:002009-07-21T12:22:06.051-04:00These are my favorite lines:
"The volleybal...These are my favorite lines: <br />"The volleyball's a punching bag:<br />Clem's already lost a tooth<br />& Johnny's left eye is swollen shut."<br /><br />They are so vivid.Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745809545249574387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450424838277339646.post-27544322700383820952009-07-18T20:48:55.651-04:002009-07-18T20:48:55.651-04:00I've given you an award!
Click here!I've given you an award!<br /><br /><a href="http://imlostinbooks.blogspot.com/2009/07/heartfelt-award.html" rel="nofollow">Click here!</a>Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706544792110129160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450424838277339646.post-73767132216107783082009-07-18T18:47:48.923-04:002009-07-18T18:47:48.923-04:00I love the images in this poem and how powerful th...I love the images in this poem and how powerful they are. It is fantastic and one of my favorites.Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745809545249574387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450424838277339646.post-89479792719996609842009-07-18T17:08:34.503-04:002009-07-18T17:08:34.503-04:00Something about this poem calls Hunter Thompson to...Something about this poem calls Hunter Thompson to mind - a gonzo poet, collecting images and slamming them together. <br /><br />"high on Buddha grass" what an image!teabirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01789062795176641187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450424838277339646.post-90249331509018470132009-07-18T16:51:28.162-04:002009-07-18T16:51:28.162-04:00Yusef Komunyakaa can do absolutely no wrong in my ...Yusef Komunyakaa can do absolutely no wrong in my mind. Those last lines are just killer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450424838277339646.post-45050376826852316212009-07-18T09:38:53.815-04:002009-07-18T09:38:53.815-04:00This is a great collection of poems. I'm glad...This is a great collection of poems. I'm glad you chose one from this book.<br /><br />I like how he paints a picture of these soldiers away from the fighting for a minute, and you're not thinking about what might happen to them afterward. Then he hits you with CJ's fate. And CJ doesn't know it yet. What a sad image.<br /><br />--Anna<br /><a href="http://Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.com