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Pursia commented on: the loom of salt by redbrick 24 weeks 2 days* ago* I always adore me a short: I always adore me a short metaphorical, set in free verse till the minutely true thought ends... [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd-13d commented on: the astrolabe of regret by redbrick 24 weeks 2 days* ago* Yes, and that is a positive: Yes, and that is a positive spiral, and your poems are blessings upon that spiral. [ go to comment ]
redbrick commented on: the astrolabe of regret by redbrick 24 weeks 2 days* ago* From my experience, moving: From my experience, moving forward took a helical sort of trajectory which is quite interesting in itself. Spiralling forward? [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd-13d commented on: the astrolabe of regret by redbrick 24 weeks 2 days* ago* Thank you. I had to wait: Thank you. I had to wait until old age to learn the difference between a straight (no pun intended) line and an orbit. My parents were obsessed with guaging my development as "forward" and "backwards," and very often embarrased me in front of visiting relatives by declaring that I had been "moving backward" again. However, at this age, I am more free of their pernicious attitudes than I have ever been, and the forward orbital rather than their "straight" lines is an implied aspect of my screen name that I had not realized earlier. Your poems have helped to that, and thus have been tremendous blessings to me in this final segment of the course. [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd-13d commented on: AND YET IT REMAINS THE SAME by georgeschaefer 24 weeks 2 days* ago* The first stanza of this poem: The first stanza of this poem is very shrewd and astute! [ go to comment ]
redbrick commented on: the astrolabe of regret by redbrick 24 weeks 3 days* ago* The forward-motion is: The forward-motion is catching. That is superbly moving. [ go to comment ]
redbrick commented on: corridor of empires by redbrick 24 weeks 3 days* ago* (No subject): [ go to comment ]
redbrick commented on: homestead knights by redbrick 24 weeks 3 days* ago* What I realise about the: What I realise about the exercise now is that putting more time and effort has shifted the results. Still far off toward that mastery. [ go to comment ]
redbrick commented on: the archivist by redbrick 24 weeks 3 days* ago* Thanks Pursia. Now to get my: Thanks Pursia. Now to get my mind around that new name: Pursia. [ go to comment ]
redbrick commented on: in the swelling tide by redbrick 24 weeks 3 days* ago* That would mean us all: That would mean us all needing to learn that language to understand each other. [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd-13d commented on: the astrolabe of regret by redbrick 24 weeks 3 days* ago* You already know that I love: You already know that I love astronomical poems . . . so this one is a tremendous blessing. After reading it, I was so smitten by admiration that I needed to lean back in my chair and just let the poem wash over me. My enjoyment of your poems proves, I believe, that there is a circularity to life: reading your poem transports me into that starlit realm I first entered during my adolescence. Your poems do not take me "back" to that time; they take me forward to it, because the path is not linear but orbital. [ go to comment ]
redbrick commented on: The Carrot Carriage by Pungus 24 weeks 3 days* ago* Queenie’s addition really: Queenie’s addition really changes the energy; she turns the piece from a solitary, brooding monologue into a grotesque little carnival. I like how her bitter, theatrical voice contrasts with the narrator’s solemn tone, almost like madness stepping out into the open. [ go to comment ]
redbrick commented on: the narrow throat by redbrick 24 weeks 3 days* ago* I remember in the sixth grade: I remember in the sixth grade doing a multispread research paper about ancient kingdoms of this region, all of that was pre-Google and a lot of "footwork." It was lots fun, though. Probably a venture with the same internsity as your Shelley days. [ go to comment ]
Pursia commented on: The Carrot Carriage by Pungus 24 weeks 3 days* ago* I added successive sentences,: I added successive sentences, by the Carrot Carriage [ go to comment ]
Pursia commented on: How to plant garden? by Pungus 24 weeks 3 days* ago* Oh boy, and I was certainly: Oh boy, and I was certainly not anticipating to open such a delectable message on this particular poem! [ go to comment ]