tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post8716443883174473265..comments2024-03-18T15:17:26.003-05:00Comments on l'astronave: NPM, 2: "Oh God, Fuck Me," by Ruth L. SchwartzFrescahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-37419944448735693592011-05-06T09:40:24.799-05:002011-05-06T09:40:24.799-05:00Thanks, Alan! Nice essay. + You led me to RLS'...Thanks, Alan! Nice essay. + You led me to RLS's poem, "Fetch."Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-28726847832680999442011-04-20T16:45:31.383-05:002011-04-20T16:45:31.383-05:00"Calling Out God and America: Ruth L. Schwart..."Calling Out God and America: Ruth L. Schwartz and Brian Gilmore" Read it at http://wp.me/pC3Xj-rZAlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07944679890331516344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-47577596143916539792009-04-11T08:24:00.000-05:002009-04-11T08:24:00.000-05:00Hey, thanks for catching up, Jen! Schwartz is Jewi...Hey, thanks for catching up, Jen! <BR/>Schwartz is Jewish (though not practicing)---I find the Mediterranean sensibilities of Jews and Catholics are often similar.Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-20736295493434866942009-04-11T07:09:00.000-05:002009-04-11T07:09:00.000-05:00I'm behind on everything--clearly!--but wanted to ...I'm behind on everything--clearly!--but wanted to mention I love the mingling of sacred and profane (in both senses!) in this poem. We've talked about how the Protestant God of my youth can be rather cerebral and chilly...I love the reminders otherwise. :)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13923745480765984429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-46836842600846591582009-04-06T21:50:00.000-05:002009-04-06T21:50:00.000-05:00Paul--is it this particular poem that doesn't appe...Paul--is it this particular poem that doesn't appeal to you, or poetry in general?<BR/>Glad you liked my ramble...Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-85016242949673849752009-04-06T18:21:00.000-05:002009-04-06T18:21:00.000-05:00Been here twice now on this one, and probably shou...Been here twice now on this one, and probably should wait a couple of more times before commenting, but ...<BR/><BR/>The poem presents me with my own unlearned self; my current dilemma with poetry; that despite the passion in its making, it doesn't always appeal.<BR/><BR/>But your letter did appeal as a short story of a ramble in life.Paul D Lefebvrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07634990124626126727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-21964965999722832752009-04-06T13:33:00.000-05:002009-04-06T13:33:00.000-05:00Shy? What about flashing Moses with his bum--how s...Shy? What about flashing Moses with his bum--how shy was that? <BR/><BR/>I had to look up "Battenberg". I discovered that it is an endangered species of cake. Endangered because the dyes that make its pink and yellow squares may be banned in the UK by the end of 2009. Will the world end?Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-6938866798957140912009-04-06T13:13:00.000-05:002009-04-06T13:13:00.000-05:00Oh, I say! (drops monocle into tea..)Really! (drop...Oh, I say! (drops monocle into tea..)<BR/><BR/>Really! (drops Pince-nez into Battenberg)<BR/><BR/>I thought God was such a shy chap, too...its always the quiet ones though, isnt it??ooooooooooooooooooooooooooohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15347076050510425951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-74236361706084266252009-04-05T12:41:00.000-05:002009-04-05T12:41:00.000-05:00I love your idea, Bink, to write your own list. It...I love your idea, Bink, to write your own list. It hadn't even occurred to me. I would start with adding... ferns. terriers! river stones...<BR/><BR/>I think this is a wonderful--and easy--poem to enter in to, too, Cat. (Gosh, and thanks for your praise of me! I'm glad you like my writing. It makes me want to write more.)Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-53609087827338165322009-04-05T09:14:00.000-05:002009-04-05T09:14:00.000-05:00Even I can "enter in to" this wonderful poem. I re...Even I can "enter in to" this wonderful poem. I really like it and have to say again: I love the way you think and the way you write about what you think.poodletailnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-5108308905272782742009-04-04T23:06:00.000-05:002009-04-04T23:06:00.000-05:00Great poem! It makes you want to add to her list....Great poem! It makes you want to add to her list...<BR/>making the God-fucking universe personal.<BR/><BR/>Love your mediation too...esp. the last paragraph/last two lines. It's really true. We have to "take and eat" or it's all for naught.binknoreply@blogger.com