tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post2408175567624932368..comments2023-11-21T13:48:03.338+13:00Comments on Tuesday Poem: Conceptual Art by Holly IglesiasUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-7244496970986354942012-03-05T11:52:53.717+13:002012-03-05T11:52:53.717+13:00I sense this prose poem is poignant in spite of it...I sense this prose poem is poignant in spite of itself. It begins coolly, it ends with an almost inhuman unbearableness, the unclaimed suitcase evocative of so many sad stories, the textbook as touchstone makes it personal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-73816969162864544762012-03-04T11:17:34.501+13:002012-03-04T11:17:34.501+13:00Thank you so much for reading Holly's poem and...Thank you so much for reading Holly's poem and leaving your thoughts.<br /><br />--susansusan t. landryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454487318141469849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-23946558893316236752012-03-01T14:49:38.115+13:002012-03-01T14:49:38.115+13:00I love the mystery of this poem. It lends itself t...I love the mystery of this poem. It lends itself to a myriad of interpretations and it leaves you wondering about the central character. It lingers in the mind, which I love.Ben Hurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08367615722744097913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-34489889542950997332012-03-01T10:51:10.084+13:002012-03-01T10:51:10.084+13:00A very moving poem, with the material captured wel...A very moving poem, with the material captured well in the prose form.Helen Lowehttp://helenlowe.info/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-89694714715795689282012-02-29T09:11:47.983+13:002012-02-29T09:11:47.983+13:00This poem is so present. it is sad but not in a vo...This poem is so present. it is sad but not in a voyeuristic way. it just is what it is. Beautiful!<br />Thankyou.Helen McKinlaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-16912909323186763592012-02-28T13:46:55.707+13:002012-02-28T13:46:55.707+13:00Yes, thank you for introducing us to Holly Iglesia...Yes, thank you for introducing us to Holly Iglesias, Susan. Prose poem is a satisfying form for me, too (your description of the fortune-cookiness of the prose poem is great - as is Melissa's; 'the square shape of a tale, even a box, within which who knows what riches can be found.' <br />So much is contained in the last line here, the sad yet almost devotional attitude with which theClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-20487389616380669932012-02-28T10:04:55.997+13:002012-02-28T10:04:55.997+13:00Thanks for the introduction to us, Susan, of Holly...Thanks for the introduction to us, Susan, of Holly Iglesias. Such a heartbreaking poem, sad even before you know the back story. The great thing about a prose poem is that it has the square shape of a tale, even a box, within which who knows what riches can be found. xoMelissa Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270919534011711225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-87152345766358885032012-02-28T09:54:58.606+13:002012-02-28T09:54:58.606+13:00Mm, lovely how the poem itself becomes an act of r...Mm, lovely how the poem itself becomes an act of recovery. Holly's collection sounds fascinating - I shall have to seek it out.Elizabeth Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15420253723750754324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-50676855054624883042012-02-28T08:02:58.611+13:002012-02-28T08:02:58.611+13:00This is a wonderful and melancholy poem.This is a wonderful and melancholy poem.Kasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233330248952156754noreply@blogger.com