tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post6341521570057117357..comments2023-11-21T13:48:03.338+13:00Comments on Tuesday Poem: From 'Postcards' by Helen HeathUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-87212241458620201332012-06-02T02:57:20.506+12:002012-06-02T02:57:20.506+12:00I've only just caught up with this poem and I ...I've only just caught up with this poem and I absolutely love it. Thanks very much for the introduction.lillyannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12752638206153634574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-23429704903516104712012-05-19T08:07:01.197+12:002012-05-19T08:07:01.197+12:00now i want to go to greecenow i want to go to greeceJennifer Comptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13254781317505540179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-61729906668421188882012-05-18T22:02:48.173+12:002012-05-18T22:02:48.173+12:00Thanks for this Helen and Helen. So many ideas tha...Thanks for this Helen and Helen. So many ideas that one feels are old friends...<br />the stones for touching the raindrops<br />the herbs. rain being special in dry places. Little cameos of delight.<br />and what is it about Greek words that<br />they have such music?Helen McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429062682694815734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-2536484179352849312012-05-16T12:43:27.867+12:002012-05-16T12:43:27.867+12:00I love the paratactic sentences in 'iv. Greek ...I love the paratactic sentences in 'iv. Greek for Travellers', and the way they make a kind of sense.Penelopehttp://pscottier.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-79064997365934637502012-05-15T23:04:16.889+12:002012-05-15T23:04:16.889+12:00I love these sharp observations and short notes. L...I love these sharp observations and short notes. Like a postcard, this leaves me wanting more... and so you've done a great thing here, sharing this with us, leading us to more. the opening lines made me chuckle. I particularly liked all the stonework in v. The Landing. I also enjoyed the discussion of why you like Heath's poetry. Glad to find this here this week. Will have to have a goodMichelle Elvyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503119577895402738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-85399620646915569662012-05-15T22:09:28.187+12:002012-05-15T22:09:28.187+12:00"The truth about raindrops is
they are not sh..."The truth about raindrops is<br />they are not shaped like tears."<br /><br />I love these small vignettes of poetry--the postcards--that all add up to something more...Helen Lowehttp://helenlowe.info/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-9608646701068719852012-05-15T20:42:21.443+12:002012-05-15T20:42:21.443+12:00I was so excited to see your post this morning, He...I was so excited to see your post this morning, Helen - as I had, as you know, posted Helen Heath's Tight on my blog. Your insights I always treasure because you combine the precise with the feeling of things -- the same way Helen H does, must be something in the name.<br /><br />This is the sort of thing I mean: 'I love the images and observations about the stones – there’s a empirical Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-41079402940367622032012-05-15T18:58:11.033+12:002012-05-15T18:58:11.033+12:00These work so well in this order, despite being &#...These work so well in this order, despite being 'taken out' of the original cycle. I loved the objectivity of the first two lines of 'Up the hill' and how this was followed so closely by that joyous analogy of raindrops as burger buns, doughnuts. Wonderful stuff! Thanks Helen & Helen :)Elizabeth Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15420253723750754324noreply@blogger.com