tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post6713202330069290847..comments2023-11-21T13:48:03.338+13:00Comments on Tuesday Poem: Where thought goes by Helen LehndorfUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-91190211306155754852011-09-07T09:18:16.787+12:002011-09-07T09:18:16.787+12:00I have become a fan of Helen's work, too, and ...I have become a fan of Helen's work, too, and this poem is a wonderful thing. I love the physicality of the heart with its little mouth, and the movement of the whole poem from the heart through wayward thoughts to the defeat of the narrator at the end, and through it all the sense of impending threat, of death, of defeat - a marvellous marvellous ending.Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-8304913445498392582011-09-07T06:50:18.203+12:002011-09-07T06:50:18.203+12:00chiming in here, late but charmed...like others, i...chiming in here, late but charmed...like others, i'm sure, we have our yoga teacher stories and their voices in our head that reverberate immediately with this poem. as tim says, the physicality, the anatomical images are wonderfully strong.<br />thank you!susan t. landryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454487318141469849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-47975122011043465732011-09-06T19:10:54.307+12:002011-09-06T19:10:54.307+12:00Far out - thanks so much for all the lovely commen...Far out - thanks so much for all the lovely comments! It made my day to pop in here and see them. I should add that the yoga teacher in the poem is an amalgamation of all the yoga teachers I have had over the years, and alas yes, one of my yoga teachers did die of cancer. <br /><br />Thanks again! <br />All the best,<br />Helen LAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-48702667377892256792011-09-06T17:49:25.459+12:002011-09-06T17:49:25.459+12:00I'm also looking forward to Helen's book. ...I'm also looking forward to Helen's book. Great poem.Harvey Molloyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168420609485849643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-41424128774562794092011-09-06T13:18:12.562+12:002011-09-06T13:18:12.562+12:00This is one of my favourite poems by Helen too. It...This is one of my favourite poems by Helen too. It's so visceral. I love how it's talking about several things at once, and manages to talk about death while also being wryly humorous. Glad you're all looking forward to the book! (I am too)Helen Rickerbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10652318704387476082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-52767347669773555022011-09-06T10:10:21.649+12:002011-09-06T10:10:21.649+12:00gorgeous and acute, moving and funny. Can't wa...gorgeous and acute, moving and funny. Can't wait for Helen's bookMeliors Simmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11611510357627660124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-21795726786380391822011-09-06T10:01:30.565+12:002011-09-06T10:01:30.565+12:00Yoga metaphors meet reality, Helen is indeed a dan...Yoga metaphors meet reality, Helen is indeed a dangerous woman.AJ Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-74693879873959999752011-09-06T09:56:50.737+12:002011-09-06T09:56:50.737+12:00I'm looking forward to Helen's book, too. ...I'm looking forward to Helen's book, too. I like very much the physicality of her images, that anchoring in the body.Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-17637969840843317332011-09-06T09:26:31.868+12:002011-09-06T09:26:31.868+12:00I love Helen's work. Beautiful :)I love Helen's work. Beautiful :)Helen Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844370992595871236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-83263626607361541752011-09-06T08:58:42.387+12:002011-09-06T08:58:42.387+12:00What acute observations. Language really is powerf...What acute observations. Language really is powerful, and a metaphor in the wrong hands can be lethal!Claire Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549609289169890919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-7553600641212313892011-09-06T08:52:00.365+12:002011-09-06T08:52:00.365+12:00I think it's a strong poem.
I hope the yoga t...I think it's a strong poem.<br /><br />I hope the yoga teacher is fictional.Helen Lowehttp://helenlowe.info/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-56099999447674927512011-09-06T07:56:30.175+12:002011-09-06T07:56:30.175+12:00Woo! I love the last line. Go Helen!Woo! I love the last line. Go Helen!Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16717601470424053243noreply@blogger.com