tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post7434985196889471554..comments2023-11-21T13:48:03.338+13:00Comments on Tuesday Poem: No time like the '80s/ No future by Airini BeautraisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-47052324303007366292013-11-09T11:04:27.342+13:002013-11-09T11:04:27.342+13:00I was in my 20s during the 1980s and so this poem ...I was in my 20s during the 1980s and so this poem seems very real to me. It embodies that oft-used phrase, "the personal is political". Thanks, Airini and Helen.Ben Hurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08367615722744097913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-13140539421805028342013-11-07T19:54:32.911+13:002013-11-07T19:54:32.911+13:00This is an important piece of work for what it say...This is an important piece of work for what it says about New Zealand at the time Airini. The fact that it is an extremely readable narrative poem adds to its importance. Thank you for writing it and thank you Helen for posting it.<br /> <br />Helen McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429062682694815734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-23044041630035743242013-11-05T22:26:04.168+13:002013-11-05T22:26:04.168+13:00I loved the poem on first reading. I was immediate...I loved the poem on first reading. I was immediately engaged with the poem--it spoke to me and I was caught in its hooks. It seemed direct and real and I wanted to include it in Jaam.Harvey Molloyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168420609485849643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-67797641719127581262013-11-05T22:21:30.614+13:002013-11-05T22:21:30.614+13:00Thanks Claire. I was thinking about that this afte...Thanks Claire. I was thinking about that this afternoon, that I'm a sucker for hope. Somewhere along my life I've become an optimist (I blame Sean). I'm not that optimistic about the big things in the world - that people with power will use that power well, or world peace or that sort of thing, but I am optimistic about what I can do in my own life - just like Airini's parents. Helen Rickerbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10652318704387476082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-45490219521078489072013-11-05T09:02:38.925+13:002013-11-05T09:02:38.925+13:00Excellent. Excellent. Many thanks, Helen and Airin...Excellent. Excellent. Many thanks, Helen and Airini. <br /><br />I love that you're a 'sucker for hope', Helen - I am, too. Where would we be without hope? <br /><br />Wonderful commentary. Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.com