tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659753466351932668.post3003216794240638907..comments2023-05-25T06:48:58.804-04:00Comments on Anaïs: Poetry and PoliticsAnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611955404994410354noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659753466351932668.post-84535195671440821462008-10-09T19:55:00.000-04:002008-10-09T19:55:00.000-04:00And thankyou for the dance in the Orchid Room too....And thankyou for the dance in the Orchid Room too. It was a wonderful tango, you are a fabulous dancer and a wonderful writer,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659753466351932668.post-41855523561950514002008-10-09T14:56:00.000-04:002008-10-09T14:56:00.000-04:00Paul,Thanks. I am trying.And I should have thanked...Paul,<BR/>Thanks. I am trying.<BR/>And I should have thanked Susan for the meme opportunity; it is nice to get some self-attention...though not to often.Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06611955404994410354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659753466351932668.post-1290061750837374742008-10-08T19:00:00.000-04:002008-10-08T19:00:00.000-04:00Cool. I really liked this sentence. "I am starting...Cool. I really liked this sentence. "I am starting to view writing poetry more and more as craft rather than therapy." It warmed the cockles of my heart. That shift in thinking is what makes a poet. Your "Song for Luis Jimenez" is a fabulous poem which demonstrates both your interest in craft and the notion of the personal as political. The two ideas, political self and poetry as craft rather than selfexpression therapy are related. They both involve turning one's attention outward from the self to the world around. And you rock too,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com