tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659753466351932668.post7326589011929936863..comments2023-05-25T06:48:58.804-04:00Comments on Anaïs: Nim - from NotebooksAnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611955404994410354noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659753466351932668.post-76160204526506658562008-09-03T16:26:00.000-04:002008-09-03T16:26:00.000-04:00they shoot horses is a painful testimony, the unde...they shoot horses is a painful testimony, the underbelly of humanity... but still there is the spirit of life breathing... a thoughtful post...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659753466351932668.post-44115973927162602282008-09-02T02:13:00.000-04:002008-09-02T02:13:00.000-04:00That is just superbly written, Annamari. Beautiful...That is just superbly written, Annamari. Beautiful balance, the emotion doesn't overpower the writing, there is nothing hysterical or overwrought in it, yet the compassion and intelligence shines through the words. It has tremendous structural integrity, the fusion of poetry and prose, journalism and heart. And the piece opens outward with great grace, outward from the single event into the past and the future, outward from one person's story to a whole society. And even this long comment doesn't begin to cover all the wonderful things in this piece of writing, soaring intelligence, great compassion and integrity and tremndous skill and craft.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659753466351932668.post-926938616046111822008-09-01T20:39:00.000-04:002008-09-01T20:39:00.000-04:00So much of this is exactly right. People are commo...So much of this is exactly right. People are commodities and are tolerated as long as they have a "use value." I 'm glad I read this. You write with great passion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659753466351932668.post-81281144795604721802008-09-01T18:51:00.000-04:002008-09-01T18:51:00.000-04:00There is so much material to think about here. :)...There is so much material to think about here. :) Very thought-provoking.Kimberleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17787970553045999626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659753466351932668.post-91369238047372641672008-09-01T13:42:00.000-04:002008-09-01T13:42:00.000-04:00Nicole,thank you for taking time to read this.I ha...Nicole,<BR/>thank you for taking time to read this.<BR/>I had imagined that it was not I whom wrote this song but one of my 'characters' that is male and was diagnosed with cancer it the last stages. One that could empathize with the feeling of being useless to society in his situation of an ill man better than I could.<BR/>One thing that bothered me about society generally speaking (our common voice) is how readily we were to embrace Nastia Liukin for her gold and how easy was to discard Luis Jimenez. And I do not blame Americans for such a feeling , I know other governments would have just the same response or even worse for no one will ever hear about it…Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06611955404994410354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659753466351932668.post-24459089237608427822008-09-01T10:11:00.000-04:002008-09-01T10:11:00.000-04:00Oh my God. A Lucid testament to how much we place ...Oh my God. A Lucid testament to how much we place value on a man once he "has no more use". Well done.<BR/><BR/>-NicoleRaven's Wing Poetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08576438868694047958noreply@blogger.com