tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607719101484462692.post2709602510335140413..comments2024-01-23T12:27:05.258+00:00Comments on The Stone and the Star: Paterson: How a Poet Lives in the WorldClarissa Aykroydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08571136118573329263noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607719101484462692.post-40550290033687064762017-07-06T15:39:56.947+01:002017-07-06T15:39:56.947+01:00Hi Paula, it's lovely to hear from you! I hope...Hi Paula, it's lovely to hear from you! I hope you're well. I miss seeing new posts on your blog, though! (hint hint!)<br /><br />Glad you got to see Paterson. I don't think I have seen other Jim Jarmusch films so I will keep it in mind. <br /><br />Yes, I did learn afterwards that the poetry was by Ron Padgett. I feel a bit similarly, I think. It certainly wasn't bad poetry, but perhaps it's not really to my taste. But the depiction of how Paterson worked on the poetry, and how the poems grew out of his life, was outstanding.Clarissa Aykroydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571136118573329263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607719101484462692.post-83348832732451616152017-07-06T15:22:07.458+01:002017-07-06T15:22:07.458+01:00Hey Clarissa, I watched Paterson recently and thou...Hey Clarissa, I watched Paterson recently and thought I'd come back to your post.<br /><br />I loved Paterson, Jim Jarmusch has become one of my favorite contemporary directors. If you liked the feel and pace of Paterson, you'll like his other films.<br /><br />Your comment about how poets are both very absent and very present in the world is very interesting. Paterson is a very quiet, introspective person, but one who is always ready to engage in conversation with practically anyone who crosses his path (the laundromat musician, the Japanese tourist, the little girl).<br /><br />And did you know the poetry in the film was written by a contemporary author? I thought it was well chosen because it matches the movie so well. It sounded very modern and of-the-moment, which is to say, not quite my taste :)Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16549467720857136573noreply@blogger.com