tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607719101484462692.post7066264884664444720..comments2024-01-23T12:27:05.258+00:00Comments on The Stone and the Star: 'Perdita' and Louis MacNeice's Incorrigible PluralityClarissa Aykroydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08571136118573329263noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607719101484462692.post-56371452377335544572012-09-03T21:19:14.113+01:002012-09-03T21:19:14.113+01:00I have the book now and I haven't read it yet....I have the book now and I haven't read it yet...typical! But it looks interesting.<br /><br />I sometimes have that experience of being immediately bowled over by a poet or some other artwork. In the last few years one of the most notable examples for me was the World War II poet Keith Douglas, who overwhelmed me with the power and the sharp familiarity of his words, from the first readings of his work - and continues to do so. But I like the gradual experiences, too. You can look back, and see how it developed, and which poems were significant milestones at certain points.<br /><br />I don't think I am too familiar with Trilogy for X...yet...I must do something about that!Clarissa Aykroydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571136118573329263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607719101484462692.post-39469924541926661822012-09-03T19:09:54.175+01:002012-09-03T19:09:54.175+01:00The book "Incorrigibly Plural" seems so ...The book "Incorrigibly Plural" seems so interesting, specially with the memoir of MacNeice's son. I'm really happy to see that there's interest in his work and poetry. <br /><br />Funny that you learned to like MacNeice with time. I was actually overwhelmed the first time I listened to a Portuguese translation of "Trilogy for X". After that I looked for more of his poems and was hooked ever since. <br /><br />Wolves really is an amazing poem and now that you mentioned I must read Autumn Journal again, I've only read parts of it. xxPaulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16549467720857136573noreply@blogger.com