tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post1259929960864795784..comments2023-10-22T23:29:48.012+13:00Comments on O Audacious Book: Tuesday Poem: Epithalamium NYC by Anne CarsonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-13269267280831351142010-07-08T12:34:42.423+12:002010-07-08T12:34:42.423+12:00Well, here I am, a bit of a slow poke, bringing up...Well, here I am, a bit of a slow poke, bringing up the rear (so to speak!)... <br /><br />I really enjoy the tautness of this poem, the way it pretends to keep its various elements out/at bay/separate, whilst all the while, drawing them in.<br /><br />I confess I had to look 'Epithalamium' up. How fat with ritual and history it is... <br /><br />ORIGIN late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek epithalamion, from epi ‘upon’ + thalamos ‘bridal chamber.’<br /><br />Thanks. CClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-14724134686720503552010-07-07T09:10:11.506+12:002010-07-07T09:10:11.506+12:00Comments deleted because there was a problem with ...Comments deleted because there was a problem with blogger comments last night and some people had to comment twice thinking nothing had come up.... thanks for all support on the sonnet! Will re-engage with it in the weekend ... I like the way you refer to the poem as notes/jots, Mim ... and glad you're enjoying Red, Helen. I will re-read it one day when I have a moment *laughs*Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-75557789562052475282010-07-07T02:49:47.998+12:002010-07-07T02:49:47.998+12:00I like her notes/jots. They add up.I like her notes/jots. They add up.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039776441665375475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-11599016805061675632010-07-06T22:54:36.869+12:002010-07-06T22:54:36.869+12:00Anne Carson is amazing. Thanks. Good luck with the...Anne Carson is amazing. Thanks. Good luck with the sonnet wrestling!Kay Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791873464409271216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-51751619710380021242010-07-06T22:03:43.463+12:002010-07-06T22:03:43.463+12:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Helen Heathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-71304515135435698482010-07-06T22:02:33.401+12:002010-07-06T22:02:33.401+12:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Belindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-2617980240257454302010-07-06T21:59:56.045+12:002010-07-06T21:59:56.045+12:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.lillyannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12752638206153634574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-21116911782769445222010-07-06T21:58:38.947+12:002010-07-06T21:58:38.947+12:00I'm reading Autobiography of Red at the moment...I'm reading Autobiography of Red at the moment. Anne Carson is pretty amazing.Helen Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844370992595871236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-55531195218758619262010-07-06T21:18:20.685+12:002010-07-06T21:18:20.685+12:00Love this poem, Mary - I think I remember it from ...Love this poem, Mary - I think I remember it from the NYer last year, and it's lovely to meet it again - it repays several readings. It's very witty, and beautifully structured. Thanks for sharing it.<br /><br />But as others have said, don't give up on the sonnet!<br /><br />Belindalillyannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12752638206153634574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-84295658951153737962010-07-06T10:51:12.390+12:002010-07-06T10:51:12.390+12:00I love the structure, too, Kathleen. No accident t...I love the structure, too, Kathleen. No accident that I chose it when I was grappling with a sonnet. This form really appeals.Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-32592294029135899162010-07-06T10:39:27.709+12:002010-07-06T10:39:27.709+12:00Haven't read Anne Carson's work before, so...Haven't read Anne Carson's work before, so thanks for the introduction - I love the structure!Kathleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-10362248113211699182010-07-06T09:25:21.724+12:002010-07-06T09:25:21.724+12:00Hah! Helen R - we must have commented at the same ...Hah! Helen R - we must have commented at the same time. The Helen in my comment above is Helen L... and then you pop up with the right advice - to let the poem rest. I woke up this morning with an image in my head of a baby (the poem) being born but with its head stuck half way out. To let it rest like that? I guess with a little tug it could make its way out and then I'll swaddle it and let it be...<br /><br />As Vana's publisher, I thought you'd like Anne Carson, Helen R - !Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-58551155027900263862010-07-06T09:22:22.055+12:002010-07-06T09:22:22.055+12:00Thanks Helen. Been thinking about it this morning....Thanks Helen. Been thinking about it this morning. The relentlessness of the rhyme scheme did start to feel a bit nursery rhyme to me. Or maybe I'd worked on it too long and lost the stuff inside the poem to the form. Might let it rest and get back to it again in a few days. Thanks for the encouragement. <br /><br />I like the way this poem balances finely the stuff of liberty vs. being in a relationship - the three marriages at different stages all sitting there (the one who washed her hair, the couple with the ketchup, the old man and his late wife) and the Statue of L in the distance waving. ....Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-50334734488801855302010-07-06T09:22:16.965+12:002010-07-06T09:22:16.965+12:00Thanks for the Anne Carson. I love her work too. A...Thanks for the Anne Carson. I love her work too. All the best with the sonnet. Sometimes if you put something aside and then come back to it, you find your subconscious has done a lot of the hard work on it, and it's easier to finish.Helen Rickerbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10652318704387476082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-34755378878076289122010-07-06T08:07:50.104+12:002010-07-06T08:07:50.104+12:00Don't give up on the sonnet, Mary.
I like the...Don't give up on the sonnet, Mary.<br /><br />I like the stream of consciousness style of this poem, and the juxtaposition of the new relationship with the more established ones; also the casualness around the marraige.Helen Lowehttp://helenlowe.info/blog/noreply@blogger.com