tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post1302500817443001911..comments2023-10-22T23:29:48.012+13:00Comments on O Audacious Book: A poem of laureatesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-50334889608949649422008-08-11T10:43:00.000+12:002008-08-11T10:43:00.000+12:00Doesn't a ghazal (Phyllis Webb-, Andrew Johnston-s...Doesn't a ghazal (Phyllis Webb-, Andrew Johnston-style) have five stanzas?<BR/><BR/>A ghazal of laureates doesn't really have that ring though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-2818107891845552742008-08-08T20:37:00.000+12:002008-08-08T20:37:00.000+12:00I just discovered a great write-up on the laureate...I just discovered a great write-up on the laureate event on the Opposable Thumb blog which refers to 'a palpitation of poets' (added it to the post too.) Here's the link: http://oppthumb.blogspot.com/2008/08/laureatical.htmlMary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-69260068582853837912008-08-08T13:20:00.000+12:002008-08-08T13:20:00.000+12:00regalia of laureatesgarland of laureatesrhapsody o...regalia of laureates<BR/>garland of laureates<BR/>rhapsody of laureates<BR/><BR/>all lovely, paradoxical cat, thanks! i think 'regalia' is especially fine<BR/><BR/>how's the writing coming along?Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-22625757460909813802008-08-08T11:44:00.000+12:002008-08-08T11:44:00.000+12:00Marvellous photo. I'd like to suggest 'a regalia o...Marvellous photo. <BR/><BR/>I'd like to suggest 'a regalia of laureates' because 'regalia' evokes the glorious robes of high office, but also because of the habit of our best poets to regale ya with their fine verse.<BR/><BR/>Other options might be 'garland' 'stanza' and 'rhapsody' - but maybe there is no better than your 'lyric of laureates'.The Paradoxical Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100658773584057280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-10485834554108733702008-08-08T08:47:00.000+12:002008-08-08T08:47:00.000+12:00just had a thought... how about a lyric of laureat...just had a thought... how about a lyric of laureates?Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-73334252464212008802008-08-08T08:45:00.000+12:002008-08-08T08:45:00.000+12:00Hi Gondal-girl -- in fact we only have one in any ...Hi Gondal-girl -- in fact we only have one in any given year. They move them on like the US poets laureate. So Michele Leggott is our current poet laureate, the others have held the post in previous years. But, yes, nice to have a bunch of them like that.Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-90146863786891383212008-08-07T20:20:00.000+12:002008-08-07T20:20:00.000+12:00Gee wish we had even one poet laureate in Oz...but...Gee wish we had even one poet laureate in Oz...but you guys get 5 - we are bigger than you - no fair....!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com