tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post1918964976482299027..comments2024-03-23T20:37:37.891-07:00Comments on First Known When Lost: Hospital Poems, Part 4: "And The Saved Man Goes Home"Stephen Pentzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-62294540353341927292011-10-22T07:49:10.582-07:002011-10-22T07:49:10.582-07:00Mr Noel-Tod: thank you very much for stopping by a...Mr Noel-Tod: thank you very much for stopping by again, and for the link to the TLS feature: I wasn't aware of it, so I greatly appreciate your pointing it out to me. I'm always pleased to see Reeves's poetry get more attention. It is heartening to see "Discharged from Hospital" appear in such a prominent place.<br /><br />Again, thank you very much.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-30025581692363921572011-10-21T16:51:39.770-07:002011-10-21T16:51:39.770-07:00You may have noticed already, but if not : the Tim...You may have noticed already, but if not : the Times Literary Supplement has chosen this as their Poem of the Week (18 Oct 20110), with some commentary.<br />See<br />http://www.the-tls.co.uk/tls/public/article801277.eceAlex Noel-Todnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-42637040273713626052011-06-26T15:55:58.042-07:002011-06-26T15:55:58.042-07:00Thank you for the thoughts, Julie. As for the poe...Thank you for the thoughts, Julie. As for the poem: it still puzzles me. I can see your point about the abrupt ending; but, then, a strange phrase such as "to die of health" perhaps calls for terminal (pun intended) abruptness?<br /><br />As for the painting: I'm glad you like it. I have only discovered Mahoney's work within the past year or so. It is interesting, I think.<br /><br />As always, thanks for stopping by.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-90522524789222197972011-06-26T15:47:51.325-07:002011-06-26T15:47:51.325-07:00Mr. Sigler: thanks for that interpretation -- it s...Mr. Sigler: thanks for that interpretation -- it sounds reasonable to me. As for the painting: I'm very fond of the colors. They seem very calm to me.<br /><br />As ever, thank you.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-33671647141599146912011-06-25T12:23:17.245-07:002011-06-25T12:23:17.245-07:00Stephen,
The poem ends so abruptly, doesn't ...Stephen,<br /><br /> The poem ends so abruptly, doesn't it?<br />You've chosen a very appropriate painting to emphasize health, and in this case I can say that I prefer the painting to the poem. Really you find the most wonderful works.<br />Best,<br />JulieJulie Whitmore Potteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283540996942265818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-91355261121440175822011-06-25T01:51:32.561-07:002011-06-25T01:51:32.561-07:00almoner - there's a word I haven't encount...almoner - there's a word I haven't encountered, the church official who distributes alms. I read this poem with some irony as to the meaning of the word death. I think the message is that the human element of receiving love and service when one is ill is lacking when one is well, making the loneliness of being healthy a kind of death. An interesting poem in any case, the celery picture surprisingly apropos as accompaniment.WAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10403669322174979974noreply@blogger.com