tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post31186215256996458..comments2024-03-23T20:37:37.891-07:00Comments on First Known When Lost: Variations On A ThemeStephen Pentzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-41747690241148176562015-07-15T20:10:16.331-07:002015-07-15T20:10:16.331-07:00Yvette: It is an honor and a delight to hear from...Yvette: It is an honor and a delight to hear from you! As I noted above in response to Mr. Henning's comment, I had the sense that your father was a wonderful man, which is now further confirmed by the lovely memories you have shared. I greatly appreciate your sharing them.<br /><br />I hope to post more poems by him in the future.<br /><br />Thank you very much for taking the time to share your memories.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-63915438565903928432015-07-14T22:11:53.623-07:002015-07-14T22:11:53.623-07:00This is Michael Ivens first child- Yvette.
I was b...This is Michael Ivens first child- Yvette.<br />I was bought up with his poetry and remember reading the galleys of books with him on the hall floor.<br /><br />His books 'Another sky' - (signed for me " For Miss Yvette - who deserves the best skies!')and 'No woman is an island', are my favourites.<br />The Last Walz- " (For Yvette who does the last bop") with illustrations by Abu. A poignant poem at the last cafe at the edge of death and life.<br />yvetteonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-62583715099035749962013-01-21T15:12:25.447-08:002013-01-21T15:12:25.447-08:00Mr. Henning: thank you very much for visiting, and...Mr. Henning: thank you very much for visiting, and for your anecdotes about Michael Ivens -- I greatly appreciate your sharing them. <br /><br />Your description of him pretty well coincides with the mental image that I had conjured of him from reading his poetry and from doing a bit of research about him on the Internet: I'm pleased to discover that my vision of him seems to have been in line with how he really was. (I confess that my political leanings tend to be in agreement with his as well!) Your memories of him are delightful, and it is nice to hear him described as "a very nice, funny and intelligent man."<br /><br />Again, thank you very much for taking the time to share your memories. You've now prompted me to return to his poetry as well!Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-63415457779696706782013-01-21T09:34:33.245-08:002013-01-21T09:34:33.245-08:00I've come a bit late to this post. I worked fo...I've come a bit late to this post. I worked for Michael Ivens for a few weeks in the early nineties at Aims of Industry. My political leanings were firmly to the left of his, but I liked his poetry and he was the only boss with whom I ever shared a half bottle Burgundy over our sandwiches. He gave me his poetry books with the most charming inscriptions. A very nice funny and intelligent man.Marc Henninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026746073985216977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-63931118097260078602012-08-14T20:18:21.869-07:002012-08-14T20:18:21.869-07:00Pryderi: thank you very much for visiting, and for...Pryderi: thank you very much for visiting, and for the thoughts. And thank you as well for "Diminishing Returns": I hadn't come across it before. Very nice! I've been meaning to track down one or two of Ivens's collections, and you have motivated me to do so.<br /><br />Thanks again.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-26243323726382313102012-08-14T15:02:01.970-07:002012-08-14T15:02:01.970-07:00First Day at School may well be Ivens' best. B...First Day at School may well be Ivens' best. But I have a lot of respect for:<br /><br />Diminishing Returns<br /><br />He puts his life<br />into a sack.<br /><br />He puts the sack<br />onto his back<br />and goes off seeking.<br /><br />The sack is leaking.Pryderihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13364081096637288075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-392772932559474302011-09-06T18:33:44.782-07:002011-09-06T18:33:44.782-07:00As always, thank you for visiting, and for the kin...As always, thank you for visiting, and for the kind words, zmkc. I am tracking down Michael Ivens's books, but I suspect that Larkin (as is usually the case) found THE pearl. Thanks again.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-42514883537646325142011-09-05T03:35:04.714-07:002011-09-05T03:35:04.714-07:00Hugo Williams used to write amusing Diary columns ...Hugo Williams used to write amusing Diary columns that I always looked forward to in the LRB, but it is Michael Ivens's poem that has won my heart on this occasion. And, as usual, you have miraculously found a beautiful accompanying illustration.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.com