tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post7041805656457894478..comments2023-12-05T03:34:14.680-05:00Comments on <b>Issa's Untidy Hut</b>: Anne Sexton on Writer's AlmanacIssa's Untidy Huthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-49423723204553727142008-07-28T06:47:00.000-04:002008-07-28T06:47:00.000-04:00Thanks, Greg and Jim. Sounds like I have to look ...Thanks, Greg and Jim. Sounds like I have to look up Mr. Goodman.<BR/><BR/>Charles, I think you have captured her ... "memorable but troubling." Sexton was troubled all her life and ultimately a suicide. Her work was incendiary. I think she is the premiere confessional poet and I know many, many folks would disagree.<BR/><BR/>Her honesty penetrated beyond the veil. <BR/><BR/>DonIssa's Untidy Huthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-34146289643731367942008-07-27T12:07:00.000-04:002008-07-27T12:07:00.000-04:00"where their hearts are covered with grubs" is a g..."where their hearts are covered with grubs" is a great line. Definitely an interesting mixture of horror and child like imagery. I've not read a lot of her work, and, honestly, I'm not sure I like this one. Memorable, but troubling.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-91347294452432511932008-07-27T11:00:00.000-04:002008-07-27T11:00:00.000-04:00Sexton's dual visions, and her sense of helplessne...Sexton's dual visions, and her sense of helplessness, remind me of a little song by Steve Goodman. A dialogue with his girlfriend.<BR/><BR/>She: "If me and B.B. King was both drownin', which one would you chose?"<BR/><BR/>He: "Baby. Oh, baby. I ain't never heard you play no blues."Jim H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08221390745888733656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-13128617167615867282008-07-27T08:49:00.000-04:002008-07-27T08:49:00.000-04:00"They push the moon around like/a boiled yam."That..."They push the moon around like/a boiled yam."<BR/><BR/>That's a great line!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344808703550376121noreply@blogger.com