tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post8426714374289731515..comments2023-12-05T03:34:14.680-05:00Comments on <b>Issa's Untidy Hut</b>: A Comic Interlude (plus Issa)Issa's Untidy Huthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-1308234486120728532008-04-29T06:21:00.000-04:002008-04-29T06:21:00.000-04:00Hi, Jeffrey:Well, thanks very much for the list. ...Hi, Jeffrey:<BR/><BR/>Well, thanks very much for the list. I'm definitely going to send a call out to folks for their nearly perfect single volumes of poetry. I've got a number of things lined up this week, so may go with two separate posts. It's all a question of finding the time!<BR/><BR/>This has really got me thinking. I'm reading a volume that is intriguing in this context: Mary Oliver's new book, <I>Red Bird</I>. There are many very good poems in this book; there are also many I wouldn't dream of handing to someone individually to see what they thought because they just don't stand up well. As an overall experience, however, the book almost makes the definition. It holds together very well as a unit; it is a good single reading experience, each poem, even the ones not up to snuff, adding to the overall experience.<BR/><BR/>By my thoughts, this definitely would not be an almost perfect single volume. And yet it is a very good overall reading experience, a very good volume of poetry. Just not near perfect.<BR/><BR/>Go figure.<BR/><BR/>More soon,<BR/><BR/>best,<BR/>DonIssa's Untidy Huthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-84533158257447739692008-04-27T09:10:00.000-04:002008-04-27T09:10:00.000-04:00Dear Don:In celebration of National Poetry Month a...Dear Don:<BR/><BR/>In celebration of National Poetry Month and Issa's Untidy Hut, here are my extremely subjective nominations for Nearly Perfect Single Volumes Of Poetry From Beginning To End:<BR/><BR/>1. The Sonnets (William Shakespeare/1609)<BR/>2. Harmonium (Wallace Stevens/1923)<BR/>3. The Tower (W.B. Yeats/1928)<BR/>4. Silence In The Snowy Fields (Robert Bly/1962)<BR/><BR/>My nominations are submitted only with the understanding that if anyone were to debate my choices, I will lose!<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>JefferyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com