tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post2249933125025945532..comments2023-12-05T03:34:14.680-05:00Comments on <b>Issa's Untidy Hut</b>: Wislawa Szymborska: "One hole in the net"Issa's Untidy Huthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-919468091976031742009-07-03T06:23:40.854-04:002009-07-03T06:23:40.854-04:00Charles, yes, horrors is the correct word - today&...Charles, yes, horrors is the correct word - today's horrors are so fragmented, will they be captured with the precision and resonance of a Szymborska?<br /><br />Thanks, Ally, your note means a lot ...<br /><br />Jim, I'm sure this is exactly how this poem was meant to be used! Sometimes we write a poem for a specific person even though we don't know who that is -<br /><br />Ed, Cid's introducing you to Lillie is one of <i>the</i> important things that happened around here. Surely, you've brought so much more to Lillie than vice versa ...<br /><br />My first library job, we used to produce our catalog cards on those <a href="http://home.sprynet.com/~nedbrooks/mimeos.htm" rel="nofollow">old Gestetner mimeograph machines</a> - while running, we'd go stand by them to take the edge off the coffee and cigarettes ...Issa's Untidy Huthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-266977173244919082009-07-02T10:44:11.779-04:002009-07-02T10:44:11.779-04:001991! jeeze....
I "dropped back in" ci...1991! jeeze....<br /><br />I "dropped back in" circa 1998 after absent and not missed for 20 years..<br /><br />first re:connection for me was Cid...<br /><br />he introduced me to among a few other's ...Lilliput and you<br /><br />a major discovery for me who knows so little.<br /><br />this post ... well, each one better than the previous one..<br /><br /><br />I really appreciate the selections from the early issues...<br /><br /><br />and,<br /><br />yeah...<br /><br />I really do miss that mimeo machine and the smell of the ink and cleaning fluid<br /><br />our "Ordinary Fool" yet doing things by hand... one sheet, one person at a time<br /><br /><br />thanks.Ed Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285310130024785775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-53732070277883854762009-07-01T12:02:04.582-04:002009-07-01T12:02:04.582-04:00My daughter, a history major, just graduated. Gai...My daughter, a history major, just graduated. Gainful employment is hard to find even for a plumber, let alone a history major. I'm sending her that poem. <br /><br />Thanks!Jim H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08221390745888733656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-60143737195805484362009-07-01T09:58:23.604-04:002009-07-01T09:58:23.604-04:00Great posting Don...and what a fantastic issue of ...Great posting Don...and what a fantastic issue of Liliput that 1991 one was.Ally Malinenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11481077682362351048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-54345938391660934722009-07-01T09:31:41.664-04:002009-07-01T09:31:41.664-04:00One of the great horrors of our time is that "...One of the great horrors of our time is that "children of our era" is true. A fine poem. It captures it well.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com