tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314153999433039559.post6583248585888777318..comments2024-02-25T07:50:10.558+05:30Comments on KRG – The Kochi Reading Group: Poetry Session on Jan 7, 2011KRG Convenorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06767522484671572164noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314153999433039559.post-64865890571207553142011-01-19T15:40:53.892+05:302011-01-19T15:40:53.892+05:30Re: Milton
In an essay, "The Music of Poetry&...Re: Milton<br />In an essay, "The Music of Poetry", T.S. Eliot says:<br />"Milton handled blank verse in a way which no one has ever approached or ever will approach ...Indeed, Milton almost made blank verse impossible for any purpose for a couple of generations."KRG Convenorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06767522484671572164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314153999433039559.post-22342537992675274192011-01-19T05:42:10.045+05:302011-01-19T05:42:10.045+05:30Talitha said "My point is, give yourself a ch...Talitha said "My point is, give yourself a chance to appreciate Milton. If you don't, the loss is yours. English is the language of Shakespeare and Milton and the Bible. If you love English, you will explore its roots. And you may hate him or admire him, but you will not be able to ignore Milton."<br /><br />This year I will study Milton. Talitha's words above in the blog<br />have persuaded me.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249071868593166627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314153999433039559.post-12538220943985576632011-01-15T18:30:11.433+05:302011-01-15T18:30:11.433+05:30I missed the poetry session but from Talitha's...I missed the poetry session but from Talitha's mail, understand there was a debate on the importance of imagery in poetry.<br />Talitha's praise of Milton has persuaded me that I msut read and study him.<br /><br />Imagery is important but may not be the overriding criterion for poetry. Many times have I mentioned Thomas Dylan's " sound of the meaning" . <br />But yes the poem becomes unforgettable when there is also imagery. Images linger in the mind.<br />I mentioned how Flaubert's prose is thought to be poetry and Nabokov's prose which IS poetry!<br />"A wagtail stopped as if remembering something and hen walked on enacting its name".paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249071868593166627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314153999433039559.post-82541791322710595592011-01-11T21:18:42.418+05:302011-01-11T21:18:42.418+05:30was just browsing thru some kochi based sites and ...was just browsing thru some kochi based sites and stumbled onto this. This sounds like so much fun and yet so enriching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com