tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276911630325008276.post5428800600603183226..comments2024-03-23T08:42:52.963-05:00Comments on Wait! I Have a Blog?!: A Time of PassionKathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276911630325008276.post-18746582144089903292010-10-10T19:48:33.631-05:002010-10-10T19:48:33.631-05:00I've heard that about Olds, too, and I think s...I've heard that about Olds, too, and I think she is asking us to look at the poem as a poem, not primarily as a record of her life. If it were that, she would write a memoir. She has chosen poetry, so, to my mind, she is also expressing something inexpressible about the parts of her life that get into the poem.<br /><br />I know I changed some aspects of real life experience on its surface--facts/time--to get at real life in its essence in a poem about my dad. I consulted with him and with my mom as I revised. We are all happy with the results. It is in the current Spoon River Poetry Review, called "The Dog Cancer." It really happened that way...but not exactly that way. Sort of like what Native Americans say telling their stories. Probably what every culture says.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276911630325008276.post-37683661277242690292010-10-10T19:26:02.205-05:002010-10-10T19:26:02.205-05:00I agree with Sarah - Olds is such a powerful poet ...I agree with Sarah - Olds is such a powerful poet in a traffic-accident sort of way. You don't want to look, but you can't help yourself. I listened to a speech of hers once, and she was adamant that people not confuse the speaker with the poet - so I always wonder how much is autobiographical and how much is poem.DJ Vorreyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02166957214456197239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276911630325008276.post-35554531585828797232010-10-10T09:27:49.009-05:002010-10-10T09:27:49.009-05:00I thought I recognized those wrists. This photo ma...I thought I recognized those wrists. This photo made me realize I need an i-book. This ain't no postcard I can spin around. Culinary delight. I am a Sharon Olds fan too. She makes me uncomfortable in a way that is alright. I think she comes so close to what I am typically holding back.ron hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03237321662603263344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276911630325008276.post-21318301735329564992010-10-10T07:47:50.585-05:002010-10-10T07:47:50.585-05:00wonderful picture! cheered me up(side down) too.
S...wonderful picture! cheered me up(side down) too.<br />Sharon Olds is so powerful, and often hard to take.SarahJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497062670296130228noreply@blogger.com