tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post2082267634125859251..comments2023-10-21T05:56:15.949-06:00Comments on Utah Savage: Thank You Stella for Introducing Me to Carmen TafollaUtah Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-58400349150148226292008-12-30T19:44:00.000-07:002008-12-30T19:44:00.000-07:00I'm with you Aphrodite: Tafolla is an accomplishe...I'm with you Aphrodite: Tafolla is an accomplished poet. In "Statue Of," I love her terse political satire.<BR/><BR/>Utah, you probably missed her because she rarely got publicity. She sort of stayed in the academic world. <BR/><BR/>I agree with Utah, Randal. When we read other poets, we become better poets. Randal, your blog has such a wonderful, highly literate quality. I need to visit you more often, if you don't mind.<BR/><BR/>And as for you, Utah: you already know how much I love your writing. Both of you are so talented. I've always loved this passage:<BR/><BR/><I>If you compare yourself with others,<BR/>you may become vain or bitter,<BR/>for always there will be<BR/>greater and lesser persons than yourself.</I><BR/><BR/>Comparisons? I try to avoid them: each of us has a unique voice that no one can replicate.Stella by Starlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385761338190877425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-5509729589953572472008-12-30T11:21:00.000-07:002008-12-30T11:21:00.000-07:00Me too Randal. Still, I think reading other poets...Me too Randal. Still, I think reading other poets might make me a better poet. I can dream, can't I?Utah Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-61012247718513447862008-12-30T11:19:00.000-07:002008-12-30T11:19:00.000-07:00This is why I like to avoid other poets because th...This is why I like to avoid other poets because then I feel all inferior.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-5626495547356406772008-12-29T23:19:00.000-07:002008-12-29T23:19:00.000-07:00When will I learn to proofread comments. That sho...When will I learn to proofread comments. That should be "the woman can write... Not the woman cane...Utah Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-44525213780691189242008-12-29T23:17:00.000-07:002008-12-29T23:17:00.000-07:00The woman cane write some poetry. How did I miss h...The woman cane write some poetry. How did I miss her so long? Without friends with good taste, I'd be a dunce.Utah Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-32787271009857438292008-12-29T20:53:00.000-07:002008-12-29T20:53:00.000-07:00"...from sky to human skin to wooded wealthin fibe..."...from sky to human skin to wooded wealth<BR/>in fiber fabric beads and tusks and seeds<BR/>all leading up in rows of beauty drumbeat to black<BR/>neck, like venison in stealth...."<BR/><BR/>Damn, but I envy those lines.Not Dorothy Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09304888421438715896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-70425367113501171112008-12-29T19:39:00.000-07:002008-12-29T19:39:00.000-07:00Happy Christmas and a merry New Year!BBCHappy Christmas and a merry New Year!<BR/><BR/>BBCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com