Quoteskimming

[kellyrfineman]

It's Sunday, and you know what that means: time for a bit of quoteskimming.

On Poetry:

"Poetry began when somebody walked off a savanna or out of a cave and looked up at the sky with wonder and said, 'Ah-h-h!' That was the first poem. The urge towards 'Ah-h-h!' is very human, it's in everybody." ~Lucille Clifton"Don't shackle poetry with your

Comments

[kellyrfineman]

What you say about David being an excellent speaker is true, regardless of topic.

I wouldn't quote you and/or try to send folks your way if I weren't completely impressed with the content of your posts, Jenn. You know me well enough to know that!

[saralholmes]

Thanks, Kelly. I'd never tried writing up notes on a poem before, and I wasn't sure if anyone would be interested, but just in and of itself, it was a good exercise for me. I saw things in my own work that I don't think I would have acknowledged without the conscious write-up.

Hey, new topic, but I just finished watching Shakespeare Behind Bars, and it was stunning. Have you seen it? I may have to blog about it.

[kellyrfineman]

Seen it? I hadn't even heard of it until just now. But I googled it and it looks really moving. I hope you blog about it, because I'd love to hear more.

[saralholmes]

I don't know if you found the Christian Science Monitor article when you googled, but it's fascinating to read:

http://www.csmonitor.com/specials/shakespeare/index.html

There's no substitute for seeing the movie, though. It looks like the film is being shown (or was shown? it released in 2005) at limited theaters across the country. I got my copy through Netflix.