tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post204578953931931004..comments2024-02-05T00:16:13.698-05:00Comments on Banjo52: A Color of the Sky by Tony Hoagland : The Poetry Foundation [poem] : Find Poems and Poets. Discover Poetry.Banjo52http://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-57482306649963239272010-04-11T17:19:44.438-04:002010-04-11T17:19:44.438-04:00BrAZ, I most completely agree with your point 6. ...BrAZ, I most completely agree with your point 6. I'm not sure I disagree with anything you say, tho' I obviously don't know how manic you are or aren't. <br /><br />Most importantly, I'm glad you gave us these ideas. I wonder a bit if he gives us enough on the old love, X. And do you think Marie is his current love or just last night's hostess? <br /><br />I agree that his plopping allegory in there right away is a good stroke--if he needs to mention allegory at all. <br /><br />Less generously, I now think it's only the last 12 lines that hit with the right amount and kind of hammer (laser?). I could puzzle for a long time about how much prior to that needs to be there. Most? Some? None?Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-18999480556550359222010-04-09T17:44:22.996-04:002010-04-09T17:44:22.996-04:00OK, I love this poem (it is new to me) in so many ...OK, I love this poem (it is new to me) in so many ways! <br />1. The guy is totally all over the place. He is as manic as I am most days!!!<br />2.He brings in allegory right away. Gotta love that in a poet. <br />3. Infant chlorophyll? Why didn't I ever think of that? It is so graphically expressive!<br />4. From now on, when I see A loves B, my first thought is gonna be "does B love A?" I laughed! We all know Memory loves Time. But does Time even care about Memory? Again, it is so graphic, I paused to diagram it out over and over.<br />5. Did the 'end that turned out to be a middle' have to do with X who he dreamed about? Was it really not over but just a middle, a tunnel?<br />6. Nature, when it is blooming, is totally obscene in beauty! Again, why didn't I think of this?<br /><br />Hoagland brings up so many topics. "If you bring it up, you finish it" applies here. Meaning, don't leave us hanging over his dream girl. <br /><br />Thanks for the good spirit you shared with this one, Banjomyn.Brenda's Arizonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880225110712592548noreply@blogger.com