tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post2154676753292677864..comments2024-02-05T00:16:13.698-05:00Comments on Banjo52: Concluding on Wallace StevensBanjo52http://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-39048408246999913162011-02-15T11:23:18.026-05:002011-02-15T11:23:18.026-05:00AH, I didn't know that was the rationale behin...AH, I didn't know that was the rationale behind the frequent use of "Anon." I really, really like it. Of course, when I'm famous, you damn well better use my name! <br /><br />Brenda, you are again too kind. Keep it up. <br /><br />But seriously, I often find that knowing a bit of the author's life is more moving than knowing her/his work. That's one more reason to insist on distinguishing between the author and the work. Dare I say it, one more reason to tend toward the New Criticism. <br /><br />As for #2 and this post, I'd say (for now anyway) that I hear Stevens being extraordinarily humble, a true supplicant, in wonder, begging nature to give him some of that color and vigor. I find that very appealing, and I find sociopathic politicians and exploitative biz types the polar opposite of that. They seem not to notice a world outside themselves--or at least not to give a damn about it. <br /><br />It gits me riled up, I tell you. <br /><br />As always, thanks, you two.Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-8130137127072869682011-02-15T10:17:19.848-05:002011-02-15T10:17:19.848-05:00I have enjoyed this series, Banjo! I must go back ...I have enjoyed this series, Banjo! I must go back and re-read #2 to see how you leaped here.<br />Funny, Steven's biography makes up for disliking one of his poem's. He is suddenly human!<br /><br />You write as a writer (does this make sense?). A lot of gems in your thoughts. Interesting (to follow on to AH's comment) how one 'Anon' poet can impact you more than everything Emily Dickinson wrote... or how one essay by you is the haunting piece of the day.Brenda's Arizonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880225110712592548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-1698761415792624792011-02-14T21:57:14.727-05:002011-02-14T21:57:14.727-05:00You, my professor, know that in early English Lit,...You, my professor, know that in early English Lit, most pieces were written by Anon. Then, as it should be now I think, in the belief that it was the work not the worker who was of prime importance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com