tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post2359768774184185189..comments2024-02-05T00:16:13.698-05:00Comments on Banjo52: Henry Reed, "Judging Distances"Banjo52http://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-10779457258138316932011-09-12T08:57:01.047-04:002011-09-12T08:57:01.047-04:00Regarding your last question - you have to measure...Regarding your last question - you have to measure many things differently. Humanity not the least.Rune Eidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008247272056395901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-51197073670907930532011-09-11T00:37:11.821-04:002011-09-11T00:37:11.821-04:00That Paula is one smart cookie. Said it/mean itThat Paula is one smart cookie. Said it/mean itPasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-15136570790359048632011-09-10T15:43:39.403-04:002011-09-10T15:43:39.403-04:00I know that most of what we see is really about fi...I know that most of what we see is really about filling in the blanks: yes, that's a tree and yes that's two lovers, I've seen this all before, or, I've seen it and I don't ever want to see it again. So judging distance in order to set in motion an act of destruction would have to include some notion of what you might be seeing later that, in turn, could be things you may or may not have seen before...how DO you get from here to there? I guess you have to find a way to chart that.PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059415005282675289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-76789321759492868262011-09-10T10:41:47.265-04:002011-09-10T10:41:47.265-04:00That last line was a real kicker. That's two f...That last line was a real kicker. That's two for two; I'll have to read more Reed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-11892123673910849622011-09-10T10:15:39.446-04:002011-09-10T10:15:39.446-04:00Thanks for sharing that poem. Never seen it.Thanks for sharing that poem. Never seen it.Birdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16634185585147630883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-69397730583582455072011-09-09T22:14:14.768-04:002011-09-09T22:14:14.768-04:00I want to see it played out in a Benny Hill skit.I want to see it played out in a Benny Hill skit.Pasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-41873334171588864842011-09-09T16:22:33.788-04:002011-09-09T16:22:33.788-04:00Oh wow, I love this poem! For anyone who is a lous...Oh wow, I love this poem! For anyone who is a lousy judge of distance, this poem gives us/them respite. It isn't in the 'distance' of the distance, but in what we see in that distance. Lovely, Banjomyn! I feel redeemed!Brenda's Arizonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880225110712592548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-43382248283081138392011-09-08T20:42:18.583-04:002011-09-08T20:42:18.583-04:00I haven't read that poem of his before--I love...I haven't read that poem of his before--I loved it. Language can indeed point out to us our uncertainty in the world.Hannah Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792203070774504501noreply@blogger.com