tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post8310739003039729990..comments2024-02-05T00:16:13.698-05:00Comments on Banjo52: Kay Ryan's "Surfaces" and Crime in Southeast MichiganBanjo52http://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-50113262557363757232014-08-21T19:23:42.864-04:002014-08-21T19:23:42.864-04:00when you push around mud and pixels for a living -...when you push around mud and pixels for a living - your life is about surfacesPasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-41899860032813052942014-08-18T23:46:29.930-04:002014-08-18T23:46:29.930-04:00I so liked this poem for a while, and yes, partly ...I so liked this poem for a while, and yes, partly because it had rhymes (I take rhymes most seriously and appreciatively), until the last line. Up until this point, it gave depth to surfaces. But that last line was such an ordinary observation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-55117103903415713962014-08-18T06:27:25.636-04:002014-08-18T06:27:25.636-04:00Rune brought interesting info to the discussion-su...Rune brought interesting info to the discussion-surface science.Julie Brownhttp://www.juliebrown.aminus3.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-17714311267932615312014-08-18T01:05:11.610-04:002014-08-18T01:05:11.610-04:00This is probably my least favorite poem I've r...This is probably my least favorite poem I've read on your blog. Which on reflection is odd, because when I think about it, photography is an art that concerns itself the most with surfaces; though I try mightily to transcend that, often failing miserably. Falling prey to the lure of a glossy surface, technical expertise and mimicry. Linking that to crime; how many crimes are committed (on ourselves as well as on others) because we fall for the slick surfaces of the manipulated, staged glossy photos of ad campaigns, mistaking them for reality, and how unreachable and false that is.Stickup Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028394186285973772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-66338811976913335212014-08-15T21:42:14.901-04:002014-08-15T21:42:14.901-04:00Ken, ha! Maybe the dogs have low sperm count too? ...Ken, ha! Maybe the dogs have low sperm count too? <br /><br />I thought you were from Detroit, which I understand was fairly grand in its day. Milford is still a very nice looking town--prosperous, I think--and next door to 7,000-acre Kensington Metropark, a fine recreational area, plenty of woods and large-ish water. Did it exist in your Michigan years? <br /><br />To me, Southfield, Troy, Livonia, and Warren are just big areas rather than actual towns. Know what I mean? <br />Where is downtown Warren? <br />Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-51879632160818204042014-08-15T19:55:07.213-04:002014-08-15T19:55:07.213-04:00When I was growing up in Milford, Michigan, Southf...When I was growing up in Milford, Michigan, Southfield was a really nice place. Back then, Michigan was generally an amazing place full of good vibes and prosperity. Ken Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-10048372972230330962014-08-15T15:59:45.911-04:002014-08-15T15:59:45.911-04:00When I was a kid Southfield was a good neighborhoo...When I was a kid Southfield was a good neighborhood. Now low sperm count has sent them to the dogs. Ken Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-71850733764351850132014-08-15T15:26:55.926-04:002014-08-15T15:26:55.926-04:00Rune, Up with interfacing! Bravo ant thanks. As fo...Rune, Up with interfacing! Bravo ant thanks. As for Edward, I do believe that's the saddest, strangest story I've ever heard. Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-26772241371908517452014-08-15T13:03:35.372-04:002014-08-15T13:03:35.372-04:00"Surfaces" is disambiguate and can be de..."Surfaces" is disambiguate and can be defined in many ways: Here is my favourite from Wikipedia: <br /><br /><i>Surface science is the study of physical and chemical phenomena that occur at the interface of two phases, including solid–liquid interfaces, solid–gas interfaces, solid–vacuum interfaces, and liquid-gas interfaces.</i><br /><br />After reading the poem and the headlines, the closest I can come to a relation is the fate of Edward Lee. He has all my sympathy.<br /><br />(I have of course missed something very important ...)Rune Eidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008247272056395901noreply@blogger.com