tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post2455451380481593688..comments2023-07-31T11:01:56.340+01:00Comments on Parrish Lantern's PomesAllSizes: Pablo Neruda–Fully Empowered.@parridhlanternhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-79404210693845595092011-01-01T03:41:59.570+00:002011-01-01T03:41:59.570+00:00Haha, prison=my office:) Only sometimes!Haha, prison=my office:) Only sometimes!ginahttp://www.ginachoe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-60821497630410078692010-12-31T11:59:48.882+00:002010-12-31T11:59:48.882+00:00@Tom C: To be honest, until I did some minor resea...@Tom C: To be honest, until I did some minor research for this piece, I'd not realised that is was a pen name, &the reasoning for it was the same as Yukio Mishima's ( parental disapproval). Also never realised that although Borges recognized him as a great poet, going so far as to say that he should win the Nobel prize (which he eventually did), he didn't rate him as a man@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-57759064859310727912010-12-31T08:21:45.910+00:002010-12-31T08:21:45.910+00:00Very interesting - he was just a name to me before...Very interesting - he was just a name to me before I read your article - and it certainly never occurred to me that his name was a pen-name. I will see if my library has a copy for loanTom Chttp://www.acommonreader.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-270672551754458632010-12-30T21:49:37.578+00:002010-12-30T21:49:37.578+00:00Hi Patrick, yeah it's just called "Memoir...Hi Patrick, yeah it's just called "Memoirs" in English, and the passion in his prose just burns on the page.<br />Ps, for an example of an ideal glass for the malt, check out the glass on my post "101 Whiskies to try before you die" or track down a "Glencairn Glass.(LOL).@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-45194806177658053872010-12-30T20:46:36.619+00:002010-12-30T20:46:36.619+00:00Great post and excerpt. I love Neruda, but tend t...Great post and excerpt. I love Neruda, but tend to forget how much until someone reminds me of his genius. Thank you for doing so. His autobiography--Confieso Que He Vivido: Memorias--is also excellent, and I'm sure it's around in English.Patrick (at The Literate Man)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05126952182728811711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-51740768240603636392010-12-30T20:41:06.608+00:002010-12-30T20:41:06.608+00:00Thanks,for your comment Robyn.
Hi Gina, This tin...Thanks,for your comment Robyn.<br /><br /> Hi Gina, This tiny excerpt is beautiful, but only a small part of a good poem in a collection of good poems.<br />Prison??@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-72021134697303858312010-12-30T00:27:08.044+00:002010-12-30T00:27:08.044+00:00Beautiful excerpt there. Thanks for sharing.Beautiful excerpt there. Thanks for sharing.Robyn Rylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07510195754917893035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-36285883659282337122010-12-29T23:07:00.287+00:002010-12-29T23:07:00.287+00:00You know, I don't read enough poetry.
I love t...You know, I don't read enough poetry.<br />I love this new-to-me poem and will have to keep it closeby when I'm in my prison.ginahttp://www.ginachoe.comnoreply@blogger.com