tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400455429821166661.post2947885740401976891..comments2023-12-20T05:59:21.610-05:00Comments on Black-Eyed Susan's: draftsusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924982664582970754noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400455429821166661.post-4311097378579759152008-01-13T21:56:00.000-05:002008-01-13T21:56:00.000-05:00Ah, I hear you. I always saw the hair Dolly-esque....Ah, I hear you. I always saw the hair Dolly-esque. I think the speaker is detached or creates distance as a way to process death. This is rough. I appreciate you coming back to this.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924982664582970754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400455429821166661.post-82135273452756877112008-01-13T21:10:00.000-05:002008-01-13T21:10:00.000-05:00I think the recounting of how these people died wa...I think the recounting of how these people died was so stark I detached myself from any emotional connection with them.<BR/><BR/>Mabe the reference to Dolly Parton added a sense of burlesque or absurdity. Maybe the word I'm looking for here is a sense of the absurd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400455429821166661.post-80499611292027112812008-01-12T20:49:00.000-05:002008-01-12T20:49:00.000-05:00mc,it's helps to read how a reader perceives a wor...mc,it's helps to read how a reader perceives a work. Another reader saw this as somber and detached which is closer to my intent. I appreciate your feedback because it shows me how this can go another direction. Can you tell me why this struck you as humorous? Honestly sharing how a work can be better is never negative in my opinion. Even if it sucked, if you offered a suggestion how to improve susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924982664582970754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400455429821166661.post-39555182680337499032008-01-12T20:29:00.000-05:002008-01-12T20:29:00.000-05:00So, what is it you want us to look for?I have a ha...So, what is it you want us to look for?<BR/><BR/>I have a hard time saying anything negative about someone's work, even though here I only have good things to say.<BR/><BR/>I try to comment on what's strong, or what I recall from the piece I just read. So, here goes:<BR/><BR/>to me this poem has a zany cast of characters who've all died from sundry causes. It sounds like a backdoor or kitchen Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com