“Poetry is not especially useful when describing the state of the traffic heading downtown. It is not required for summing up the pleasures of shopping”
Great folks (Bari, Douglas et all)! This Monday morn’ is far more rich; these reflections & Auden’s verses. Would that we all have our best moments treasured & shared.
There are blogs for poetry and certainly for religion. Previously, the column was focused, now it's all over the place. Next, it will be reviewing plays and the Opera. These digressions seem to be popular, so I guess they are here to stay.
I have to thank The Free Press and Mr. Murray for this column. I have never really been all that interested in poetry as an art form, but this column has inspired me. I am planning my second journey to Ireland this summer, this time to Yeats country. I need to spend time with him and his art form in preparation for it. I hope we see some of him here.
This proves it’s not all about politics! There is still beauty, truth and love. Things worth pondering on and perhaps discussing with friends over a good meal and a glass of wine… so grateful to you Bari and to my compatriot Douglas.
“Poetry is not especially useful when describing the state of the traffic heading downtown. It is not required for summing up the pleasures of shopping”
I see you and raise you Phyllis McGinley.
I look forward to these every Sunday 💓
Thanks Bari for this project. And you could not have found a better person it seems that Murray. His readings are fabulous as well as his choices
Wonderful.. thank you Douglas Murray
“Mortal, guilty but to me.”
Douglas, thank you for this.
Can anyone tell me the name of the song that is playing prior to the reading above?
"'O stand, stand at the window
As the tears scald and start;
You shall love your crooked neighbour
With your crooked heart."
Great folks (Bari, Douglas et all)! This Monday morn’ is far more rich; these reflections & Auden’s verses. Would that we all have our best moments treasured & shared.
“Truth, like love and sleep, resents approaches that are too intense” - WH Auden (from The Body Keeps the Score).
For me Sunday poetry is already part of the routine!
There are blogs for poetry and certainly for religion. Previously, the column was focused, now it's all over the place. Next, it will be reviewing plays and the Opera. These digressions seem to be popular, so I guess they are here to stay.
Worth the price of my subscription.
Unscalable ahead
Lie the mountains of instead
from whose cold cascading streams
None may drink except in dreams
Auden
I have to thank The Free Press and Mr. Murray for this column. I have never really been all that interested in poetry as an art form, but this column has inspired me. I am planning my second journey to Ireland this summer, this time to Yeats country. I need to spend time with him and his art form in preparation for it. I hope we see some of him here.
This is so good!🔥✨❤️
This proves it’s not all about politics! There is still beauty, truth and love. Things worth pondering on and perhaps discussing with friends over a good meal and a glass of wine… so grateful to you Bari and to my compatriot Douglas.