tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post15408172248622824..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: In Blackwater Woods--Mary OliverBenjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-4340516581791433882008-04-04T11:13:00.000-05:002008-04-04T11:13:00.000-05:00OFB--Yes, that's a good poem! Bly is a pretty good...OFB--Yes, that's a good poem! Bly is a pretty good translator overall, too, in lots og things I've read by him. Thanks!<BR/>Kathryn--Thanks for stopping by. I'm just getting in to Oliver when I should've years ago (I've taught her poetry handbook though!).Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-16174343567786213982008-04-03T21:26:00.000-05:002008-04-03T21:26:00.000-05:00Love Mary Oliver. Thanks.KathrynLove Mary Oliver. Thanks.<BR/>KathrynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-573046268853264102008-04-03T16:07:00.000-05:002008-04-03T16:07:00.000-05:00Lovely, Benjamin! For some reason, it brought to m...Lovely, Benjamin! For some reason, it brought to mind this poem by Gunnar Ekelof (Robert Bly translation, quotes in title Ekelof's). Sorry about the unfortunate line breaks!<BR/><BR/>"So Strange to Me"<BR/><BR/>So strange to me<BR/>this rose, this thing delicately<BR/> bursting out<BR/>this absent thoughtfulness<BR/>or light over a turned-away<BR/> cheek...<BR/>As on a spring day<BR/>when youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com