tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post7644529818852300372..comments2024-03-10T14:07:40.468-04:00Comments on Blue Rose Girls: POETRY FRIDAY: Hunger at Camp JasloBlue Rose Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224076615462128422noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-56431014109224482782008-09-19T19:53:00.000-04:002008-09-19T19:53:00.000-04:00I just saw this posting today, Elaine - thanks for...I just saw this posting today, Elaine - thanks for sharing Szymborska with us. She manages to make the political very personal, doesn't she? I'm thinking a lot about politics lately (who isn't?) and I noted on my own blog that today is a sad day in history - September 19 (1941) was the day Nazi's first made German Jews wear a yellow Star of David on their clothing. Szymborska understands how small incremental indignities lead to that "big meadow." I'm feeling melancholy, I guess, and wish the world could move another direction. Seamus Heaney's poetry examines some of the same heartbreaking territory about the Irish "troubles" - but I love the sonnet "Fosterling" when he finally says "So long for air to brighten,/ Time to be dazzled and the heart to lighten." I keep that above my computer to remind me to let my heart "lighten" too, once in awhile.Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-71327323589871072432008-09-15T09:54:00.000-04:002008-09-15T09:54:00.000-04:00Karen and Laura,Szymborska is truly a favorite poe...Karen and Laura,<BR/><BR/>Szymborska is truly a favorite poet of mine. She often uses simple and common language to write with such power. I've posted a number of her poems here at Blue Rose Girls--and one or two at Wild Rose Reader.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-41234978724602270062008-09-15T06:50:00.000-04:002008-09-15T06:50:00.000-04:00Oh. Wow.They sang with their mouths full of earth....Oh. Wow.<BR/><BR/>They sang with their mouths full of earth.<BR/><BR/>What can you say to that? And how ironic that he creates such beauty from such horror.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-17135106533908605372008-09-13T09:58:00.000-04:002008-09-13T09:58:00.000-04:00How powerful, sad and awful. I hadn't seen this be...How powerful, sad and awful. I hadn't seen this before. Thank you.Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-40622252944909076522008-09-12T15:28:00.000-04:002008-09-12T15:28:00.000-04:00Kelly,I'm a big fan of Szymborska's work.Kelly,<BR/><BR/>I'm a big fan of Szymborska's work.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-54541493086949792672008-09-12T12:34:00.000-04:002008-09-12T12:34:00.000-04:00Powerful, moving, and true. Thank you for posting ...Powerful, moving, and true. Thank you for posting it, Elaine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com