Yes, I think playground games, involving singing or chanting, for example when skipping or dancing in a circle, have a great influence on young children's lives.
Does it still happen today? It encourages interaction and socialising.
My interest in literature, particularly Shakespeare, was encouraged by a teacher at high s more…
If you count, music, books and going around art galleries whenever we get the chance and going to museums, then, yes, the Arts play a very large part in my hubby's and my life...LOL...GBHs...XXX more…
Glad you picked up on the Jack/Ralph/conch allusions.
The intention was to intimate that there was something necessarily "savage" in the sense of primitively fundamental to a sexual relationship which in this case was never unleashed despite the physical proximity.
Nadia (the "real" girl) said at the time that neither coul more…
Lots of towns seem to go through that. Manchester was like that 10 years ago (building site) and Birmingham was 5 years ago. They both look great now, and I'm sure Blackpool will be good when they get round to finishing it.
I didn't know Blackpool FC called themselves Seasiders, thanks for that. Nice place, Blackpool. I lived in Blackburn for 10 years and it's only a short hop down the motorway away.
It was very visual and tactile, and the years of effort show in the quality of writing and the apparent ease with which the images show themselves. In true Hemingway style, that was "hard to write but easy to read".
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In response to: "From Schoolyard Rhymes to Poetry Professorships..." 123 days old
by kendrive Pro
Yes, I think playground games, involving singing or chanting, for example when skipping or dancing in a circle, have a great influence on young children's lives.
Does it still happen today? It encourages interaction and socialising.
My interest in literature, particularly Shakespeare, was encouraged by a teacher at high s more…
In response to: "From Schoolyard Rhymes to Poetry Professorships..." 124 days old
by jenray Pro
Have a great evening, Duke...:) GBHs...XXX more…
In response to: "From Schoolyard Rhymes to Poetry Professorships..." 124 days old
by Duke1985 [Member]
I'm very slowly going through my previous contacts on here, and I'm glad I picked you first, Jen.
I'm being called away to a birthday drink so I shall say Au Revoir for now (or TTFN, if you prefer). more…
In response to: "From Schoolyard Rhymes to Poetry Professorships..." 124 days old
by jenray Pro
If you count, music, books and going around art galleries whenever we get the chance and going to museums, then, yes, the Arts play a very large part in my hubby's and my life...LOL...GBHs...XXX more…
In response to: "Babbling like a brook" 500 days old
by Duke1985 [Member]
Sure you are when you put your mind "tuit". more…
In response to: "Babbling like a brook" 500 days old
by Usksider Pro
Words are always good things to have and to use... I just wish I was clever enough to always make sense of them. more…
In response to: "Babbling like a brook" 500 days old
by Duke1985 [Member]
Thank you for enjoying Babbling... and saying so.
Until SeasideMan raised it, I had not got a Ginsberg "feel".
Just glad you enjoy words as much as me. more…
In response to: "Babbling like a brook" 500 days old
by Usksider Pro
I didn't get an Alan Ginsberg feel from your poem, but I did enjoy it... does that make me an ignoramus or just someone who enjoys words. ;* more…
In response to: "Babbling like a brook" 500 days old
by Duke1985 [Member]
Glad you picked up on the Jack/Ralph/conch allusions.
The intention was to intimate that there was something necessarily "savage" in the sense of primitively fundamental to a sexual relationship which in this case was never unleashed despite the physical proximity.
Nadia (the "real" girl) said at the time that neither coul more…
In response to: "Babbling like a brook" 501 days old
by Prettyintelligentprincess Pro
Lord Of The Flies struck me more more…
In response to: "Babbling like a brook" 501 days old
by Duke1985 [Member]
Very kind, Doralene, but Babbling... in its current form has taken about forty years to "brew".
It relates to an New York girl (NG) who was a friend of mine in London all that time ago.
I do not regard writing poems that you would feel happy to share with others as at all "easy".
Just persevere.
I more…
In response to: "Babbling like a brook" 501 days old
by Doralene [Member]
If only I could write poetry with such ease. Lovely piece Duke more…
In response to: "Babbling like a brook" 503 days old
by SeasideMan Pro
Lots of towns seem to go through that. Manchester was like that 10 years ago (building site) and Birmingham was 5 years ago. They both look great now, and I'm sure Blackpool will be good when they get round to finishing it.
Tom. more…
In response to: "Babbling like a brook" 503 days old
by Duke1985 [Member]
I don't know too much about the "nice" at the moment.
Like Liverpool and several of our neighbouring Northwestern towns, Blackpool appears to be a major building site at the moment.
We are assured it will all be worthwhile when we see the shiny new town.
Problem is it seems to be taking forever, and I may well more…
In response to: "Babbling like a brook" 503 days old
by SeasideMan Pro
I didn't know Blackpool FC called themselves Seasiders, thanks for that. Nice place, Blackpool. I lived in Blackburn for 10 years and it's only a short hop down the motorway away.
Tom. more…
In response to: "Babbling like a brook" 503 days old
by Duke1985 [Member]
Thank you v. much. After a good night's sleep, I am in the mood again.
You are right about Hemingway. It seems to take me forever to compose something with which I am satisfied.
At least for you it has become "easy to read". My wife thinks it is "too complicated".
Did you realise that your moniker, Seasid more…
In response to: "Babbling like a brook" 503 days old
by SeasideMan Pro
It was very visual and tactile, and the years of effort show in the quality of writing and the apparent ease with which the images show themselves. In true Hemingway style, that was "hard to write but easy to read".
Tom. more…
In response to: "Babbling like a brook" 503 days old
by Duke1985 [Member]
How kind.
Ginsberg was an early hero of mine along with Jack Kerouac and Holden Caulfield (aka J.D. Salinger).
The original tale was related to me in dribs & drabs by a New Yorker, Nadia Greenbaum, in the late 1960s.
The poem has been brewing for that long.
Glad you "got" the US accent.
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In response to: "Babbling like a brook" 503 days old
by SeasideMan Pro
I got an Alan Ginsberg feel from that...
Tom. more…