tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14706180.post1382697395660697583..comments2024-03-05T15:38:56.941-05:00Comments on wordswimmer: How Deep Is The OceanBruce Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13184015349784934372noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14706180.post-8079102606238122502009-01-08T10:10:00.000-05:002009-01-08T10:10:00.000-05:00Reaction, not dissection... that says it perfectly...Reaction, not dissection... that says it perfectly. It's the difference between using your heart and using your head. As writers (and readers), we sometimes forget that powerful writing--whether poetry or fiction--relies on an emotional undercurrent flowing just beneath the words.Bruce Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184015349784934372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14706180.post-13147281911231922952009-01-08T07:01:00.000-05:002009-01-08T07:01:00.000-05:00(Now that you're on my Bloglines, I'm catc...(Now that you're on my Bloglines, I'm catching up on a few recent posts:>)<BR/><BR/>I do adore this poem...and even moreso after your thoughtful notes on it. I really enjoy the way you describe poems, Bruce. You're analyzing them, but not in any dry academic way. It's the way the poem makes you feel, and occasionally pondering how the poet accomplishes that effect. THAT's laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.com