tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post8535939257146610547..comments2024-03-28T02:54:32.745-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: NPM 4-20: Poems by Izumi ShikibuTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-25562366829244488692018-04-24T20:38:03.672-04:002018-04-24T20:38:03.672-04:00I agree with Glenda about the poems' riddle-li...I agree with Glenda about the poems' riddle-like quality. I do not know this poet. Thank you!Joyce Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905709719444916488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-63035905482465490982018-04-22T10:53:15.101-04:002018-04-22T10:53:15.101-04:00Yup. That second one!!Yup. That second one!!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-75709229145488027812018-04-21T20:48:01.759-04:002018-04-21T20:48:01.759-04:00I like both of these, but that second one did make...I like both of these, but that second one did make me laugh. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-84180889751963667332018-04-21T19:06:17.341-04:002018-04-21T19:06:17.341-04:00This makes me want to dig out my Japanese poetry b...This makes me want to dig out my Japanese poetry book. Thank you!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-63343705129396307712018-04-21T14:14:15.943-04:002018-04-21T14:14:15.943-04:00Isn't it wonderful to connect in poetry to som...Isn't it wonderful to connect in poetry to someone who lived a thousand years ago? It's rather a lesson in knowing how much humans today and yesterday are connected. Thanks, Tricia.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-59945504739460833962018-04-20T21:45:17.408-04:002018-04-20T21:45:17.408-04:00One of my favorite poems by Izumi Shikibu:
Sleep...One of my favorite poems by Izumi Shikibu: <br /><br />Sleeplessly<br />I watch over<br />the spring night<br />but no amount of guarding<br />is enough to make it stay. <br /><br />Thanks for bringing her to mind! Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-68664586344704078432018-04-20T21:14:07.994-04:002018-04-20T21:14:07.994-04:00These poems are spectacular. The image of the &quo...These poems are spectacular. The image of the "soaking sleeves" creates a sorrowful image. The inversion in the first poem works beautifully. Both poems construct something akin to a riddle. They feel as though the surprise is suspended and then strikes the reader. Now I must read more.Glenda Funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07020745976555044975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-66853919689833514522018-04-20T15:36:37.656-04:002018-04-20T15:36:37.656-04:00The second one made me laugh too. I couldn't r...The second one made me laugh too. I couldn't resist sharing it.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-85096887675666747262018-04-20T13:04:26.762-04:002018-04-20T13:04:26.762-04:00The first one is lovely, and I kind of feel like t...The first one is lovely, and I kind of feel like that's the feel I'm supposed to take in tankas, and never do. *cough*<br /><br />The second one makes me laugh - we went from the sublime to the ridiculous fairly quickly.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.com