Hi Cal,
To run with your metaphor - some are playing cricket and some lawn
bowls, some
the high beam and some the cycling road race. And some are multitalented
(triathletes?). A lot of different games. But all capable of off days, that's
for sure, and brilliance as well.
But the two names you mention have never truly been on my radar, which
is why I
wouldn't be able to speak about them and would have to really persuaded to be
interested in them. Sometimes, it's just a matter of time and timing (like the
said games).
Cheers,
Jill
Quoting Caleb Cluff <[log in to unmask]>:
> Thanks Jill,
>
> I ask because as I read the works talked about by people here, I
> often find myself lost. Why has Roethke slipped away? Why do people
> so dislike Robert Bly? I tend to forget the poet and read the poem.
> To use a crass analogy, all sportspeople have an 'off' day. Some
> perform consistently, some in sporadic brilliance, some in an arc of
> sustained brilliance. It's all the same game though.
>
> Cal.
>
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