Oh! Man, how an ignorant reading of a poem effects it! The old
question arises: should a reader need to know those facts to 'fully'
appreciate the poem and/or the poet's intent? I thank you, Roger, for
giving me the info. It certainly changes the mood of the poem for me.
And I appreciate Hal's artistry even more.
Andrew
On 23/09/06, Roger Collett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Basically, Hal was picking up on the following:
>
> "Twenty-three people died and 10 were injured when an elevated magnetic train ploughed into a
> maintenance vehicle in north-western Germany. "
>
> "In August, a fire broke out on a Transrapid elevated magnetic train in Shanghai, adding to
> concerns about the safety of the technology."
>
> Roger
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "andrew burke" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 3:41 AM
> Subject: Re: "Maglev Sonnet"
>
>
> > The BBC is not welcome in China so I can't read it, Roger. Sorry.
> >
> > Andre de Linfen
> >
> >
> > On 23/09/06, Roger Collett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >> Not too sure about fun Andrew,
> >>
> >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5370564.stm
> >>
> >> Roger
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "andrew burke" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 2:33 AM
> >> Subject: Re: "Maglev Sonnet"
> >>
> >>
> >> > bloody great fun, Hal - thanks for the entertainment. I loved the
> >> > image of a 'fire' in a sonnet - there's one in this one! a creative
> >> > flame oft times missing from many 'serious' attempts.
> >> >
> >> > I put my vote Fred's way.
> >> >
> >> > Andrew
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > This is delightful, Hal, but I wish, no pun intended, it ended with more
> >> >> > of a bang -- "sonnet" reappearing as the last word seems flat. Maybe
> >> >> > something like "After last month's crash of the Shanghai Vilannele, /
> >> >> > This is another blow for magnetic levitation" [no hyphen]?
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Andrew
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> >> > http://www.bam.com.au/andrew
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