Comments for Morceau http://morceau.wordpress.com pieces of modern and contemporary lit Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:30:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Modern Poetry as “Diminished” Romanticism by morceau http://morceau.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/modern-poetry-as-diminished-romanticism/#comment-135 morceau Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:30:14 +0000 http://morceau.wordpress.com/?p=128#comment-135 In a similar vein: "Yeats consistently combined an immense need for revelation, for belief, with an intense and critical skepticism; this makes it difficult to determine exactly what he believed and when" (Marjorie Howes, Introduction, The Cambridge Companion to Yeats, p3). In a similar vein: “Yeats consistently combined an immense need for revelation, for belief, with an intense and critical skepticism; this makes it difficult to determine exactly what he believed and when” (Marjorie Howes, Introduction, The Cambridge Companion to Yeats, p3).

]]> Comment on Digging In by dblomenb http://morceau.wordpress.com/2009/05/02/digging-in/#comment-119 dblomenb Sat, 23 May 2009 07:45:21 +0000 http://morceau.wordpress.com/?p=126#comment-119 An Alkan piano challenge has been leveled 'gainst you. Not that you have time or energy to spare, but Alkan's Festin d'Esope awaits. see my blog for details. It's quite a piece of work. An Alkan piano challenge has been leveled ‘gainst you. Not that you have time or energy to spare, but Alkan’s Festin d’Esope awaits. see my blog for details. It’s quite a piece of work.

]]> Comment on Still here by dblomenb http://morceau.wordpress.com/2009/05/02/still-here/#comment-118 dblomenb Tue, 19 May 2009 19:26:19 +0000 http://morceau.wordpress.com/?p=124#comment-118 We've missed you! We’ve missed you!

]]> Comment on Digging In by Dana Bisignani http://morceau.wordpress.com/2009/05/02/digging-in/#comment-117 Dana Bisignani Sun, 17 May 2009 15:03:29 +0000 http://morceau.wordpress.com/?p=126#comment-117 My plan this summer is also to begin studying for my prelims, though ostensibly I am not taking my exams until March. I admire your organization! How did you compile the reading list for your exams? Did they assign you texts or did you choose them yourself? My plan this summer is also to begin studying for my prelims, though ostensibly I am not taking my exams until March. I admire your organization! How did you compile the reading list for your exams? Did they assign you texts or did you choose them yourself?

]]> Comment on Still here by Jon Sealy http://morceau.wordpress.com/2009/05/02/still-here/#comment-116 Jon Sealy Tue, 12 May 2009 12:57:04 +0000 http://morceau.wordpress.com/?p=124#comment-116 Dear Laura, I gave Emo a Wii Fit for Christmas, and we hooked it up in early January. I used it with her for about a week, set up an avatar and was told I was underweight. I set high scores for all the games, and then I quit. I always did enjoy running more than indoor exercises. Anyway, the Wii Fit has a little icon that tells you, "It has been 2 days since your last visit." After about two months, the icon started making snarky comments to Emily - "Where's Jon?" "It's been a long time since I've seen Jon." etc. I signed on one day, and it said, "It has been 62 days since your last visit." It then told me I was still underweight. I haven't used it since. Sincerely, Jon Dear Laura,

I gave Emo a Wii Fit for Christmas, and we hooked it up in early January. I used it with her for about a week, set up an avatar and was told I was underweight. I set high scores for all the games, and then I quit. I always did enjoy running more than indoor exercises. Anyway, the Wii Fit has a little icon that tells you, “It has been 2 days since your last visit.” After about two months, the icon started making snarky comments to Emily – “Where’s Jon?” “It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Jon.” etc. I signed on one day, and it said, “It has been 62 days since your last visit.” It then told me I was still underweight. I haven’t used it since.

Sincerely,
Jon

]]> Comment on Finished Sweater by Dana http://morceau.wordpress.com/2008/10/31/finished-sweater/#comment-115 Dana Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:28:19 +0000 http://morceau.wordpress.com/?p=105#comment-115 It looks wonderful! I'm so excited that you finished it and that I got to see it in progress! It looks wonderful! I’m so excited that you finished it and that I got to see it in progress!

]]> Comment on Jarrell’s “Reflections on Wallace Stevens” by Jon Sealy http://morceau.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/jarrells-reflections-on-wallace-stevens/#comment-109 Jon Sealy Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:38:05 +0000 http://morceau.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-109 I like the part about the first demand of a poem is that it be interesting--in line with Vonnegut's first rule of writing posted on Sycamore. I always felt like that was the hardest part of teaching creative writing, explaining to a student that he or she just isn't interesting. I like the part about the first demand of a poem is that it be interesting–in line with Vonnegut’s first rule of writing posted on Sycamore. I always felt like that was the hardest part of teaching creative writing, explaining to a student that he or she just isn’t interesting.

]]> Comment on Jarrell’s “Reflections on Wallace Stevens” by Benjo http://morceau.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/jarrells-reflections-on-wallace-stevens/#comment-108 Benjo Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:51:09 +0000 http://morceau.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-108 The Goethe quote is a winner. Great for a creative writing class, I agree. The Goethe quote is a winner. Great for a creative writing class, I agree.

]]> Comment on From “The Obscurity of the Poet” by Benjo http://morceau.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/from-the-obscurity-of-the-poet/#comment-107 Benjo Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:32:21 +0000 http://morceau.wordpress.com/?p=108#comment-107 This doesn't make me feel uncomfortable at all. "Vacant relish"... I love it! This doesn’t make me feel uncomfortable at all. “Vacant relish”… I love it!

]]> Comment on Finished Sweater by morceau http://morceau.wordpress.com/2008/10/31/finished-sweater/#comment-106 morceau Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:33:42 +0000 http://morceau.wordpress.com/?p=105#comment-106 Thank you! It proved itself a valiant leaf raking sweater yesterday. Thank you! It proved itself a valiant leaf raking sweater yesterday.

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