tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post3922294108759657440..comments2024-03-28T08:40:07.492-07:00Comments on Rogue Strands: Water, water everywhere...!Matthew Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050474652034142849noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post-62665002413473785532021-08-29T06:08:10.428-07:002021-08-29T06:08:10.428-07:00Yes, I know of Dave. In fact, he often features Ro...Yes, I know of Dave. In fact, he often features Rogue Strands...!Matthew Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11050474652034142849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post-9506079782720100362021-08-29T06:07:32.206-07:002021-08-29T06:07:32.206-07:00Very much so, Caroline, that freshness is the hard...Very much so, Caroline, that freshness is the hardest thing to find.Matthew Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11050474652034142849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post-59607590711627151862021-08-29T06:06:31.611-07:002021-08-29T06:06:31.611-07:00Yes, that's an excellent example...Yes, that's an excellent example...Matthew Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11050474652034142849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post-53185167354298572282021-08-25T15:19:29.657-07:002021-08-25T15:19:29.657-07:00On a different topic (more related to poetry blogs...On a different topic (more related to poetry blogs and bloggers), I wonder if you follow @morningporch (Dave Bonta), who posts a weekly Poetry Blog digest on his Via Negativa site each week. Most of the bloggers he quotes, it seems to me, are from the USA and UK. Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post-67678324939861758622021-08-25T15:05:36.876-07:002021-08-25T15:05:36.876-07:00In my new collection (June 2021) I mention a '...In my new collection (June 2021) I mention a 'watery theme'; but in line with Rodney above, stones also feature widely. And yes, the nuances of the British climate surely have much to do with the frequent occurrence of water as a topic, though I would also suggest that the 'island nature' of our existence plays a large part since the sea is, I believe, never more than 84 miles away. In answer to your last question, I feel sure that our climate (in the widest term) and our weather (at a local and personal level) do indeed have a vast impact not only on our everyday experiences here, but also on our poetic lives, sometimes as a result of actual exposure (e.g. the frustration of waiting for a warm day), and sometimes through media filters (which might prompt us at an emotional level to respond to the climate crisis). The multi-faceted climate here lends itself to poetic metaphor; the challenge, it seems to me, is to find fresh ways of harnessing it in our writing. Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post-4056399418688365692021-08-21T11:31:19.281-07:002021-08-21T11:31:19.281-07:00It reminds me of the wonderful poems by Frances Ho...It reminds me of the wonderful poems by Frances Horowitz. Water and stones basically.Rodney Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363718128743716767noreply@blogger.com