Net Galley Challenge
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Exterior Decoration
Some houses in rural India
have a border of red
lined with raised stone
in front as if
on a pedestal
have a border of red
lined with raised stone
in front as if
on a pedestal
Friday, July 20, 2012
An artist and a child
This is the story of the great painter Goya, and Rosarita, a poor child who dreams of 'the art of strokes', while her canvas is the earth, and her finger the only sketch.
Goya moves from the King's Court to a rustic life, so that he can paint in peace and not worry about what theme in his painting will offend the church.
When Rosarita chalks out a picture of him as a wicked man, he is impressed by her talent ,but realises that she needs help in 'seeing' more than just two eyes can see, to be a good painter.
He then appoints Rosa's mother as the housekeeper giving them a roof. While he is doing paintings in his own style, he also teaches Rosa to finetune her skills and lets Rosa do an ivory painting. She does the ivory more justice than expected from a child.
Two extremes in relation to parents, children and art can be seen. Goya's son is a failure at art. Rosa's mother believes art's no good to earn bread.The son's dedication for father, trying to get him out of Inquisition, have been well brought out.
Towards the end, an important point is driven home, that it is scary to express your innermost fears, but the result will relieve you, for having found the expression. After all, what good is art if you cannot communicate your deep felt emotions.
Goya moves from the King's Court to a rustic life, so that he can paint in peace and not worry about what theme in his painting will offend the church.
When Rosarita chalks out a picture of him as a wicked man, he is impressed by her talent ,but realises that she needs help in 'seeing' more than just two eyes can see, to be a good painter.
He then appoints Rosa's mother as the housekeeper giving them a roof. While he is doing paintings in his own style, he also teaches Rosa to finetune her skills and lets Rosa do an ivory painting. She does the ivory more justice than expected from a child.
Two extremes in relation to parents, children and art can be seen. Goya's son is a failure at art. Rosa's mother believes art's no good to earn bread.The son's dedication for father, trying to get him out of Inquisition, have been well brought out.
Towards the end, an important point is driven home, that it is scary to express your innermost fears, but the result will relieve you, for having found the expression. After all, what good is art if you cannot communicate your deep felt emotions.
Aug 30, 2005
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Myth central
Author: Paul A Trout
If David Letterman is to be believed, Deer fly prey on human flesh. Then who needs a mythical Hawaiian shark.
I didnt realise the importance of creation myth, all the time we were taught about Manu and Kalpavriksha.
I didnt realise the importance of creation myth, all the time we were taught about Manu and Kalpavriksha.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Blue Lyra Review
From a common thing as Spring Training, Peter Serchuk ages the poem by a life, dispelling the players.
Lyra is an interesting myth.
Lyra is an interesting myth.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Once in Moonlight, part of Walking in stone.
The 'rocking' in the poem comes back to you long after you read the poem and relaxes you.
The 'rocking' in the poem comes back to you long after you read the poem and relaxes you.
Saturday, July 14, 2012
I came across Philomela in Has poetry changed?. Itylus, a character in that myth is an inspiration for another poem. Myths charm so many poets.
Isles of Scilly
Miscellany
Author: Joe Brainard
'I remember' section is funny. A movie on it.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg - Makes one wonder how you would react in the end in the place of 'Guy'.
Jane Froman
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg - Makes one wonder how you would react in the end in the place of 'Guy'.
Jane Froman
Place
Author: James Longenbach
Venice has keys in it. It is the title poem.
Greek Myths and art are in many of the poems.
With some say, the poet captures the mutability of myth
Derain painter
Honore Desmond Sharrer painter
Diodorus Siculus historian
cerements
twice told tale of how fig trees are saved from the frost
Meleager poet
Madonna dell'Orto church
Tintoretto painter
Zattere
Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venice
Rio di San Barnaba
Tibullus
Ceres (mythology) - cereal
Carl Andre Stone field
square paper clips with heart at the centre
Aeolus - blue painting
Orpheus - Sati Savitri
Daedalus - Ariadne - Labyrinth
Naxos
Ampelos
Leto
Anacreon
Hephaestus
Gadara in Three Epitaphs. With grave codes only one is possible.
An interview
Greek Myths and art are in many of the poems.
With some say, the poet captures the mutability of myth
Derain painter
Honore Desmond Sharrer painter
Diodorus Siculus historian
cerements
twice told tale of how fig trees are saved from the frost
Meleager poet
Madonna dell'Orto church
Tintoretto painter
Zattere
Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venice
Rio di San Barnaba
Tibullus
Ceres (mythology) - cereal
Carl Andre Stone field
square paper clips with heart at the centre
Aeolus - blue painting
Orpheus - Sati Savitri
Daedalus - Ariadne - Labyrinth
Naxos
Ampelos
Leto
Anacreon
Hephaestus
Gadara in Three Epitaphs. With grave codes only one is possible.
An interview
What roars in the morning
Author: Michael Ryan
The first poem is 60th birday dinner . Age and morning have been in his mind before in Poem at Thirty.
Airplane food is a poem where an insipid act brings about a paper pop up of furious characters.You can imagine what a tapestry he can weave with sewing needle in sandwich.
Petting Zoo - His 'darling torturer' and the fate of the animals. The playful mood changes to grim in 'This morning' poem.
Mug. I am reminded of my favourite yellow mug that I remember from a diet time.
Garbage truck. An unusual subject to voice its feelings but being the sole consolidator of what we throw, it sure has a say.
'Miss Joy' - But she couldnt give her son the chance to flourish
unless she gave herself the chance in spirit
A poem and postmortem
More poems
a review
Airplane food is a poem where an insipid act brings about a paper pop up of furious characters.You can imagine what a tapestry he can weave with sewing needle in sandwich.
Petting Zoo - His 'darling torturer' and the fate of the animals. The playful mood changes to grim in 'This morning' poem.
Mug. I am reminded of my favourite yellow mug that I remember from a diet time.
Garbage truck. An unusual subject to voice its feelings but being the sole consolidator of what we throw, it sure has a say.
'Miss Joy' - But she couldnt give her son the chance to flourish
unless she gave herself the chance in spirit
A poem and postmortem
More poems
a review
Real and Abstract
Author: Laura Kasischke
Some prose poems.
Before the poems begins there's a riddle.
In the poems too, there are three poems that are titled riddle. the poet finds the complexity of life of a single person puzzling.
'A wolf rolling in ashes' in The photograph album in the junk shop seems to be a line from the Bible but I dont understand it. There's another reference to Bible being saved in a fire that took the family.
How many hearts does an earthworm have, a question that you are likely to ask after reading apoem that inspired an artist to do this painting.
In 'Look', the commitment of 'a girl at the bookstore determined to read every f***ing magazine on this shelf for free' reminded me of Joe Brainard's determination to tear page 48 of every book in the Boston Public Library.
'Near Misses' is something everyone can relate to. 'I remembered to blow out the candle burning on the table beside me'. Good for her. Have you ever seen Ikea candle warnings? The first one had me hooked. Something that new parents need to remember, replacing the candle with the baby.
In 'Atoms on Loan', 'Who are we? without one another,'
Abigor
The poet makes abstractness palatable by sneaking it in like mom hiding the veggies in your food.
Some prose poems.
Before the poems begins there's a riddle.
In the poems too, there are three poems that are titled riddle. the poet finds the complexity of life of a single person puzzling.
'A wolf rolling in ashes' in The photograph album in the junk shop seems to be a line from the Bible but I dont understand it. There's another reference to Bible being saved in a fire that took the family.
How many hearts does an earthworm have, a question that you are likely to ask after reading apoem that inspired an artist to do this painting.
In 'Look', the commitment of 'a girl at the bookstore determined to read every f***ing magazine on this shelf for free' reminded me of Joe Brainard's determination to tear page 48 of every book in the Boston Public Library.
'Near Misses' is something everyone can relate to. 'I remembered to blow out the candle burning on the table beside me'. Good for her. Have you ever seen Ikea candle warnings? The first one had me hooked. Something that new parents need to remember, replacing the candle with the baby.
In 'Atoms on Loan', 'Who are we? without one another,'
Abigor
The poet makes abstractness palatable by sneaking it in like mom hiding the veggies in your food.
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