That was a bit of hyperbole on my part, but his animal poems, starting with ‘Snake’ are worth exploring. There’s an acknowledgment of the proximity between us and other species but also an emphasis on remoteness, which bespeaks respect. It’s still mediated through myth, in accordance with poetic tradition, but there’s more to it than that: it’s an encounter with an irreducible other whose existence is beyond what we humans attempt to make of it.I also quite like ‘New Heaven and Earth’, which is a somewhat artless yet highly effective take on the fin de siècle spiritual temper tantrum. It blew my mind when I was 18.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 00:32 (three years ago) link
Jenni or Ethan, both are great.
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 11:49 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 8 October 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link
The Lair Of The White Worm by Bram Stoker
what's this like? i haven't read any stoker besides the obvious, but the premise of this one is intriguing enough.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 8 October 2020 04:27 (three years ago) link
It's terrible, really. All of his novels other than Dracula are terrible, but in this one the syphilitic brain damage was really kicking in.
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Thursday, 8 October 2020 06:04 (three years ago) link
Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of 1912
― Daniel_Rf, Thursday, 8 October 2020 10:58 (three years ago) link
I am sorry I missed this one, I'd have voted for Fermina Márquez, which I loved.
― Tim, Sunday, 11 October 2020 12:35 (three years ago) link