tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294176875047610623.post5293526997462570367..comments2024-03-01T00:18:27.643-08:00Comments on THE ALCHEMIST'S KITCHEN: The Beauty of the Husband - For Something Entirely DifferentSusan Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883699379179129887noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294176875047610623.post-44909405222366557592010-03-04T18:18:19.878-08:002010-03-04T18:18:19.878-08:00Hi Mari,
I agree. I don't need to love a poet...Hi Mari,<br /><br />I agree. I don't need to love a poet to learn from him or her. Sometimes I am surprised by my reactions to different poets. Carson is a case in point. She seems a tad too much into the performance of the poem. I suspect that she will be moving on from poetry into performance art and other genres. It will be interesting to see where she lands.Susan Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883699379179129887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294176875047610623.post-47408507419768667842010-03-01T19:46:19.813-08:002010-03-01T19:46:19.813-08:00I, too, have wondered why Carson, a classicist-tur...I, too, have wondered why Carson, a classicist-turned-poet, is all the rage, particularly (it seems) with younger poets (she's now Distinguished Poet-in-Residence at NYU, my creative writing alma mater). But despite her scholarly detachment, I do admire her risk taking. I'll have to give her work another look... I've found that I can learn just as much from work that doesn't necessarily resonate with me as I do from the work of my favorite poets.Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211528951336098923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294176875047610623.post-25467860029993227522010-03-01T10:41:57.612-08:002010-03-01T10:41:57.612-08:00Hi Drew,
That seems to be the general consensus -...Hi Drew,<br /><br />That seems to be the general consensus -- The Beauty of the Husband is what AC will be remembered for is my guess.Susan Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883699379179129887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294176875047610623.post-68589765550849397882010-03-01T09:05:50.294-08:002010-03-01T09:05:50.294-08:00I have loved this book for years, precisely becaus...I have loved this book for years, precisely because it breaks the mold of traditional and blends poetry and philosophy with aching reflection. I have dipped into a few other Carson books but none hold me as this one does. <br /><br />So glad you found it moving, too.drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509808686782374652noreply@blogger.com