tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post8292798157837889855..comments2023-07-17T08:19:24.624+01:00Comments on Delusions of Adequacy: The Monday PoemArgenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-5409631933929242292009-10-04T18:51:47.499+01:002009-10-04T18:51:47.499+01:00@Watercats - thanks for the verbal kindnesses. I&...@Watercats - thanks for the verbal kindnesses. I'm a bit rusty at the poetry, but it's all coming back to me now. I've got my seat on da bus for this week's.Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-51117435572648623272009-10-03T15:28:34.266+01:002009-10-03T15:28:34.266+01:00This-un snuck past me!... bloomin eck, and tis a n...This-un snuck past me!... bloomin eck, and tis a nice little thingy! Good to see your music link up too, about bloomin time! :-DBatteson.Indhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846214578565824955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-26007436143073675942009-10-01T20:26:39.456+01:002009-10-01T20:26:39.456+01:00@Sandra - I was very fortunate to have some good t...@Sandra - I was very fortunate to have some good teachers too, whose memory I treasure. As for the bad ones, well, I'd still like to lie in wait for them in a dark alley!<br /><br />@Friko - Lovely to hear from you, I too am wary of 'homemade' poems. Sometimes on 'Midlands Today' or some such TV programme, they'll feature someone or other who has 'done a poem' and they are invariably awful.<br /><br />And thanks, both for the kind words.Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-38796872048314344082009-09-30T21:03:01.513+01:002009-09-30T21:03:01.513+01:00Claptrap? Not on your bleedin' Nelly! That is ...Claptrap? Not on your bleedin' Nelly! That is brilliant!<br />I find most home-made bloggers' poetry pretty dire, actually, I find most home-made poetry pretty dire and when forced to sit and listen in some poetry group or other can barely remain civil; I remain silent instead, having finally learnt some manners in my old age. But this poem describes exactly the 'feeling' of the classroom and those bored halfwit children whom the inept teacher cannot enthuse to blow their snotty noses much less appreciate poetry!<br />There, said it!Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-85128816281783432972009-09-30T01:34:04.263+01:002009-09-30T01:34:04.263+01:00I remember that classroom, Argent. Your line "...I remember that classroom, Argent. Your line "the teacher stands ready to fill our heads" took me back (w-a-y back) to a teacher of mine who liked to refer to the "bucket theory of education." He didn't go along with that, and I love him to this day.Sandra Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052047359365369942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-83673586366807571432009-09-29T19:17:32.981+01:002009-09-29T19:17:32.981+01:00And thanks again, people! I think the problem wit...And thanks again, people! I think the problem with school poetry is that, because it is something that has to be taught for the exam, they cram as many poems in as they can and give you no time to enjoy. I was lucky, I think, in that they never managed to kill off my love for the poems themselves - despite their best efforts! I really appreciate the warm welcome into the group and am eager for our next assignment.Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-40414316977566994672009-09-29T18:34:55.269+01:002009-09-29T18:34:55.269+01:00As a retired English teacher I recognise the class...As a retired English teacher I recognise the classroom in your poem only too well. That sort of lesson puts people off poetry for life - it takes someone like TFE to revive it! Thanks for calling on me - call again.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-67063965287223537032009-09-29T15:12:24.340+01:002009-09-29T15:12:24.340+01:00Love the Delusions of Adequacy name too.
xLove the Delusions of Adequacy name too.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-45346226784675004942009-09-29T12:31:27.382+01:002009-09-29T12:31:27.382+01:00I understood it well. It was clear, concise and ye...I understood it well. It was clear, concise and yet comprehensive. Loved it!PhilipHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811831703263176415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-3504206026062439972009-09-29T09:17:29.376+01:002009-09-29T09:17:29.376+01:00Nothing more likely to kill enthusiasm than a bore...Nothing more likely to kill enthusiasm than a bored 12 year old reading poetry in broken sentences on a hot sunny afternoon at school<br /><br />ExcellentDon't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-41975371267007536412009-09-29T08:08:00.895+01:002009-09-29T08:08:00.895+01:00Simple but effective. A lot of people would relate...Simple but effective. A lot of people would relate to this!<br />As for pretentious...heavens you've a long way to go yet!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-11824362442870682842009-09-28T23:19:47.453+01:002009-09-28T23:19:47.453+01:00Argent, I particularly like the way your clock ...Argent, I particularly like the way your clock 'drips away the seconds.' Nice! Thank you!Dr. Jeanne Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277286531162894465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-56691693673496468342009-09-28T23:07:38.647+01:002009-09-28T23:07:38.647+01:00oh yes. been there. more so for wuthering bleeding...oh yes. been there. more so for wuthering bleeding heightsEmerging Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06539530495238043923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-71514499656877684722009-09-28T22:12:44.563+01:002009-09-28T22:12:44.563+01:00I love the oblique ones!
And Lord, do I remember s...I love the oblique ones!<br />And Lord, do I remember some English lessons. <br />Enjoyed it. Certainly not pretentious ...Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-34220186758765559052009-09-28T22:12:23.386+01:002009-09-28T22:12:23.386+01:00Thanks, kind people! This is actually the second ...Thanks, kind people! This is actually the second version of this, the first one got binned as I was trying to over-explain what was going on in case it wasn't clear. I think in this case, less is more.Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-64562222896180311872009-09-28T22:04:28.630+01:002009-09-28T22:04:28.630+01:00Great poem Argent.Redolent (for me) of terrible da...Great poem Argent.Redolent (for me) of terrible days,I could smell the boredom chalk dust and fear, enough to make me shudder!Love the effect of the beginning being the end conjuring a timeless circle of boredom.Thanks!Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-23911066557323743682009-09-28T21:56:41.372+01:002009-09-28T21:56:41.372+01:00Good one - and I certainly recall similar experien...Good one - and I certainly recall similar experiences at school.<br /><br />Claptrap etc? Depreciate yourself not! :)Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-22338318235531321862009-09-28T21:51:08.787+01:002009-09-28T21:51:08.787+01:00NOT pretentious. NOT claptrap. Just a considered p...NOT pretentious. NOT claptrap. Just a considered piece of writing that means something to you - and me. Poetry. Nice One!Padhraig Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11010869074911253314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254559936115487829.post-48554591477558480852009-09-28T21:47:09.053+01:002009-09-28T21:47:09.053+01:00The clocks hands are moved
But we are not
fantas...The clocks hands are moved <br />But we are not<br /><br />fantastic line - definitely deserved being repeated. Lovely poem!Niamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.com