tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18463596.post5633421525192015848..comments2023-09-21T19:44:59.512-04:00Comments on Joy Leftow's Poetry Blog: Dead Long AgoJoy Leftowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03700619411586350136noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18463596.post-55129066431760114712009-04-08T10:50:00.000-04:002009-04-08T10:50:00.000-04:00Great comments above; they took the words out my m...Great comments above; they took the words out my mouth. It's a rough read, but worth it.3Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17414793921515206903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18463596.post-22470145287755235582009-03-08T19:44:00.000-04:002009-03-08T19:44:00.000-04:00Hey Joy, this welled my eyes somewhat. This was he...Hey Joy, this welled my eyes somewhat. This was heart breaking. <BR/>Very powerful.<BR/><BR/>You repeat the word dead and its other forms, which made me think of Tennessee Williams' play: A Streetcar Named Desire.Kushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153330074390558887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18463596.post-4069974477616599652009-03-04T02:02:00.000-05:002009-03-04T02:02:00.000-05:00I remember reading this from "Spot of Bleach" joy ...I remember reading this from "Spot of Bleach" joy and I think it still indentifies with issues that have festered rather than disappeared, the denials are plausible, this is still a worthy readBernard Alainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733113791456027217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18463596.post-37893439076999663922009-03-04T00:55:00.000-05:002009-03-04T00:55:00.000-05:00This is so raw, so terribly sad. But somehow we su...This is so raw, so terribly sad. But somehow we survive. That has to be some kind of miracle, I think.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13625335820965303770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18463596.post-64844808951171450222009-03-03T11:48:00.000-05:002009-03-03T11:48:00.000-05:00It's interesting, the story or content are captiva...It's interesting, the story or content are captivating because it's so far removed from what most people experience. The 'voice' of the poet is different though, I couldn't quite work out if it was you until I reached the end and found out it was written 15 years ago. Writing changes our voice somehow because we get to excorsise the demons.Lorraine Kashdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06812178186786964224noreply@blogger.com