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Nov 11, 2009 | rating: 10 | comments: 15
Edward Nudelman Nov 20, 2009, 1:56pm EST
David, I loved this when you first published it, and it's better now with wry twists and intricate wordplays. But what shines here is the underlying vulnerability which the speaker allows, implicit in placing first person plural, the anaphora of putting ownership on all of us, and with that, some semblance of responsibility. Yet it is clear that the speaker has all but had enough and wonders if its worth the trouble, all this virtual spin. What's to show for it? And how much risk to justify the immersion? How much loss of self, and how much delusion? Don't let the levity at the end fool you, unless the speaker is reducing chaos to laughter... not a bad route versus losing sleep. Great one, David!
Oct 30, 2009 | rating: 10 | comments: 57
Edward Nudelman Oct 31, 2009, 4:25pm EDT
Great job with this Jan. Bone-chilling, Poe-esque. Love your reading with its cadence changes and variations in emphases and intonation. I hope you explore this style further, Jan.
Jul 18, 2009 | rating: 10 | comments: 23
Edward Nudelman Jul 19, 2009, 11:03am EDT
Thank you so much for this splendid review in verse; what an original idea! Jan, you have always been such a great support and encouragement for which I am very grateful
Jun 26, 2009 | rating: 7.8 | comments: 3
Edward Nudelman Jun 26, 2009, 9:58pm EDT

Laura, this is so cool.  What a lovely thought to not only dedicate this poem, but fill it with your impressions and nuances of my poetry which I sense as I read down the lines.  It's really full of great movement and has that typical Laura stamp which is yours alone.  Thanks so much dear for this wonderfully kind gift!  -Ed
Jun 22, 2009 | rating: 9.4 | comments: 107
Edward Nudelman Jun 24, 2009, 7:12am EDT

Yes, I definitely will be checking back, Georgiana.  Thanks to all my friends here at Gather!
Jun 22, 2009 | rating: 9.4 | comments: 107
Edward Nudelman Jun 23, 2009, 11:03am EDT

Thanks so much for all your well-wishes; Laura (M), you've been there from the start and been a constant source of encouragement.  Your art is just stunning, and your poetry has really shined as you continue to develop and mature as a poet
Jun 22, 2009 | rating: 9.4 | comments: 107
Edward Nudelman Jun 22, 2009, 4:57pm EDT

Thanks so much for these great comments, and I remember nearly everyone above; of course, I have made some very close friends here, some having met in person when we used to have those quirky reunions (Kathryn.... nudge, nudge!)... and by the way, you're comment, Kathryn, made me realize, IT HAS BEEN 3 1/2 years... omg, it's true.  I came on very nearly at the same time as Kathyrn, and many of you above (John Walter, Nathan and many before that!).  I remember back in early 2006 we thought Gather would change the world.  In fact, it probably has, in its own way.  After all, the world is you and me, right?

   
Jun 22, 2009 | rating: 9.4 | comments: 107
Edward Nudelman Jun 22, 2009, 2:41pm EDT

... I AM READING... THIS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO READ, I CAN TELL
May 29, 2009 | rating: 10 | comments: 17
Edward Nudelman May 30, 2009, 5:36pm EDT

This is a magical poem, Ann; a kind of narrative that draws you in to a hidden sadness, and allows you to enter in to it through the speaker's mind, as you go down the lines.  You did a marvelous job with the flow in this poem.  What strikes me most from this poem is the passion of desire and how easily it can be thwarted.  I love the ending, how it serves as a kind of catharsis.  Well done!
Apr 15, 2009 | rating: 5.8 | comments: 45
Edward Nudelman Apr 15, 2009, 9:23pm EDT
this blew me away, bro; just the opening word is like being hit by a ton of bricks. You and I share similar histories with our fathers. I felt this one, John
Mar 21, 2009 | rating: 10 | comments: 37
Edward Nudelman Mar 22, 2009, 7:50am EDT
John, I really like the revisions you've made in bringing this poem, if possible, even closer to a one-way conversation with someone who obviously has not left the premises. This comes through in an amazing way, and supersedes the writer to reader plane; the poem is almost other-worldly in its part elegiac part bro to bro plainspeak.
Mar 16, 2009 | rating: 10 | comments: 32
Edward Nudelman Mar 16, 2009, 8:40pm EDT
Fabulous poetry, lush in description and eminently easy on the eyes and ears. The narrative moves down the page like SoCal oil, the same sheen still found in the memory of this expatriate, who, now steeped in Alhambra magic, wonders what kind of worlds devolve from meaningless and hopelessness, or are born out of new beginnings and juxtapose upon the senses as sweet as tangerines. I love, love, love this work. Someday, folks, you’ll remember these pieces and say, “I read some of that poem on a social network!” We should all savor these edible morsels of poetic genius. John, this gave me chills… not a common reaction for me (except for that virus last Christmas).
Jan 27, 2009 | rating: 10 | comments: 26
Edward Nudelman Feb 2, 2009, 10:57am EST
yes, great taut narrative putting an instant of misplaced greed into its proper perspective, which, as the poem so clearly annunciates, isn't an exchange for acts of love. Though the speaker see this all to transparently, as we often find, those that seek gain as a reward for good will never find anything but loss. Great job with this, Anne
Jan 21, 2009 | rating: 10 | comments: 37
Edward Nudelman Jan 21, 2009, 7:49pm EST
perfect John... I sent you some more notes, but presto, you divined them even before you received them and this latest version far exceeds any other I've seen. What you've done is brought this mysterious and illusory art out of the expansive mind-rooms and into our living rooms. "prayer's isomorphs..." Yes!! Can't wait to see more.
Jan 15, 2009 | rating: 9.4 | comments: 42
Edward Nudelman Jan 15, 2009, 3:10pm EST
Kathryn, I really enjoyed this review of a remarkable work, a self-analysis and telling by one of our best contemporary poets. I wrote a poem last year entitled, "Unpacking," dealing with my father... this reminded me of it. Hall's poetry is at once accessible and offers a unique slant on experience. It's wonderful verse
Sep 1, 2008 | rating: 10 | comments: 83
Edward Nudelman Jan 11, 2009, 3:18pm EST
hi donna
Jan 11, 2009 | rating: 10 | comments: 40
Edward Nudelman Jan 11, 2009, 3:16pm EST
what a wonderful poem that speaks into the value of coming from somewhere, giving credence to the notion of locality, of possession (versus disenfranchisement), of recalling basis and an understanding for the who and what (if not why) of who and what we are (if not why). others may glean differently, but I find here in this stunning sonnet a longing to give up longing, the poet's incessant cry to be fixed when all he can see is flux, to be permanant in the face of transition and change. I really love this, John!
Nov 28, 2008 | rating: 10 | comments: 89
Edward Nudelman Jan 11, 2009, 3:01pm EST
Hi Terry... here's a couple off the top of my head:

never having to say you're sorry
being able to fart at will
owning the remote
burritos every night
burritos every morning
when the phone rings, you know it's for you
those 24 oz beers in fridge...
you only have to deal with a select network: you, your alter-ego, your id, your super-ego, your Avatar, your Doppelgänger, and all other split personalities that pop up on any given day
Dec 14, 2008 | rating: 10 | comments: 36
Edward Nudelman Dec 16, 2008, 8:30am EST
a fascinating, if not titillating poem that has a remarkable point of view as we are told by the 'producer' in no uncertain terms how the show goes, who it is that are the viewers, who the voyeurs, and who the visitors stopping in to view the world at crisis, the 'variety show' with its stunning cast of characters, the audience, who, by the kind consideration of the staff, have been provided all they will ever need for discernment, wisdom and insight into what ails the cosmos (things like wi fi, gallon cups, mexapixels). What a striking poem that reads out like a screed but is punctuated by the speaker's ominous threats and insinuations, not the least of which is the culmination in a mass scramble for the door; not at all a fitting resolution to the play, but one scripted by the viewer, not the director. What does it for me in this poem is the authoritative voice which keeps hammering away at something culpable in the back of our minds.
Oct 27, 2008 | rating: 10 | comments: 59
Edward Nudelman Nov 26, 2008, 9:08am EST
Hi Terry, I love this gentle (but firm) avowal of essential beauty and you make the case convincing from both a personal and absolute context. Beauty has many layers, and your lovely poem begins to peel them off. I love the last line.
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