tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post8540798975537369747..comments2024-03-25T22:25:27.515+05:30Comments on Madly-in-Verse: E is for Eminent...and Exceptional...and EliotNilanjana Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-84913211339020382712015-04-07T02:14:53.516+05:302015-04-07T02:14:53.516+05:30T.S. Eliot was brilliant!
For the A to Z and othe...T.S. Eliot was brilliant!<br /><br />For the A to Z and other blog hops, I prefer shorter posts. If it's long, I may skip around with the reading.<br /><br />-Chrys Fey<br />Tremp’s Troops - A to Z Co-co-host<br /><a href="http://www.writewithfey.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Write with Fey</a><br />Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-24159190809379379082015-04-07T01:24:18.834+05:302015-04-07T01:24:18.834+05:30Well done. I'm so sorry for the loss this port...Well done. I'm so sorry for the loss this portrayed. Did you lose your father then? Thank you for sharing... Lisa, co-host AtoZ 2015, @ http://www.lisabuiecollard.comLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-74877142754862507952015-04-07T00:46:57.209+05:302015-04-07T00:46:57.209+05:30Love the poem you wrote (very powerful), and the u...Love the poem you wrote (very powerful), and the use of Eliot's work as inspiration. <3 him! I'm teaching my EN102 students (freshman in college) a bit about poetry. So far, they seem interested. I hope it stays that way! Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02282066936925518393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-38671266421028467612015-04-06T23:35:57.223+05:302015-04-06T23:35:57.223+05:30You are on my list to check if you are being part ...You are on my list to check if you are being part of the A to Z Challenge.<br />THANK YOU for being up to the letter "E"...<br />Jeremy [Retro]<br />AtoZ Challenge Co-Host [2015]<br /><br />There's no earthly way of knowing.<br />Which direction we are going!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.beingretro.com/" rel="nofollow">HOLLYWOOD NUTS!</a><br />Come Visit: You know you want to knowJeremy [Retro]https://www.blogger.com/profile/09912258155288958827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-60653164567157237032015-04-06T22:51:07.899+05:302015-04-06T22:51:07.899+05:30Lovely post! I do like Eliot and thanks for the po...Lovely post! I do like Eliot and thanks for the poem. <br /><br />As for size of blog posts, if they're interesting - who cares! A reader will stick with good posts, regardless of size. <br /><br />Thanks! Glad you're in the A-to-Z!<br /><br />Cherdo<br />www.cherdoontheflipside.comCherdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264612202714933480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-90219429679095317312015-04-06T22:37:35.302+05:302015-04-06T22:37:35.302+05:30Your poems are beautiful and moving. I wish you w...Your poems are beautiful and moving. I wish you wouldn't worry about word counts and would just keep them coming.Susan Brodyhttp://www.theartofnotgettingpublished.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-19674427284582318132015-04-06T19:27:07.577+05:302015-04-06T19:27:07.577+05:30I'll have to read Eliot. :)
For bloghops, def...I'll have to read Eliot. :)<br /><br />For bloghops, definitely 100-400.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-45377138952466897172015-04-06T19:09:51.410+05:302015-04-06T19:09:51.410+05:30Wonderfully written poem. I like the 400 limit. It...Wonderfully written poem. I like the 400 limit. It's the sweet spot for posts. 1000 is just too much to read.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-90125005252352318462015-04-06T18:48:18.361+05:302015-04-06T18:48:18.361+05:30Sure sounds like memories that stick with a person...Sure sounds like memories that stick with a person. As for length, write away and come what mayPat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-56120398694670420952015-04-06T18:18:00.552+05:302015-04-06T18:18:00.552+05:30I don't care for word limits, as long as somet...I don't care for word limits, as long as something is well composed :) And this one is great!<br /><br />@TarkabarkaHolgy from<br /><a href="http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Multicolored Diary</a> - Epics from A to Z<br /><a href="http://hungarykum.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">MopDog</a> - 26 Ways to Die in Medieval HungaryA Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-34227165961893371142015-04-06T17:58:10.988+05:302015-04-06T17:58:10.988+05:30Hi Nila - I'm hopeless re words ... I try and ...Hi Nila - I'm hopeless re words ... I try and keep the posts short - but fail ... there's too much to say ... <br /><br />Love the poem and the rather horrific idea of being plucked into the sky ... and then the 'out of turn' death - desperate times ... <br /><br />TS Eliot's work is incredible and I really should read more of his books and poems .. cheers Hilary<br />Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-56762174844376594792015-04-06T16:09:36.065+05:302015-04-06T16:09:36.065+05:30Beautiful imagery - I've never been a big read...Beautiful imagery - I've never been a big reader of poetry, but I think that stems from being made to read some really awful poems at school :). I think there is no golden length for posts, but in the AtoZ on the shorter side is easier and more likely to be read - somewhere under 500ish.<br />Tasha<br /><a href="http://tashasthinkings.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Tasha's Thinkings</a> Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-33367738488881286782015-04-06T12:13:18.315+05:302015-04-06T12:13:18.315+05:30Hi Nila. I love the action verbs -- Unexpected eve...Hi Nila. I love the action verbs -- Unexpected events yanked us three<br />high into the skies, scooped away from our routine...<br /><br />Maybe drop the intro now to cut down words as per Alex's suggestion. Get straight into it.<br /><br />Denise :-)Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-2114654399942785022015-04-06T03:42:57.574+05:302015-04-06T03:42:57.574+05:30What a great theme for your A-Z challenge! I am ju...What a great theme for your A-Z challenge! I am just getting into poetry and into understanding it, so thank you for your efforts to bring a wide range to the blog-sphere for me to read :) Best wishes, Pam at Mushy Cloud https://sterlingsop.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-6735515007159816972015-04-06T03:12:17.775+05:302015-04-06T03:12:17.775+05:30I think Arlee suggested 100-300 words, but that...I think Arlee suggested 100-300 words, but that's one of my paragraphs ..John Holtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545030511941957804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-34281010754802814322015-04-06T02:36:10.788+05:302015-04-06T02:36:10.788+05:30Sounds like the haunting memories of war.
For the ...Sounds like the haunting memories of war.<br />For the Challenge, shorter posts are good. On a normal day, I admit I will hesitate when faced with over a thousand words though. I'm just such a slow reader....Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com