tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162441066711194298.post4603689199930626074..comments2023-03-25T07:09:27.781-07:00Comments on Rauan Klassnik's Old Blog: 6 New Yorker Poems --- Mostly SquirrelsRauan Klassnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747804192744487009noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162441066711194298.post-24934927701506862312009-10-05T06:42:24.263-07:002009-10-05T06:42:24.263-07:00Squirrels aren't epiphany litmus.
Dogs with t...Squirrels aren't epiphany litmus.<br /><br />Dogs with tennis balls are epiphany litmus.<br /><br />Anonymous is correcter than either of us -- dead animals are the ultimate epiphany litmus.<br /><br />Squirrels are just malicious little hoarders hoarding small stakes fatty snacks like the rest of us.<br /><br />Sometimes a squirrel in a poem is just a squirrel.<br /><br />One person I know's first word was <i>squirrel</i>. Or <i>turtle</i>. He said them at about the same time.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451174274596699645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162441066711194298.post-7081136065848062332009-10-02T15:48:10.071-07:002009-10-02T15:48:10.071-07:00Your graphics rock--but--this is an old, tired, an...Your graphics rock--but--this is an old, tired, and yes, yes, true criticism of NYer poems. Famously, in the 60s, Marvin Bell wrote an essay about the NYer's fondness for dead animal poems--then Bell wrote a dead animal poem NYer style--and then the magazine published it. Kinnell's bear, Stafford's deer, Bly's owl, Bly's toad, Bly's hawk...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162441066711194298.post-35701980033932827482009-09-29T11:28:51.635-07:002009-09-29T11:28:51.635-07:00"It's pretty old, so it won't break m..."It's pretty old, so it won't break my heart if you mock it."--- :) :)<br /><br />printing it out now... and will have at it,.....<br /><br />soon-ishRauan Klassnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747804192744487009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162441066711194298.post-86069295380369270422009-09-29T11:18:51.779-07:002009-09-29T11:18:51.779-07:00Fuck yeah! Illustrate me! I mean, the pics you pos...Fuck yeah! Illustrate me! I mean, the pics you posted here would be pretty good, though, ideally, you'll want to find dead squirrels for mine. You can find it here and you're welcome to re-post:<br /><br />http://www.raleighquarterly.com/Archives/Poetry/Elisa-Gabbert-Poetry.aspx<br /><br />It's pretty old, so it won't break my heart if you mock it.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162441066711194298.post-85304496969521685952009-09-29T11:11:40.686-07:002009-09-29T11:11:40.686-07:00care to share, Elisa... i'd be happy to post/p...care to share, Elisa... i'd be happy to post/publish(or republish) here in comments section... or in a new post... with illustrations or photos too if you want.... let me know.... Rauan....Rauan Klassnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747804192744487009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162441066711194298.post-89236404823007156332009-09-28T20:06:53.416-07:002009-09-28T20:06:53.416-07:00I have a squirrel poem. Quite literally.I have a squirrel poem. Quite literally.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162441066711194298.post-61775486174469169132009-09-26T07:46:19.326-07:002009-09-26T07:46:19.326-07:00Matt, thanks for link,... not sure how I missed it...Matt, thanks for link,... not sure how I missed it!,... and, yes, i need some peace ! best, Rauan :)Rauan Klassnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747804192744487009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162441066711194298.post-49951391429582183012009-09-25T19:59:06.551-07:002009-09-25T19:59:06.551-07:00ok nevermind, you did say "most". peace ...ok nevermind, you did say "most". peace be with you.Matt Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00791420971869885860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162441066711194298.post-17489068828482410972009-09-25T19:58:13.749-07:002009-09-25T19:58:13.749-07:00Here's the link to Ashbery's poem:
http:...Here's the link to Ashbery's poem: <br /><br />http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2009/09/07/090907po_poem_ashbery<br /><br />Is this really a squirrel poem though? J.A. doesn't do epiphanies, except when making fun of them.Matt Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00791420971869885860noreply@blogger.com