tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post6587127286450216416..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Fire and IceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-82253209260749036982010-04-15T23:10:39.004-04:002010-04-15T23:10:39.004-04:00Frost is the stealth bomber of poets. You think he...Frost is the stealth bomber of poets. You think he's all Stopping By Woods and then kaboom! Acquainted with the Night slams you in the mid-section and sends you flying. Also highly recommended: Theodore Roethke.Barbara Brettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511579314866705203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-34067441451928909972010-04-15T17:38:41.913-04:002010-04-15T17:38:41.913-04:00Frost and Whitman are the two poets I most enjoy, ...Frost and Whitman are the two poets I most enjoy, and enjoy consistently; poetry in general doesn't do much for me otherwise. I remember being quite apathetic in poetry units in high school English classes until we flipped the page and got to "Fire and Ice." It immediately made me take notice. Perhaps I was more jaded then, but even now that poem speaks to me about the darker sides of human emotions, of our capabilities for destruction through passion or apathy. Especially apathy.<br /><br />Thanks for the links and your thoughts on the poet.Kristin Laughtinhttp://kristinlaughtin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-51885886299209664782010-04-15T16:27:17.427-04:002010-04-15T16:27:17.427-04:00I love this post. And of course Robert Frost too. ...I love this post. And of course Robert Frost too. :) My favorite is definitely The Road Not Taken.<br /><br />Happy Poetry Month!!<br /><br />~TRA<br /><br />http://xtheredangelx.blogspot.comWendy Luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08048944852796207898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-65816621581014380612010-04-15T14:11:23.862-04:002010-04-15T14:11:23.862-04:00His woods are indeed dark and deep.His woods are indeed dark and deep.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-35209885107986388442010-04-15T13:52:25.637-04:002010-04-15T13:52:25.637-04:00I, too, love to read Frost though my favorite poet...I, too, love to read Frost though my favorite poet is Yeats. Most of all though I look to Faulkner for faith in humankind. <br /><br />http://www.rjgeib.com/thoughts/faulkner/faulkner.htmlSandyHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938403911429265555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-59917107500941348422010-04-15T13:17:59.399-04:002010-04-15T13:17:59.399-04:00The Outsiders by S.E. Henton was the book that rea...The Outsiders by S.E. Henton was the book that really got me into reading, so the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" has a special place in my heart.Liz Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-17490285743901521832010-04-15T11:43:44.099-04:002010-04-15T11:43:44.099-04:00Oh, I love Frost. Even in his most provoking, I so...Oh, I love Frost. Even in his most provoking, I somehow find something comforting in his poetry...Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415819230337026236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-83860330829749148022010-04-15T11:19:27.369-04:002010-04-15T11:19:27.369-04:00Stopping By the Woods On a Snowy Evening was the f...<i>Stopping By the Woods On a Snowy Evening</i> was the first poem I can ever remember memorizing in its entirety, and I can still recite it perfectly. I remember being absolutely fascinated by the rhyming scheme (which I'm sure has a technical term), discovering that words in a poem didn't have to rhyme in paired lines. Frost is directly responsible for my appreciating for poetry because as complex as his work can be, I find it very accessible. You can find deep meaning in what he writes but you can also simply appreciate the way he turns words into music.<br /><br />I'm also very partial to <i>Nothing Gold Can Stay</i> (find it here: http://poetry.poetryx.com/poems/226/)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing - I especially liked <i>Paul's Wife</i>.Lynn Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13444488890483608914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-3242296506786768192010-04-15T11:14:31.006-04:002010-04-15T11:14:31.006-04:00In high school chorus we sang Randall Thompson arr...In high school chorus we sang Randall Thompson arrangements of four of Frost's pieces. My favorite, and still my favorite Frost poem, is "Choose Something Like a Star". It's one of the few poems I still remember from my high school days.Rev. Alan Kornacki, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07322307218829558622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-67265427248743104782010-04-15T11:00:45.584-04:002010-04-15T11:00:45.584-04:00Thank you for this. I have always seen Frost as a...Thank you for this. I have always seen Frost as a stealth poet. The punch in the gut just waiting for you to look away.<br /><br />Mending Wall was my first introduction to Frost, and to the subversive streak running through so much of his work.<br /><br />Happy poetry month!Lisa Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-57265185238917663352010-04-15T08:27:35.589-04:002010-04-15T08:27:35.589-04:00Love Frost's poetry. Anybody who can lure and ...Love Frost's poetry. Anybody who can lure and sucker-punch with words has me, but he does it so beautifully.Charlene Tegliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483186891214783397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-4751649007679848962010-04-15T08:05:44.752-04:002010-04-15T08:05:44.752-04:00Savannah, I think you meant your comment for the N...Savannah, I think you meant your comment for the Neat Writer Stuff giveaway post, so I'm going to post a copy over there.the authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-62211661817905728712010-04-15T07:46:19.804-04:002010-04-15T07:46:19.804-04:00Fire & Ice was the first poem I ever memorized...Fire & Ice was the first poem I ever memorized - it still fascinates me.Stephanie Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124223510740863199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-62221166132371318972010-04-15T00:53:39.827-04:002010-04-15T00:53:39.827-04:00I spend a lot of time on the go or being banned fr...I spend a lot of time on the go or being banned from the house computer, so i have found that both gdocs and my writing nook are godsends when i have an idea i need to jot down for my writing. I have both on my phone. The great thing is that when i can sit down at a computer, all my information is synced from my phone to the web in easy to access files. :)<br /><br />Of course, I also have several spiral bound notebooks and 3 ring binders with ideas and "what ifs" overflowing the pages too. :pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-48195031402406084762010-04-15T00:48:57.642-04:002010-04-15T00:48:57.642-04:00Adore Frost.
Always have.
"The Road Not Taken...Adore Frost.<br />Always have.<br />"The Road Not Taken" and "Stopping By Woods" were always my favorites. "Ghost House" gave me delicious chills.<br />Thank you for reminding me of an old love.rainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258822737734173873noreply@blogger.com