tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835748848900773624.post8404945074416564188..comments2023-05-03T05:20:59.222-07:00Comments on Poetry or Whatever: weekly feature poem by Cristin O'Keefe AptowiczJeannettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11913724820480501526noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835748848900773624.post-89699403662410818172012-02-16T22:10:53.591-08:002012-02-16T22:10:53.591-08:00I actually really like this poem (the one printed ...I actually really like this poem (the one printed here). It doesn't have the structure and rhythm that I like in a poem, but it has good imagery. The fork in the toaster especially; that's brilliant. The idea of it being punctuation in an otherwise ordinary life, that nobody watching from the outside would guess the poet's private life, is great, too. I can identify. The ending image of steam is also good, though I think it lacks a coda.<br /><br />The YouTube video I didn't like so much. The text of it was funny and clever, but I really, really didn't like the shrieky performance... I made myself listen to the end, but I wanted her to stop talking the whole time. I'd rather have read it, to be honest.<br /><br />Last thing: The first poem made me think of one by Emilíana Torrini, about a similar-ish topic spoken about with descriptive symbols:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbKS6dPGFZsProfessor Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10337373022570806066noreply@blogger.com