tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post4328230445090542817..comments2024-03-29T01:22:31.114-04:00Comments on Granny Sue's News and Reviews: Classic Ghosts: Thomas HardyGranny Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-9169478631156536722008-11-04T16:18:00.000-05:002008-11-04T16:18:00.000-05:00For anyone interested, a major theater company in ...For anyone interested, a major theater company in Cambridge, MA is producing a Thomas Hardy-inspired "Christmas Revels" at Harvard University's Sanders Theatre, December 12-30. This musical winter solstice celebration is set in Hardy's beloved Wessex and features The Mellstock Band from England. The Christmas Revels is a beloved holiday tradition in 10 cities across the country. Tickets and information on this year's Christmas Revels in Cambridge, MA can be found at www.revels.orgAlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12952983166473918645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-2744637609021187982008-09-30T22:16:00.000-04:002008-09-30T22:16:00.000-04:00Good idea, Matthew. I seldom promote my own stuff ...Good idea, Matthew. I seldom promote my own stuff here. Maybe it's time for a small commercial.<BR/><BR/>The story you're talking about is called Gracie's Cabin. I wrote it some time back, and don't tell it very often. For some reason, telling it just drains me--odd, that. Like singing West Virginia Mine Disaster, it's the same thing. Really difficult and tiring to do, yet I love it.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-64221097496967088402008-09-30T20:03:00.000-04:002008-09-30T20:03:00.000-04:00Self-Rising Flowers was the name of the book. I j...Self-Rising Flowers was the name of the book. I just remember it as soon as I posted my last comment.Matthew Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625103538582649633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-68095562251296964642008-09-30T20:01:00.000-04:002008-09-30T20:01:00.000-04:00Granny,Post info about the book on your blog along...Granny,<BR/>Post info about the book on your blog along with order info. I know I'm interested. <BR/>I read a ghost story of yours when I was at Jason's last month. Very good. I can remember the name of the book, but the story was about a little girl who helped an old witchy woman, who eventually dies but takes over the body of the girl (I know that is the cliffs notes version). Very good story.Matthew Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625103538582649633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-83692715356759385812008-09-30T12:53:00.000-04:002008-09-30T12:53:00.000-04:00I did do a couple of chapbooks Matthew. The latest...I did do a couple of chapbooks Matthew. The latest is called Lives, Unheralded and Appalachian Heritage magazine is including it in their fall bibliography of Appalachian books. Too cool! I expect the orders to pour in--not.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-56744861153110126502008-09-30T09:02:00.000-04:002008-09-30T09:02:00.000-04:00Susanna,Yes I've read Kettle Bottom and all the Lo...Susanna,<BR/>Yes I've read Kettle Bottom and all the Louise McNeill books (I didn't have choice with Jason for a brother!!). <BR/><BR/>I will check out Ted Kooser. Shirley suggests Walt Whitman. I really know very little about poetry, so it's all new to me. I'm looking for a good compilation of American poetry so I can get a taste of everyone. Didn't you write a poetry book, too?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the suggestions.Matthew Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625103538582649633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-3001288093375133992008-09-29T21:37:00.000-04:002008-09-29T21:37:00.000-04:00OK Tracey, I'll be right over!Matthew, you would r...OK Tracey, I'll be right over!<BR/><BR/>Matthew, you would really enjoy Ted Kooser's poetry. He's down-to-earth, clear and yet there is depth and surprised realization when you read his poems. I think you'd like him. He was the US Poet Laureate twice. You might also like Louise McNeill Pease--she was WV's Poet Laureate and a lot of her poems are about the part of WV where you live. Also Diane Gillam Fisher--great stuff, especially her book Kettle Bottom about the mines.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-14054339495586154262008-09-29T19:56:00.000-04:002008-09-29T19:56:00.000-04:00This is great, especially for me who just recently...This is great, especially for me who just recently "discovered" poetry. <BR/><BR/>I've really been getting into Goethe...wonderful stuff! The more I read, the more I like. I can just picture my ancestors (or incestors, as the case may be)hunkering in fear of Der Erlkonig (The Erlking). Good stuff.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting, Granny. Any suggestions of a good poetry book for beginners? <BR/><BR/>MatthewMatthew Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625103538582649633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-14442342611922496742008-09-29T19:31:00.000-04:002008-09-29T19:31:00.000-04:00Hi Sue,I've got something for you on my blog.:) Tr...Hi Sue,<BR/>I've got something for you on my blog.<BR/>:) TraceyTraceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08286379574838190476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-74039899079526494122008-09-29T16:42:00.000-04:002008-09-29T16:42:00.000-04:00Ha! You're right in Hardy's league, Tommy!Ha! You're right in Hardy's league, Tommy!Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-59476015855904301672008-09-29T16:01:00.000-04:002008-09-29T16:01:00.000-04:00if it had been my dog, he probably would have peed...if it had been my dog, he probably would have peed on my grave, or worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-51659247004581196122008-09-29T15:23:00.000-04:002008-09-29T15:23:00.000-04:00Oh, that's a pretty cool one! I'm really attracted...Oh, that's a pretty cool one! I'm really attracted to the cadence he uses in the poem. And the subject matter, of course!Phill https://www.blogger.com/profile/07087113754217015743noreply@blogger.com