tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post3010356713335242468..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Genius or Gibberish?Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20683794094050981202021-07-30T05:29:58.734+01:002021-07-30T05:29:58.734+01:00Decades ago when I was at University I played in t...Decades ago when I was at University I played in the pit orchestra for a production of this sung by the University Opera students. It seemed rather tongue in cheek and I quite enjoyed it. -A.K.AK Coldweatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683252458056165639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79570163309243007812021-07-30T04:21:30.528+01:002021-07-30T04:21:30.528+01:00We mustn't forget that she also coined the wor...We mustn't forget that she also coined the word 'Gay' for meaning homosexual. She would have been amused to know that it is now accepted universally.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65584580550014389122021-07-30T04:16:57.526+01:002021-07-30T04:16:57.526+01:00I certainly think that was the most interesting si...I certainly think that was the most interesting side of her life. Her art collection was 'visionary'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42632732909441734592021-07-30T04:14:55.767+01:002021-07-30T04:14:55.767+01:00She skipped school the day they studied 'rhymi...She skipped school the day they studied 'rhyming'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30755986564358548912021-07-30T04:13:44.151+01:002021-07-30T04:13:44.151+01:00She had more hair than me!She had more hair than me!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83778926376313902762021-07-30T02:10:27.194+01:002021-07-30T02:10:27.194+01:00I confess I have not read any Stein. A quotation f...I confess I have not read any Stein. A quotation from her work ("there isn't any there there") became ubiquitous several years ago because of politicians and I became quite tired of hearing it. I did see a special exhibit about her art collection a number of years ago at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, which I enjoyed.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57095202870434871322021-07-30T01:07:42.650+01:002021-07-30T01:07:42.650+01:00Her art collection and the company she kept were m...Her art collection and the company she kept were more appealing than her poetry. That said, she led her life, her way. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68872965342989861542021-07-30T00:49:11.557+01:002021-07-30T00:49:11.557+01:00In my humble opinion, Gertrude needed a bit of gui...In my humble opinion, Gertrude needed a bit of guidance when it came to writing poetry because "Pigeons on the grass" is not good (I had to self-censor here).Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78186258097303774502021-07-29T21:55:45.138+01:002021-07-29T21:55:45.138+01:00She had a fringe to die for She had a fringe to die for John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36854386463280217592021-07-29T18:40:12.905+01:002021-07-29T18:40:12.905+01:00That's actually a wonderful idea - that words ...That's actually a wonderful idea - that words fall differently on different ears and it is fine.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59497034460497334012021-07-29T14:38:07.269+01:002021-07-29T14:38:07.269+01:00Thank you Tim. I do try to be as varied as possibl...Thank you Tim. I do try to be as varied as possible. GS was certainly an interesting woman. I wonder if she's more appreciated in Europe than at home in the US? I believe she spent most of her life here in France; just as I have! Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14016537298316888032021-07-29T14:20:48.968+01:002021-07-29T14:20:48.968+01:00I love your variety! Thanks. Though not my 'cu...I love your variety! Thanks. Though not my 'cup of tea' I do enjoy odd people and people who have their own points of view - even when I don't agree with 'em. Sometimes, I find I actually learn something new - or at least reaffirm that my own view is best - as a result of the exposure. Again, thanks!Tim B. Inmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08143483015560273896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54830226776671571782021-07-29T13:03:52.635+01:002021-07-29T13:03:52.635+01:00Not even roasted?Not even roasted?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34383730221924096882021-07-29T13:03:13.670+01:002021-07-29T13:03:13.670+01:00She's not going into my book of favourites, bu...She's not going into my book of favourites, but I always enjoy innovation, and experimentation.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66879583049276039022021-07-29T13:02:07.047+01:002021-07-29T13:02:07.047+01:00You may be right, but I suppose we'll never kn...You may be right, but I suppose we'll never know. She would no doubt have said that whatever it meant to anyone was fine with her.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73901730236513003762021-07-29T13:00:28.330+01:002021-07-29T13:00:28.330+01:00I'm with you about Rap 'Music'.I'm with you about Rap 'Music'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65839784629087361042021-07-29T12:59:43.813+01:002021-07-29T12:59:43.813+01:00I have mostly known of her through her art collect...I have mostly known of her through her art collection, but she thought of herself as a poet and writer.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34234343574744385952021-07-29T12:31:10.015+01:002021-07-29T12:31:10.015+01:00Alas, I really don't like pigeons.Alas, I really don't like pigeons.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22863717983387047012021-07-29T11:58:34.810+01:002021-07-29T11:58:34.810+01:00She never was my 'cup of tea' and this ...She never was my 'cup of tea' and this 'poem' doesn't make me any more enthusiastic about her work.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4602828563598817562021-07-29T11:00:09.514+01:002021-07-29T11:00:09.514+01:00I suppose that it has something to do with birds o...I suppose that it has something to do with birds on the ground and birds in the sky and the fact that no one questions their belonging to where ever they might be...But be born a woman? Back in her day, people had very strong opinions of where women belonged. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85647092299401566992021-07-29T10:58:20.624+01:002021-07-29T10:58:20.624+01:00Sorry, but I will put this with hardcore rap music...Sorry, but I will put this with hardcore rap music. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31840318940887860802021-07-29T10:51:41.675+01:002021-07-29T10:51:41.675+01:00I've only heard of her through Woody Allen. H...I've only heard of her through Woody Allen. He mentions her in his stand-up comedy and she is a character (played by Cathy Bates) in his film Midnight in Paris.Andi's English Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136573194920355678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80130538373723794302021-07-29T08:53:00.594+01:002021-07-29T08:53:00.594+01:00Taking sides in warfare is always dodgy; especiall...Taking sides in warfare is always dodgy; especially when you side with the baddies.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11155367467530885382021-07-29T08:42:23.200+01:002021-07-29T08:42:23.200+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16959166447651302760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86262202560958381202021-07-29T08:01:03.283+01:002021-07-29T08:01:03.283+01:00They had friends all over; even in the UK. Some pe...They had friends all over; even in the UK. Some people have a strange view of life.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com