tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post8096744962208966275..comments2023-10-14T09:31:41.455-04:00Comments on Metanoetic Poetics: Accuser (after Botero)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08784125345525784337noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-1633755596427110662012-01-17T08:55:20.191-05:002012-01-17T08:55:20.191-05:00For in the fragile husk that's mortal
That...<i>For in the fragile husk that's mortal</i><br /><br />That's a stunning line, Charles--I love it. <br /><br />It's difficult to pen words that can call up a visceral sense of desperation and degradation, but you've accomplished that here. The poem (and the painting) make me think of Goya. Really well done.Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-75228551201448514222012-01-15T20:41:00.211-05:002012-01-15T20:41:00.211-05:00Horrific is definitely the word if one had to go t...Horrific is definitely the word if one had to go through all of that. Great verse, very gritty and a tad scary like the art can be for different angles.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-82923495884800675512012-01-15T14:49:23.030-05:002012-01-15T14:49:23.030-05:00Great poem very powerful! FollowingGreat poem very powerful! FollowingBaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633670144338021501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-54635738311950413142012-01-15T04:45:05.677-05:002012-01-15T04:45:05.677-05:00Powerful, wonderful in a very horrific sort of way...Powerful, wonderful in a very horrific sort of way. Brave and commendable - and a fine poem to boot. (Pun not intended!)Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-86302984947976573432012-01-15T04:44:23.050-05:002012-01-15T04:44:23.050-05:00very powerful and gut wrenching write ...thanks fo...very powerful and gut wrenching write ...thanks for sharing xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10624767707167052328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-46818759438522588162012-01-15T03:34:43.229-05:002012-01-15T03:34:43.229-05:00wow charles..kudos for choosing an image from this...wow charles..kudos for choosing an image from this series...when i browsed his work, i didn't even dare looking closer at them because i was afraid what kind of emotions they might stir. you've walked the edge with this..and balanced it masterfully...very fine write...Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-85095596180961897662012-01-15T00:47:13.769-05:002012-01-15T00:47:13.769-05:00Powerful words and imagery. "my words will al...Powerful words and imagery. "my words will always turn you into what you hate, to destroy or be destroyed." It strikes hard...so fitting for the painting.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-3508861862688361422012-01-14T23:47:15.704-05:002012-01-14T23:47:15.704-05:00strong charles...really i am glad someone jumped o...strong charles...really i am glad someone jumped on this series...was going to go that way but i might have got out of hand...you though walked the line well...turns your stomach eh? mine indeed...and that is his point, his protest...ugh...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-9602412483475499462012-01-14T23:13:57.717-05:002012-01-14T23:13:57.717-05:00Wow, this was powerful and so true. My father fled...Wow, this was powerful and so true. My father fled Russia as a boy in the 40's, he saw first hand how people turned on each other, that second stanza, very strong.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10433262472050607402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-10599522643976150212012-01-14T21:21:03.030-05:002012-01-14T21:21:03.030-05:00Very strong poem. Ooh. Terribly painful, awful--...Very strong poem. Ooh. Terribly painful, awful--very effective. K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-69569106739721097962012-01-14T20:20:26.052-05:002012-01-14T20:20:26.052-05:00It reminds me of the torture they used on Winston ...It reminds me of the torture they used on Winston Smith in 1984 until shown the thing he feared the most and he cried out: "Do it to her, not me." Even though 'she' was what he loved the most. I guess man (and woman) kind has proven throughout millennia there is nothing they won't stoop to, to degrade and tortue information out of their enemy, or subjugate their freedom to Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139175719967937843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-8759290886499970402012-01-14T19:57:14.372-05:002012-01-14T19:57:14.372-05:00Charles, this is such a strong write. Our hatred d...Charles, this is such a strong write. Our hatred does turn us into what we hate. There is so much anger in the world, and disrespect that is contagious. This is disturbing and honest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-9199958507803380032012-01-14T19:31:29.020-05:002012-01-14T19:31:29.020-05:00whew..what a chilling write. it gave me goosebum...whew..what a chilling write. it gave me goosebumps...these lines specially:<br /><br />my words will always turn you into<br />what you hate, to destroy or be destroyed.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-30419973440010694292012-01-14T19:26:55.748-05:002012-01-14T19:26:55.748-05:00By @zongrik, who could not post directly into the ...By @zongrik, who could not post directly into the comment area. Posted by Charles for her from a Twitter DM she sent me:<br /><br />you were inspired! wow! you say all the little details in this, didn't you. i missed so much till i read your poem. tnk u 4 the insight.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784125345525784337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-43545309743357654002012-01-14T19:14:23.260-05:002012-01-14T19:14:23.260-05:00Strong words here, Charles. I guess every person w...Strong words here, Charles. I guess every person will have their breaking point; and sometimes it isn't pretty.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-22397732128031578952012-01-14T19:13:32.697-05:002012-01-14T19:13:32.697-05:00I wondered if anyone would choose a painting from ...I wondered if anyone would choose a painting from the Abu Ghraib series--they are deeply disturbing, frighteningly personal images. This is an excellent piece of writing that tackles it all head on. Tip of the hat for strong but not overstated, for poetry and not preaching, in fact, for a very fine and fitting ekphrasis that amplifies the artist's eye.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-63548483011933543752012-01-14T18:51:03.749-05:002012-01-14T18:51:03.749-05:00Whew! Powerful imagery and point. Love this:
&quo...Whew! Powerful imagery and point. Love this:<br /><br />"Tie a man naked and expose him<br />to cold stones and iron routine,<br />dress him in women's clothes"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com