tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24849082.post6347486985358665442..comments2024-02-05T02:52:03.748-08:00Comments on (Ed Coletti's) NO MONEY IN POETRY: Review of Joseph Zaccardi Book/4 Ed Coletti Poems/Delete Punctuation/Bill Murray On Poetry/Ed Colettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337856316631860342noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24849082.post-12518768306822103352017-05-28T22:36:45.178-07:002017-05-28T22:36:45.178-07:00Thanks so much, Ed. It's always good to see Za...Thanks so much, Ed. It's always good to see Zaccardi's work recognized<br /><br /><a href="https://www.gclub-casino.com/" rel="nofollow">จีคลับ</a><br /><a href="https://www.golden-slot.com" rel="nofollow">goldenslot</a><br />koi seohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349877513976113883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24849082.post-54849890862854729422016-06-24T11:38:35.273-07:002016-06-24T11:38:35.273-07:00Hi Ed,
Your blog is very attractive and I enjoyed...Hi Ed,<br /><br />Your blog is very attractive and I enjoyed my visit here this morning.<br />Wonderful poetry! My favorite - 'His Motivation'.<br />I especially thank you for the information and link you shared on PUNCTUATION & Apollinaire. I love that sort of thing! <br /><br />Good Work!<br /><br />Nicolesfhearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02950710528223573939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24849082.post-20090103349365442892016-06-24T07:33:04.741-07:002016-06-24T07:33:04.741-07:00Oh Ed, your poem "Flower Ache" is vey po...Oh Ed, your poem "Flower Ache" is vey powerful. JoeJoseph Zaccardihttp://www.josephzaccardi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24849082.post-66996293539530539592016-06-23T20:05:03.714-07:002016-06-23T20:05:03.714-07:00Dear Ed,
Thank you so much for reviewing "A...Dear Ed, <br /><br />Thank you so much for reviewing "A Wolf Stands Alone in Water." As hard as it was for me to pull this book together, I'm amazed at the way you found a way to express what it contains. And Katherine, thank you also for your comments: spot on. <br /><br />I'd like to say a bit about my goal when I started in on the many hard subjects in the MS. The first thing I promised myself is that I would not flinch or try to soften the truth, this as one can imagine can be daunting. But the one real surprise to me was how two poems specifically "Grand Theatre, " and "It is Getting Dark," made me face a morality issue that I didn't know was in me. Hate is something that I try to avoid on a daily basis; it's so easy to hate someone you disagree with or who is just darn ugly in there words and deeds. But hate came out of me in these two poems. <br /><br />Here's "Grand Theatre" in its entirety: "A man was punched in the face / knocked to the ground, hit his head / on the concrete and dies a few days later. / The accused said he looked him in the eye / in a disrespectful way. / There should be no exception to mercy. // Forgive me, I sometime lack compassion / for the guilty; sometimes I am not myself." I almost left that poem out because it showed a weakness in my heart and character. <br /><br />The other poem "It is Getting Dark," is about Jeffrey Dahmer, He killed men and boys, tortured them, then ate their flesh. I almost didn't write this poem because the subject is so horrific. When I heard on the new that Dahmer was murdered in prison, I said aloud, "Good, I glad he's dead," I felt bad saying and thinking that but it just was visceral. Anyway that line is in the poem; again I didn't want to turn away from the truth of my feelings. <br /><br />One enters each poem from day to day and leaves the burden on the plate of poetry.<br /><br />Joe ZaccardiJoseph Zaccardihttp://www.josephzaccardi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24849082.post-33808014279820124202016-06-20T16:22:11.715-07:002016-06-20T16:22:11.715-07:00Yes, Katherine, I certainly am aware of the poems ...Yes, Katherine, I certainly am aware of the poems of childhood sexual abuse. This knowledge was especially apparent and painful during the reading in which the three of us participated at the Larkspur Library. I had written this review long before that. For some reason (perhaps due to the nature of the journal for which I was writing it), I left out many or most of those poems. However, that did not stop me from writing the following poem which I hope reproduces well here.<br /><br />Flower Ache<br />for Joseph <br /><br />The poet who I know as a friend<br />consistently heartens me <br />on each written page<br />sweet courage <br />courageous sweetness<br />unique to the boy <br />father-raped<br />at very least the one <br />of whom he writes <br />how the lotus remains <br />to always counsel <br />strength in joy <br />enduring drowning <br />never drowned<br />Ed Colettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337856316631860342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24849082.post-34840467293309942622016-06-20T16:12:24.688-07:002016-06-20T16:12:24.688-07:00Thanks so much, Ed. It's always good to see Z...Thanks so much, Ed. It's always good to see Zaccardi's work recognized. I would like to add that some of the stronger poems in A WOLF STAND ALONE IN WATER focus on the complexity of childhood sexual abuse. There is tremendous vulnerability in these poems — a peeling back of the skin that should not be ignored. Zaccardi doesn't just throw these experiences on the page but, while holding on to the difficult subjects at hand, remains focused on poetic craft. Here are the opening lines from "The End of Love":<br /><br />Daddy says it will not hurt. He says<br />to tell him if it does and he will stop.<br />He smells so good, the way cinnamon<br />bread smells when it is in the oven baking.<br /><br />After a bit more telling in the poem, a bit more revealing, Zaccardi says<br /><br />"It was though a feather <br />has touched me and left a scar..."<br /><br />This is the kind of imagery that knocks me out in A WOLF STANDS ALONE IN WATER. It's impossible to speak to all of the poems in a collection when you write a review like this. Thanks for letting me add a smidgen!<br /> <br />KatherineKatherine Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03239016618230350718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24849082.post-1711557050863530572016-06-20T15:47:36.375-07:002016-06-20T15:47:36.375-07:00thanks for keeping me on your list, Ed. I crosspos...thanks for keeping me on your list, Ed. I crossposted your blog to my FaceBook site. Attaching one of mine.Dennis Formentonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24849082.post-18029734961624535992016-06-20T15:45:29.495-07:002016-06-20T15:45:29.495-07:00Great Ed. Love it!
D.Great Ed. Love it!<br /><br />D.David Beckmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24849082.post-48498485380090335912016-06-20T15:43:53.946-07:002016-06-20T15:43:53.946-07:00
Keeping yourself busy after that devastating loss...<br />Keeping yourself busy after that devastating loss last night? Ugh...<br /><br />The piece on Bill Murray is fascinating!<br /><br />Hope all is well with you, Joyce and everyone else...<br /><br />BJBJ Favoaronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24849082.post-67983759248622391792016-06-20T11:23:05.782-07:002016-06-20T11:23:05.782-07:00Hey bro!!!Hey bro!!!Neeli Cherkovskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24849082.post-20089779537647914482016-06-20T11:21:51.483-07:002016-06-20T11:21:51.483-07:00Thanks Ed,
Yours is a beautifully wrought review...Thanks Ed, <br /><br />Yours is a beautifully wrought review of my book. I know what you did is not a small thing to do.Joe Zaccardinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24849082.post-4466777834328991682016-06-20T11:18:23.823-07:002016-06-20T11:18:23.823-07:00Thank you, Pat! I've made the correction.Thank you, Pat! I've made the correction.Ed Colettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337856316631860342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24849082.post-29097170873654706322016-06-20T11:17:37.342-07:002016-06-20T11:17:37.342-07:00Ed, nice of you to repost that essay. I think the...Ed, nice of you to repost that essay. I think the beginning of the text got a little scrambled when you dropped into your blog.Pat Nolannoreply@blogger.com