Lovely gathering at Debbie G's on a beautiful summers eve. Good to see Debbie D, back from her long vacation in the motor home. Fun to reconnect with everyone!
Our book was an anthology of poems by Robert Frost. Although poetry may not be everyone's favorite genre to read, we all found favorite poems in this anthology. It is hard to find fault with Robert Frost's poetry and the commentary by Louis Untermeyer was insightful. Robert was able to take a simple, ordinary subject and create a poem which is deep with meaning. How could this be any less than a 6.0?! Although nobody rated the poetry less, there were some small points taken off due to the presentation of the material. The book itself, some felt, should have been nicer - more of a classic keep-sake, beautifully bound. Our discussion was filled with memories which the poems brought up as well as discussion of other favorite poets. As stated by Louis Untermeyer, "It is not so much the power of the thought as the expressiveness that affects the reader. The spell of the lyrics is in their suggestion, in their half-revealed, half-concealed essence. What counts here is not so much the meaning as the shades of meaning."
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
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