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Monday, January 31, 2011

Inner ear

Quick word in your ear:

I have a poem in Otoliths. My sincere thanks to Mark Young, I hope the snakes brought by the floods have now gone.

Update: with more floods on the way, my thoughts go out to those in Queensland.
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31 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    Hey, hey, I like that a lot. Congrats!

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  2. Leslie MorganJanuary 31, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    Kudoes,dear Rach!I believe I shall print and frame your "Nuts", point at it on the wall and say, "I know the poet in a manner of speaking." My GOD, the last stanza screams out to me. Much love and best wishes.

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  3. Rachel FentonJanuary 31, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    Thanks, N.G.S - means a lot from you!

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  4. Rachel FentonJanuary 31, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    Les, I'm glad that stanza gave you a kick in the honoraries. Ditto, kid x

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  5. TitusJanuary 31, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    Congratulations! We're in the middle of the Ancient Egyptians as 'topic' at school, so Nut cried out to me, but it was the cynanide section I really homed in on, and the cider. Wonderful compendium of a poem.

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  6. Rachel FentonJanuary 31, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    Thanks, JoAnne,
    I'm finding there are things I want to express in poetry that a standard narrative can't convey. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
    Topics - mine starts back tomorrow - summer is over!

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2011 at 5:18 PM

    Rachel - that is pretty much awesome. Like some wild improvisation. I loved it.

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  8. Rachel FentonJanuary 31, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    Thanks, H.O.L - apparently I have a prize of a pattern finding brain - I just let it do its thing in this instance without translation.

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  9. Rachel FentonJanuary 31, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    Thanks, Donna!

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  10. AndreaJanuary 31, 2011 at 10:41 PM

    Congratulations, Rachel! I love it. Otoliths is a wonderful journal as well.

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  11. ElisabethJanuary 31, 2011 at 11:36 PM

    So much out of nuts, a wonderful poem. Congrats.

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  12. Rachel FentonJanuary 31, 2011 at 11:59 PM

    I know, Andrea, I've been wanting to get in Otoliths for an age - it's fab! Thanks for reading - really pleased you like it.

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  13. Rachel FentonFebruary 1, 2011 at 12:01 AM

    Thanks! There was more, Elizabeth, but I tried to have some control!

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  14. Golden WestFebruary 1, 2011 at 5:30 AM

    Wonderful, Rachel! Congratulations!

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  15. Mike McLarenFebruary 1, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    That's a great e-zine, and I enjoyed the poem. (Are you sure the snakes didn't bring the flooding?)

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  16. LoriFebruary 1, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    Congratulations, Rachel. What a beautiful nut of a poem -- such a pleasure to crack. And good advice too. I am in great need of going a little nuts.

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  17. MercFebruary 1, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    Neat! Congratulations, Rachel.

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  18. Talli RolandFebruary 1, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    Congrats on your poem! Headed over to the link to check it out now.

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  19. Rachel FentonFebruary 1, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    GW - thanks - your support means a lot to me!

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  20. Rachel FentonFebruary 1, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    Mike - it's a wonderful zine - always full of inspiring stuff. Thanks for reading.

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  21. Rachel FentonFebruary 1, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    Lori - nuts are good for you!
    Thanks you for reading it! I'm so happy you liked it!

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  22. Rachel FentonFebruary 1, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    Merc, thank you! This'll keep me smiling all morning!

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  23. Rachel FentonFebruary 1, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    Thanks, Talli - appreciate your support!

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  24. Tania HershmanFebruary 2, 2011 at 2:01 AM

    Wonderful poem, Rachel, I loved it! I shall be thinking about nuts all day now... And thinking of those in Queensland, I really hope the floods don't return.

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  25. Rachel FentonFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    Thank you, Tania! I liked how nuts could take me to the stars; a tiny thing here expanding to the whole universe!

    Forewarning will hopefully have kept people safe in Queensland. Thanks.

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  26. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    Absolutely love it. Sweet as a nut right through. Congratulations, Rachel. Good to know that some of the good stuff rises to the surface.

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  27. KassFebruary 3, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    Never realized one could regard nuts on so many levels. Fascinating. Especially like the ***.

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  28. Dominic RivronFebruary 3, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    Congratulations. I enjoyed the poem. I read somewhere that you need a cupful of apple pips to come to any harm!

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  29. Rachel FentonFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    Thanks, Dick, that's a wonderful comment. I'm thrilled this poem has connected so well.

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  30. Rachel FentonFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    Kass, thank you. The * says a lot, doesn't it?

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  31. Rachel FentonFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    Dominic, you've got me wanting to munch my way through a wee experiment now: just how many apples is a cupful of pips, I wonder...? Not that I need them for anything! Just for an assemblage of a conversion chart of sorts - a new comparison. Thanks!

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