Hi Phillip, thank you so much for doing my first original book tag celebrating phenomenal women, and of course Maya Angelou. I am definitely going to look into Margaret Scott because of both the poetry and the memoirs. I used to write a sort of spoken word and then I wrote my memoir. I love nonfiction and all its forms but I really need to read more poetry. This month I have Maya Angelou’s whole collection so it’s bringing me too many places and many poets. Aloha friend.
That sounds wonderful. I hope you do discover Margaret Scott, she's marvellous. I have so enjoyed taking part in this tag - what a stunning idea. Brilliant you!
In this video, when discussing Gwen Harwood's poetic influences, I refer to Harwood's rich admiration for Sappho, Byron's 'Don Juan' & to Philip Larkin (& other members of The Movement), but she also adored the American, Robert Penn Warren, & other such disparate voices as: Rilke, the German Romantics, Richard Wilbur, Wallace Stevens & Theodore Roethke. Margaret Scott (like me) wrote mainly in free-verse, but Harwood was much drawn to that well-wrought urn.
Thank you for the lovely comments, Phillip. You've brought such interesting authors to the Phenomenal Woman Tag. I'm so glad that you decided to do the tag!
What a fantastic video! I have been neglecting these wonderful writers, probably because I needed to be properly introduced to them - so thank you for this great introduction. Also thanks so much for tagging me and for your very kind words, it is indeed a joy to be in this community.
I love what you do on your channel. Very few other BookTubers have your keen, academic approach to book reviewing, & engagement with big ideas (like conceptual poetry). Your channel has been a wonderful discovery for me.
Yes, I really admire these three authors. I wish more readers knew of them, especially from overseas, but poetry is a hard sell (as is literary fiction set in depression rural NSW), & Australia is a long way from anywhere else. It's so difficult to connect. Thanks for your appreciative response.
Sometime in the last several months I had to look up Tasmania because of a reference in something I was reading - and came upon a site, governmental possibly, encouraging foreigners to move there. Many places, in these times of rising fascism, seem to be railing against immigrants, so I was surprised to find a place asking for them. If I were younger… These were interesting excerpts you read - I suppose I should look around for a good anthology of Australian poetry. I know nothing post-Hope. You usually hear that statement in its inverse: my books are my children. 😅
Ah, my great obsessions. And it's so much fun sharing voices that you think should be more widely read. I really appreciate our bookish connection. Thanks for stopping by.
Hi Phillip, thank you so much for doing my first original book tag celebrating phenomenal women, and of course Maya Angelou.
I am definitely going to look into Margaret Scott because of both the poetry and the memoirs. I used to write a sort of spoken word and then I wrote my memoir. I love nonfiction and all its forms but I really need to read more poetry. This month I have Maya Angelou’s whole collection so it’s bringing me too many places and many poets. Aloha friend.
That sounds wonderful. I hope you do discover Margaret Scott, she's marvellous. I have so enjoyed taking part in this tag - what a stunning idea. Brilliant you!
I am going to read more Maya Angelou. Looking forward to the adventure of discovery.
In this video, when discussing Gwen Harwood's poetic influences, I refer to Harwood's rich admiration for Sappho, Byron's 'Don Juan' & to Philip Larkin (& other members of The Movement), but she also adored the American, Robert Penn Warren, & other such disparate voices as: Rilke, the German Romantics, Richard Wilbur, Wallace Stevens & Theodore Roethke. Margaret Scott (like me) wrote mainly in free-verse, but Harwood was much drawn to that well-wrought urn.
Thank you for the lovely comments, Phillip. You've brought such interesting authors to the Phenomenal Woman Tag. I'm so glad that you decided to do the tag!
Thanks, Pat. I really appreciate this bookish connection.
I had a blast taking part in this. I'm so appreciative of your invitation to take part.
Thanks for sharing Philip, New friend here stay connected God bless you
Thank you for such a generous & affirmative response to my video. I appreciate it.
What a fantastic video! I have been neglecting these wonderful writers, probably because I needed to be properly introduced to them - so thank you for this great introduction. Also thanks so much for tagging me and for your very kind words, it is indeed a joy to be in this community.
I love what you do on your channel. Very few other BookTubers have your keen, academic approach to book reviewing, & engagement with big ideas (like conceptual poetry). Your channel has been a wonderful discovery for me.
Yes, I really admire these three authors. I wish more readers knew of them, especially from overseas, but poetry is a hard sell (as is literary fiction set in depression rural NSW), & Australia is a long way from anywhere else. It's so difficult to connect. Thanks for your appreciative response.
Sometime in the last several months I had to look up Tasmania because of a reference in something I was reading - and came upon a site, governmental possibly, encouraging foreigners to move there. Many places, in these times of rising fascism, seem to be railing against immigrants, so I was surprised to find a place asking for them. If I were younger…
These were interesting excerpts you read - I suppose I should look around for a good anthology of Australian poetry. I know nothing post-Hope.
You usually hear that statement in its inverse: my books are my children. 😅
I should have said: is there poetry after Hope?
Tasmania is a glorious place, cold & wet, but very beautiful. I really should have read more from Olga Masters...
@@davidnovakreadspoetry: ha ha, yes, one or two... Hope is little read now.
This is such a great tag! Margaret Scott is new to me, thanks!
Yes, I was tagged a few weeks ago, & finally have got round to doing something. It is a wonderful tag, & Marilyn seems really lovely.
Margaret Scott is terrific, so much sly & dramatic fun, & richly evocative.
Such a great tag! It's so fun to hear your answers. Thanks for sharing the poetry! I was not familiar with so much of it.
Ah, my great obsessions. And it's so much fun sharing voices that you think should be more widely read. I really appreciate our bookish connection. Thanks for stopping by.
Hope Raina is thriving.