8:10 I've always thought that a large part of the art of poetry is being aware of all these meanings: the associations words carry for your target audience. When I write poetry, I'm usually hoping not to accidentally add meanings that destroy the effect I'm intending (though accidents can also be beneficial). This is obviously hard since words mean different things to everyone. Still, I wonder about "Elvis". Some of my first associations with Elvis are: pop, fame, glamour, chic, commerce, sex symbol. For me, those jar with the raw earthiness of Orlam. The fact that we are bombarded with ads also makes it harder for me to hear any reference to Elvis or any star as innocuous, i.e. not a veiled attempt to sell something. This is a gut reaction. I don't accuse Polly of trying to sell him or ride his fame, I just say that his name, for me and perhaps many others, carries a lot of baggage, so using it in a poem is risky. I would like know what Polly's thoughts here were, whether this crossed her mind and what made her do it anyway. It's certainly interesting and I love the album as a whole.
They are very different accents but both are ethereal and softly spoken. Kate is Kent Home Counties and PJ is from the West Country famous for producing cider.
@@ECCENTRICERIC69 Interesting - Most of my exposure to English accents is from BBC comedies, but Ive heard plenty of Kate Bush interviews to notice that it is something different and that was my only other frame of reference.
Hearing PJ speak is as good as listening her records.
Cool. Good insight. Hoping I can see her when she comes to California
Always enjoyed Miss Powers' work over the years. Glad to hear PJ interviewed by her.
The shadowlands is so hard to put into words well done. xxx.
8:10 I've always thought that a large part of the art of poetry is being aware of all these meanings: the associations words carry for your target audience. When I write poetry, I'm usually hoping not to accidentally add meanings that destroy the effect I'm intending (though accidents can also be beneficial). This is obviously hard since words mean different things to everyone. Still, I wonder about "Elvis". Some of my first associations with Elvis are: pop, fame, glamour, chic, commerce, sex symbol. For me, those jar with the raw earthiness of Orlam. The fact that we are bombarded with ads also makes it harder for me to hear any reference to Elvis or any star as innocuous, i.e. not a veiled attempt to sell something. This is a gut reaction. I don't accuse Polly of trying to sell him or ride his fame, I just say that his name, for me and perhaps many others, carries a lot of baggage, so using it in a poem is risky. I would like know what Polly's thoughts here were, whether this crossed her mind and what made her do it anyway. It's certainly interesting and I love the album as a whole.
When I turned on NPR and heard Harvey's speaking voice for the fist time ever, I thought it was Kate Bush. Is this a typical Southern England accent?
there are a lot of different accents in the south of England
@@mattshaw4061 Thank you, Matt
They are very different accents but both are ethereal and softly spoken.
Kate is Kent Home Counties and PJ is from the West Country famous for producing cider.
@@ECCENTRICERIC69 Interesting - Most of my exposure to English accents is from BBC comedies, but Ive heard plenty of Kate Bush interviews to notice that it is something different and that was my only other frame of reference.