tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post2033169178352486209..comments2024-03-28T07:22:54.165-04:00Comments on so much to choose from - Ann Bennett: Frank Herbert/Robert Frost/Alice Friman/William FaulknerAnn Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-4959549025621939902017-04-07T18:51:53.238-04:002017-04-07T18:51:53.238-04:00I recently was finally able to manage a poem, in a...I recently was finally able to manage a poem, in a Robert Frost rhyme scheme that has eluded me for a decade. The man had a meter in his head, like unto having a built in metronome.Michael Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837894257911367660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-14537527740349691482017-04-07T15:02:54.430-04:002017-04-07T15:02:54.430-04:00All good picks indeed. Dune was great, the movie w...All good picks indeed. Dune was great, the movie was utter crap though.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-23586219090782395962017-04-07T14:23:10.615-04:002017-04-07T14:23:10.615-04:00Robert Frost. Yes, brilliant poet. His words are t...Robert Frost. Yes, brilliant poet. His words are timeless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-69797464267882288542017-04-07T13:48:15.153-04:002017-04-07T13:48:15.153-04:00I read Dune a long time back. Like Frost, his alli...I read Dune a long time back. Like Frost, his alliterative plays to your heartOut on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-60442430772883635552017-04-07T12:31:47.791-04:002017-04-07T12:31:47.791-04:00I never read the Dune books, and Faulkner's sh...I never read the Dune books, and Faulkner's short stories I always felt were easier to get into than his novels. His Nobel acceptance speech is one of the most inspiring things I've ever read as a writer.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378428503220197256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-58894733774192449152017-04-07T11:48:21.415-04:002017-04-07T11:48:21.415-04:00Hi Ann - I could never get into the Dune books ......Hi Ann - I could never get into the Dune books ... one day perhaps. I definitely need to read more - Frost and Faulkner ... and poetry .. cheers Hilary<br />http://positiveletters.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/f-is-for-feral-goats.html Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-18729062786352063962017-04-07T09:33:00.606-04:002017-04-07T09:33:00.606-04:00I'm a big fan of the Dune books too. I especia...I'm a big fan of the Dune books too. I especially liked the new books that flesh out the history of the original series. <br /><a href="http://jeanddavis.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Discarded Darlings - Jean Davis, Speculative Fiction Writer, A to Z: Editing Fiction</a>Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-66981126846356407092017-04-07T08:56:48.221-04:002017-04-07T08:56:48.221-04:00I need to read more Faulkner. Trying to get more c...I need to read more Faulkner. Trying to get more classics in. For the last few years, I have joined various reading challenges, including a classics one and one on poetry. I now need to read some Robert Frost. You can see my progress and links to challenges on my blog. I have begun hosting challenges as well--one last year and four this year. One is on loners in literature--somehow I think Jamie Ghionehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-29719901991141866352017-04-07T08:36:04.475-04:002017-04-07T08:36:04.475-04:00Robert Frost...William Faulkner. Writing to die fo...Robert Frost...William Faulkner. Writing to die for!<br /><br />Nilanjana<br /><a href="http://nilabose.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Madly-in-Verse</a> Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.com