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Such a lovely book!
Calculating
Cat-culating
You are the wordsmith master, Ulysse.
Brilliant, Ulysse! It's all so barbed and vicious - like a cat! And yet - I have read and listened to it often. Maybe it's Richard Burton's voice. The prologue is wonderful.
I loved 'milkfully'!
Susan wrote: "Such a lovely book!"
I absolutely loved it, Susan!
David wrote: "Cat-culating? Cool."
Cool as a cat-culating cat?
Vesna wrote: "Calculating
Cat-culating
You are the wordsmith master, Ulysse."
Thank you Vesna, words are my life, music and words. Oh and my loved ones and the occasional beer :-)
J.C. wrote: "Brilliant, Ulysse! It's all so barbed and vicious - like a cat! And yet - I have read and listened to it often. Maybe it's Richard Burton's voice. The prologue is wonderful.
I loved 'milkfully'!"
Thanks so much, Jeanne. I've heard so many good things about the Richard Burton version. I just might give it a listen one of these days. It is after all "a play for voices."
A favourite of mine
You know that Llareggub is Buggerall backwards
I did not know that, Nick! Of all the words to spell backwards this one seems the most relevant.
Australia sometimes feels more like Llareggub backwards.
Nick wrote: "Australia sometimes feels more like Llareggub backwards."
Ail Art Sua?
Ulysse wrote: "Nick wrote: "Australia sometimes feels more like Llareggub backwards."
Ail Art Sua?"
Nice.
Just to know how backward we are, we just went out for icecream in the middle of winter.
Milkfully done! (And who says adverbs are always bad?) Even his prose ("A Child's Christmas in Wales") has its poetic charms!
Nick wrote: "Ulysse wrote: "Nick wrote: "Australia sometimes feels more like Llareggub backwards."
Ail Art Sua?"
Nice.
Just to know how backward we are, we just went out for icecream in the middle of winter."
Brain-freeze in winter
Only in Australier!
Ken wrote: "Milkfully done! (And who says adverbs are always bad?) Even his prose ("A Child's Christmas in Wales") has its poetic charms!"
Adverbs are a godsend for those of us who love rhymin' :-)
Julie wrote: "Love it!! Septets? You're unstoppable!"
Thanks sis! Thought I would try an odd number for a change :-)
The vivacity in your poetic approach reminds me of Auden's. It's very inspiring.
Oh I love Auden, so your comment means a lot Julie, thank you ☺️
I think this is the only long poem I have read Ulysses, and it is wonderful. I often have trouble with poetry, but not this one, nor your reviews. I’ve listened several times to the audio version performed by Richard Burton as first voice/narrator and it flowed oh so milkfully.
Clinton (almost catching up) wrote: "I think this is the only long poem I have read Ulysses, and it is wonderful. I often have trouble with poetry, but not this one, nor your reviews. I’ve listened several times to the audio version p..."
Thank you Clinton! I'm not a big fan of long poems either but this one almost felt too short, it could have gone on for a hundred more pages, I wouldn't have minded. Dylan Thomas, for all his lyricism, was an exceptional storyteller and I think that might be one of the reasons why Under Milk Wood is so readable. Now I really want to listen to that Burton version!
PS You are quite the handsome cat :-)
Ulysse wrote: "PS You are quite the handsome cat :-)"
That is Cooper the cat, Ulysse, beloved but no longer with us, though in the context of this review, he can be captain cat, a connection to the ghosts of the past.
Clinton (almost catching up) wrote: "That is Cooper the cat, Ulysse, beloved but no longer with us, though in the context of this review, he can be captain cat, a connection to the ghosts of the past."
Cooper the Cat, aka Captain Cat, looked like such a fine feline friend. May his soul rest in eternal milkfulness!
I've been watching herring gulls myself recently, Ulysse, so your words are vivid as a seascape!
Fionnuala wrote: "I've been watching herring gulls myself recently, Ulysse, so your words are vivid as a seascape!"
Thank so much Fionnuala! Hope you're having a wonderful time contemplating the milk-topped sea and wheeling gulls and reading books like there's no tomorrow!
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CalculatingCat-culating
You are the wordsmith master, Ulysse.
Brilliant, Ulysse! It's all so barbed and vicious - like a cat! And yet - I have read and listened to it often. Maybe it's Richard Burton's voice. The prologue is wonderful. I loved 'milkfully'!
Susan wrote: "Such a lovely book!"I absolutely loved it, Susan!
David wrote: "Cat-culating? Cool."Cool as a cat-culating cat?
Vesna wrote: "CalculatingCat-culating
You are the wordsmith master, Ulysse."
Thank you Vesna, words are my life, music and words. Oh and my loved ones and the occasional beer :-)
J.C. wrote: "Brilliant, Ulysse! It's all so barbed and vicious - like a cat! And yet - I have read and listened to it often. Maybe it's Richard Burton's voice. The prologue is wonderful. I loved 'milkfully'!"
Thanks so much, Jeanne. I've heard so many good things about the Richard Burton version. I just might give it a listen one of these days. It is after all "a play for voices."
A favourite of mine You know that Llareggub is Buggerall backwards
I did not know that, Nick! Of all the words to spell backwards this one seems the most relevant.
Australia sometimes feels more like Llareggub backwards.
Nick wrote: "Australia sometimes feels more like Llareggub backwards."Ail Art Sua?
Ulysse wrote: "Nick wrote: "Australia sometimes feels more like Llareggub backwards."Ail Art Sua?"
Nice.
Just to know how backward we are, we just went out for icecream in the middle of winter.
Milkfully done! (And who says adverbs are always bad?) Even his prose ("A Child's Christmas in Wales") has its poetic charms!
Nick wrote: "Ulysse wrote: "Nick wrote: "Australia sometimes feels more like Llareggub backwards."Ail Art Sua?"
Nice.
Just to know how backward we are, we just went out for icecream in the middle of winter."
Brain-freeze in winter
Only in Australier!
Ken wrote: "Milkfully done! (And who says adverbs are always bad?) Even his prose ("A Child's Christmas in Wales") has its poetic charms!"Adverbs are a godsend for those of us who love rhymin' :-)
Julie wrote: "Love it!! Septets? You're unstoppable!"Thanks sis! Thought I would try an odd number for a change :-)
The vivacity in your poetic approach reminds me of Auden's. It's very inspiring.
Oh I love Auden, so your comment means a lot Julie, thank you ☺️
I think this is the only long poem I have read Ulysses, and it is wonderful. I often have trouble with poetry, but not this one, nor your reviews. I’ve listened several times to the audio version performed by Richard Burton as first voice/narrator and it flowed oh so milkfully.
Clinton (almost catching up) wrote: "I think this is the only long poem I have read Ulysses, and it is wonderful. I often have trouble with poetry, but not this one, nor your reviews. I’ve listened several times to the audio version p..."Thank you Clinton! I'm not a big fan of long poems either but this one almost felt too short, it could have gone on for a hundred more pages, I wouldn't have minded. Dylan Thomas, for all his lyricism, was an exceptional storyteller and I think that might be one of the reasons why Under Milk Wood is so readable. Now I really want to listen to that Burton version!
PS You are quite the handsome cat :-)
Ulysse wrote: "PS You are quite the handsome cat :-)"That is Cooper the cat, Ulysse, beloved but no longer with us, though in the context of this review, he can be captain cat, a connection to the ghosts of the past.
Clinton (almost catching up) wrote: "That is Cooper the cat, Ulysse, beloved but no longer with us, though in the context of this review, he can be captain cat, a connection to the ghosts of the past."Cooper the Cat, aka Captain Cat, looked like such a fine feline friend. May his soul rest in eternal milkfulness!
I've been watching herring gulls myself recently, Ulysse, so your words are vivid as a seascape!
Fionnuala wrote: "I've been watching herring gulls myself recently, Ulysse, so your words are vivid as a seascape!"Thank so much Fionnuala! Hope you're having a wonderful time contemplating the milk-topped sea and wheeling gulls and reading books like there's no tomorrow!