tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post2452288159436390656..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: The Unknown BirdThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-28086586079750807132008-03-05T13:40:00.000+00:002008-03-05T13:40:00.000+00:00Did 3 posts on RST in early January - a very fine ...Did 3 posts on RST in early January - a very fine poet. Have a copy of his prose writings 'Autobiographies' here in front of me - yet another book I still haven't read, but am looking forward very much to reading! <BR/><BR/>I remember visiting Adlestrop a long time ago, sitting on the station bench there and recalling that poem, which, I agree, is a wonderful one, and made a lasting impression after first reading it when young. I like the way the movement of the poem goes from small, close-up details out onto a broader canvas, from an individual blackbird to '...all the birds/Of Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire'.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-76608632438684579152008-03-05T13:19:00.000+00:002008-03-05T13:19:00.000+00:00SW: Thanks for posting this lovely poem. Edward Th...SW: Thanks for posting this lovely poem. Edward Thomas is one of my favourite poets (along with RS as well!). You have sent me scurrying for my copy of his 'Collected Poems'. I agree with you about the mystical quality of this and much of his work.<BR/><BR/>One of my own favourites by Edward T. is 'Adlestrop'. It has the quality of just leaving you alone with his vision and experience, which burns into your brain for all its apparant simplicity. Dannie Abse wrote a nice 'reply' to this poem called 'Not Adlestrop', which is well worth checking out.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>SBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com