tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post7548961689384970382..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: Night CaféThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-21433381782589866122008-11-01T08:56:00.000+00:002008-11-01T08:56:00.000+00:00Thanks for directing me towards this speech - I ha...Thanks for directing me towards this speech - I have scanned it but must go back and read it properly.<BR/><BR/>I must really read more Les Murray - for me he wasn't one of those poets who immediately struck a chord when I fist read him. But that doesn't mean a thing - instant accessibility (that kind of 'Liverpool Poets' effect) can often mean lack of depth. Didn't T.S.Eliot have something to say about 'difficulty' in poetry? <BR/><BR/>From the little I have read of Les Murray's work he seems truly original.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-21300893140170950042008-10-31T17:49:00.000+00:002008-10-31T17:49:00.000+00:00Ah! Victoria Coach Station. That takes me back...R...Ah! Victoria Coach Station. That takes me back...<BR/><BR/>Re the Van Gogh quote about poetry. It reminded me of an interesting speech made by Les Murray, called A Defence of Poetry:<BR/><BR/>http://www.lesmurray.org/defence.htmDominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.com