tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post9070172159092535564..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: Invictus (15)The Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-68145376202293407962014-06-17T14:44:43.995+01:002014-06-17T14:44:43.995+01:00Thanks for all these comments.
Friko — I agree wi...Thanks for all these comments.<br /><br />Friko — I agree with you about 'Invictus'. It gets to you despite everything.<br /><br />Re. copyright: all the poems in this present series are out of copyright, and I made that clear at the outset. Generally, I either link to copyright-protected poems or just quote part of them, which I think you are allowed to do. Having said that, I have certainly blogged a few complete copyrighted poems in the past — before I was properly aware of the legal implications. Why don't you start the poetry blog again just with poems that are out of copyright? There would still be plenty to go at. Otherwise, it's not worth the worry. The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-55039627176739083672014-06-17T12:35:55.867+01:002014-06-17T12:35:55.867+01:00Invictus is one of those poem I want to sneer at b...Invictus is one of those poem I want to sneer at but never can. It is all so pat and tidy and heart-tuggingly sentimental and yet . . . .<br /><br />Perhaps I should just give up and allow myself the pleasure of unadulterated sentiment.<br /><br />I have actually used the poem myself on my (ex)-poetry blog. Goes to show, doesn’t it?<br /><br />PS: How do you feel about posting poems which are possibly in copyright? I gave up posting poetry because somebody frightened me by pointing out that I was frequently ignoring copyright and could be sued.<br /><br />I miss the poetry blog. What do you thin?Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-62389439604562286992014-06-17T04:23:03.559+01:002014-06-17T04:23:03.559+01:00Nelson Mandela's life story is compelling, inc...Nelson Mandela's life story is compelling, including the fact that this poem was so close to his heart.amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-15071250582238345962014-06-16T21:49:27.047+01:002014-06-16T21:49:27.047+01:00This epitomizes the Dark Night of the Soul.This epitomizes the Dark Night of the Soul.Amanda Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942636545948440422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-73460828577394692092014-06-16T18:49:34.890+01:002014-06-16T18:49:34.890+01:00If memory serves me correctly, "Invictus"...If memory serves me correctly, "Invictus" was the first poem that truly resonated with me in my youth. It still resonates with me, of course, and I completely understand how it sustained Nelson Mandela during those mind-numbing years on Robben Island.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-9211402725985705712014-06-16T11:35:14.066+01:002014-06-16T11:35:14.066+01:00Great man. Great poem.Great man. Great poem.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com