tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208827732354612366.post5635164710690982194..comments2023-09-02T23:56:12.110+12:00Comments on Some place else: Tuesday Poem: Now on at a court/house near youKeith Westwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03833695634102433794noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208827732354612366.post-16768152842548107882012-06-13T21:24:13.600+12:002012-06-13T21:24:13.600+12:00Thanks Helen.Thanks Helen.Keith Westwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03833695634102433794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208827732354612366.post-85988775410978075462012-06-12T22:02:02.396+12:002012-06-12T22:02:02.396+12:00It is depressing stuff of the kind that makes you ...It is depressing stuff of the kind that makes you wonder about us as a species. But definitely material for poetry.Helen Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509185824465377150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208827732354612366.post-41963278777153147282012-06-12T21:06:35.557+12:002012-06-12T21:06:35.557+12:00Thanks Helen. Distillation of the events to their ...Thanks Helen. Distillation of the events to their bare facts can have that effect.Keith Westwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03833695634102433794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208827732354612366.post-84928048660829722462012-06-12T21:04:33.088+12:002012-06-12T21:04:33.088+12:00Thanks PS. I try to limit my reading of the report...Thanks PS. I try to limit my reading of the reports that lead to this poem in case I become a) inured to their content, or b) remain depressed.Keith Westwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03833695634102433794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208827732354612366.post-11120023366032519132012-06-12T18:04:49.837+12:002012-06-12T18:04:49.837+12:00I like the objectivity of the writing in this poem...I like the objectivity of the writing in this poem. It serves to make the topic more horrifying.Helen McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429062682694815734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208827732354612366.post-76048200786145168232012-06-12T00:13:30.188+12:002012-06-12T00:13:30.188+12:00This is exactly why I try to avoid the crimes in t...This is exactly why I try to avoid the crimes in the newspaper, and exactly why I find it impossible not to read them. Depressingly familiar at the same time the details are acutely individual, Keith.PSCottierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090061154453187758noreply@blogger.com