Comments on: Fine & Mellow http://www.zacharychartkoff.com/2006/01/29/fine-mellow/ poetry: a curious look at this 21st century pleasure Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:36:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Grohe Faucets http://www.zacharychartkoff.com/2006/01/29/fine-mellow/#comment-93 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:22:19 +0000 http://www.zacharychartkoff.com/2006/01/29/fine-mellow/#comment-93 What is the easiest way to subscribe to this blogs rss feed? What is the easiest way to subscribe to this blogs rss feed?

]]> by: Zachary Chartkoff http://www.zacharychartkoff.com/2006/01/29/fine-mellow/#comment-76 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:51:14 +0000 http://www.zacharychartkoff.com/2006/01/29/fine-mellow/#comment-76 "Whenever I listen to Billie Holiday, I am reminded That I, too, was once banished from New York City." Thank you, Erin! It doesn't happen all that often to me, but when that primal part of me reacts with awe to these forces of nature when I am in their presence its the closest I get to a "religious" experience. I was always moved by the humility in Levis' poem. (I had forgotten the Holiday reference until you pointed it out, cheers!) To be able to say: "We were, I think, 'in love.' No, I'm sure." Just to sum up a lifetime in a few simple words is both tragic and brave. I don't know if I have that kind of in-sight. “Whenever I listen to Billie Holiday, I am reminded
That I, too, was once banished from New York City.”

Thank you, Erin! It doesn’t happen all that often to me, but when that primal part of me reacts with awe to these forces of nature when I am in their presence its the closest I get to a “religious” experience. I was always moved by the humility in Levis’ poem. (I had forgotten the Holiday reference until you pointed it out, cheers!) To be able to say: “We were, I think, ‘in love.’ No, I’m sure.” Just to sum up a lifetime in a few simple words is both tragic and brave. I don’t know if I have that kind of in-sight.

]]> by: Erin B. http://www.zacharychartkoff.com/2006/01/29/fine-mellow/#comment-74 Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:45:25 +0000 http://www.zacharychartkoff.com/2006/01/29/fine-mellow/#comment-74 Zachary, Your book's in the mail. And god do I agree with you. Billie Holliday's got it, to use a cliche, unoriginal, over the top phrase, goin' on. Some primal part of me stirs when I hear her do 'Strange Fruit', and in a similar yet wholly opposite way when I hear her sing 'I Cried For You'. Just writing that makes me want to stand outside as it's snowing with my face--defiantly? in priase?--to the sky. Then go home and light candles and Indian incense. You should check out Larry Levis's poem 'My Story in a Late Style of Fire'. Cheers, Erin Zachary,

Your book’s in the mail. And god do I agree with you. Billie Holliday’s got it, to use a cliche, unoriginal, over the top phrase, goin’ on. Some primal part of me stirs when I hear her do ‘Strange Fruit’, and in a similar yet wholly opposite way when I hear her sing ‘I Cried For You’. Just writing that makes me want to stand outside as it’s snowing with my face–defiantly? in priase?–to the sky. Then go home and light candles and Indian incense. You should check out Larry Levis’s poem ‘My Story in a Late Style of Fire’.

Cheers,

Erin

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