tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809475744590077353.post8207104857347049810..comments2023-10-24T00:32:16.986-07:00Comments on Spicaresque: FIRST LINE FROM HEROTODUS' "BABYLON AND ASSYRIA"Spicarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00260845804858144426noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809475744590077353.post-23271199433792574822009-05-15T17:14:00.000-07:002009-05-15T17:14:00.000-07:00Herotodus ... the so-called first historian. I lik...Herotodus ... the so-called first historian. I like your contrasting images here of modernism (in your word use -- crankshaft and micron) and ancient civilizations (Babylon) somewhat melting together -- it produces a deamlike quality so the reader ponders both today and doomed cities, burgeoning cultures and the reality of the present and how it is formed. The structure of the poem almost has a Dylan Thomas similarity, but the diction is all your own. Great stuff! The last couplet is interesting and difficult and leaves the reader wondering exactly what the poem is about ... which is a good thing. Exegesis should be different for everyone.Andrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10511663112294428481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809475744590077353.post-82727972660115545552009-05-15T17:11:00.000-07:002009-05-15T17:11:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Andrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10511663112294428481noreply@blogger.com