tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post3841713756287924329..comments2024-03-22T10:51:23.567-05:00Comments on Faith, Fiction, Friends: The Angle of the Chinese ShadowGlynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-13549175802189175002011-03-03T01:18:02.299-06:002011-03-03T01:18:02.299-06:00Hi Glynn
I liked the images that you have created...Hi Glynn<br /><br />I liked the images that you have created here. So vivid and interesting...<br /><br /><br />ॐ नमः शिवाय<br />Om Namah Shivaya<br />http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com/2011/03/whispers-winter-dew.html<br />Twitter @VerseEveryDayShashidhar Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752054354309206121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-33927455071946568662011-03-02T16:28:13.658-06:002011-03-02T16:28:13.658-06:00Superb image and character flow - naturally dramat...Superb image and character flow - naturally dramatic, without being precious Lifetime-Movie-of-the-Puke-Week about it.<br /><br />That is, you nailed this, hard, my friend. =)Steve Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162341357622058518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-23886017418438177852011-03-02T08:00:52.905-06:002011-03-02T08:00:52.905-06:00What a fantastic poem! The beautiful intrigue of t...What a fantastic poem! The beautiful intrigue of the opening draws in the reader and the turning point on the railroads and the stereotypes is brilliant. But I think I like best the return to the Chinese hat at the end--such delicate longing there. Fine writing!Ami Mattisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12391930163467566669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-27579073845140701622011-03-02T06:17:54.209-06:002011-03-02T06:17:54.209-06:00the two liner is the thesis of this poem..."t...the two liner is the thesis of this poem..."they built the railroads, we built the stereotypes."<br />When I was young THE AMAZING CHAN AND THE CHAN CLAN was a popular cartoon. I still remember the theme song.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04874006676004790578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-25927512957536485652011-03-02T00:08:35.321-06:002011-03-02T00:08:35.321-06:00wow - there's a lot in this poem..demands a se...wow - there's a lot in this poem..demands a second or third read...esp. like..<br />They built the railroads;<br />we built the stereotypes.<br />wow!Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-50937222948841948372011-03-01T21:12:26.739-06:002011-03-01T21:12:26.739-06:00Thank you. And my Chinese daughter thanks you.Thank you. And my Chinese daughter thanks you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-85335604088484340272011-03-01T20:16:56.099-06:002011-03-01T20:16:56.099-06:00"They built the railroads;
we built the stere..."They built the railroads;<br />we built the stereotypes."<br /><br />While stereotypes persist, your poem provides a pile of evidence proving unfair characterization. Insightful poetry. Extremely well done.dustushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796500077556153584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-39348607168476781382011-03-01T18:47:17.850-06:002011-03-01T18:47:17.850-06:00Wonderful writing on the Chinese mystic that took ...Wonderful writing on the Chinese mystic that took over the country...lots of Chinese history in where I live in Sacramento...they ran the stores providing supplies to all the miners in the Gold Rush...in the Sacramento Railroad museum there is a world section dedicated to the work they did on the railroad....<br /><br />Love the whole poem....great writing...bkmsigned...bkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558304976280070986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-18033982942078944102011-03-01T18:35:31.320-06:002011-03-01T18:35:31.320-06:00The mysterious Orient...now it's been either z...The mysterious Orient...now it's been either zennified, westernized, or just globalized to remove all the romance your poem lays on. I especially like your last two lines with their nostalgia for all that was lost along with those naive but evocative stereotypes.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-81918046889996808252011-03-01T18:24:41.354-06:002011-03-01T18:24:41.354-06:00I like the way you begin and end with your childho...I like the way you begin and end with your childhood memory, with the history and culture sandwiched between. I, too, am in awe of the way you wove all those references so neatly together!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221703763145912238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-67338694572851333272011-03-01T18:22:47.370-06:002011-03-01T18:22:47.370-06:00what a rich poem glynn...love the weaving of cultu...what a rich poem glynn...love the weaving of culture through out and the seriousness of the pictures we create ourselves in our stereotypes...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-77348432855989787332011-03-01T18:11:24.253-06:002011-03-01T18:11:24.253-06:00Right there with you all the way - junks and slow ...Right there with you all the way - junks and slow boats with Rosemary Clooney -- threading out the imaginations we had as children reading the early books and history brought full circle with an origami hat. It was like a movie and we were in it. The best kind of a poem, I think.Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-6699642155365663342011-03-01T17:49:57.209-06:002011-03-01T17:49:57.209-06:00I too enjoyed all of the cultural mentions. Great ...I too enjoyed all of the cultural mentions. Great poem Glynn, as usual I look forward to reading many more. ~Corbie SinclairCorbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168756186612658336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-77952216182782688042011-03-01T17:41:52.063-06:002011-03-01T17:41:52.063-06:00That ending is great. So poignant, after the more ...That ending is great. So poignant, after the more detached historical listings. I really liked it.<br /><br />And this phrase especially...<br /><br />"I need to see the shadow<br />of the Chinese hat"L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-31390469608881273662011-03-01T16:47:16.203-06:002011-03-01T16:47:16.203-06:00Woah. A stunning ride through history, and culture...Woah. A stunning ride through history, and culture, for that matter. A casual voice for such a serious reckoning - so many things at work here, slapping at the contentment of our modern world to ensconce itself in delusions..."they built the railroads / we built the stereotypes" hits it right on the nail. Enthralling, engaging read, that weaves an intricate picture for us in allusion, memory, and critique.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-70891535532320315112011-03-01T12:09:44.454-06:002011-03-01T12:09:44.454-06:00you keep on creating masterpieces ...you keep on creating masterpieces ...S. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-89275483704420761272011-03-01T10:40:24.429-06:002011-03-01T10:40:24.429-06:00Best damn thing I've read all year. Do it agai...Best damn thing I've read all year. Do it again.SylTeszserihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06730719785108906838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-4769984029453312282011-03-01T10:07:11.114-06:002011-03-01T10:07:11.114-06:00I think this is one of your best, Glynn. The title...I think this is one of your best, Glynn. The title is an immediate pull, the cultural references and allusions are well-knit, and the concluding stanza is wonderful.<br /><br />Never truer lines than "They built the railroads; / we built the stereotypes."Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-25595500244916561882011-03-01T07:07:35.973-06:002011-03-01T07:07:35.973-06:00That's a gem. Inspiring. I want to write som...That's a gem. Inspiring. I want to write something like that, with its concordance of memories, images, etc. Really quite beautifully done.Bob Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400471363764020869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-43966762486946398782011-03-01T06:08:12.569-06:002011-03-01T06:08:12.569-06:00What a trip down memory lane you've created Gl...What a trip down memory lane you've created Glynn.<br /><br />wow -- so seriously. How long did it take you to connect all these cultural references -- amazing!<br /><br />Very cool!Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.com