tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post6065647247711462008..comments2024-03-05T06:55:21.597-05:00Comments on Dori Reads: The Idea of Order in Key WestDorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-44973437539284240702013-11-21T19:53:21.905-05:002013-11-21T19:53:21.905-05:00I love the opening image of the sea fluttering its...I love the opening image of the sea fluttering its empty sleeves. I've always wanted to visit Key West. Thanks for this travelogue + poetry. Does visiting the place change your experience of a place poem?Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-8241527038402068942013-11-17T12:58:25.153-05:002013-11-17T12:58:25.153-05:00I remember studying this poem in school. Stevens i...I remember studying this poem in school. Stevens is exploring the relationship between art and reality, the imagination, the idea that art can change the way we look at the world. It's a pretty cool poem when you start to dig into it. Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-67901900163551221352013-11-17T12:52:44.377-05:002013-11-17T12:52:44.377-05:00It was a wonderful, much-needed rest. Key West has...It was a wonderful, much-needed rest. Key West has a unique charm that's all it's own. Like being in a completely separate world from the rest of reality. Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-28289797700874139962013-11-17T12:50:22.133-05:002013-11-17T12:50:22.133-05:00So happy to take you along, my friend!So happy to take you along, my friend!Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-82309120368204937452013-11-17T12:49:23.601-05:002013-11-17T12:49:23.601-05:00It's quite an interesting place. Long drive, b...It's quite an interesting place. Long drive, but definitely worth the visit.Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-17243172799302238242013-11-17T12:48:45.126-05:002013-11-17T12:48:45.126-05:00Yes, there are cats roaming everywhere, and appare...Yes, there are cats roaming everywhere, and apparently they are treated so well they never leave until they are buried in the cat cemetery on the grounds.Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-88557137587786548822013-11-17T05:52:10.074-05:002013-11-17T05:52:10.074-05:00Such a treat to see photos of your vacation Dori. ...Such a treat to see photos of your vacation Dori. It sounds glorious. How beautiful are these lines:<br /><br />"For she was the maker of the song she sang.<br />The ever-hooded, tragic-gestured sea<br />Was merely a place by which she walked to sing."<br /><br />Lovely.GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-75535297247333724412013-11-16T08:09:37.617-05:002013-11-16T08:09:37.617-05:00I loved seeing the photos here and on Facebook Dor...I loved seeing the photos here and on Facebook Dori. It sounds like a wonderful time. I love going to Florida on vacation, a different world! Thanks for the poem, too, what a story he told!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-62112574259448113942013-11-16T03:13:39.450-05:002013-11-16T03:13:39.450-05:00I just had a vicarious, culturally and aesthetical...I just had a vicarious, culturally and aesthetically rich vacation via your words! Thank youSusan L. Lipson, Author & Writing Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13795589003464693533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-88040328284407591092013-11-15T13:44:19.246-05:002013-11-15T13:44:19.246-05:00You sold me on a visit to Key West! I am listening...You sold me on a visit to Key West! I am listening to Wallace Stevens read the poem as I type this. He had a marvelous voice. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-84531855373190255972013-11-15T10:31:19.435-05:002013-11-15T10:31:19.435-05:00I've never been to Key West -- what a fascinat...I've never been to Key West -- what a fascinating and beautiful place. Loved all the photos, tidbits and stories you shared. Interesting about Stevens and Hemingway! And all those cats -- who knew? Thanks for the mini tour. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.com