tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15497817.post549381442509512701..comments2024-02-05T04:10:11.422-07:00Comments on RECONFIGURATIONS: A Journal for Poetics & Poetry / Literature & Culture: Mark Jacobs, "Singing in a Foreign Land"whowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09061175252438502627noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15497817.post-34686448951876154052010-01-15T21:12:02.654-07:002010-01-15T21:12:02.654-07:00Mark, this is a great story. Thanks for sharing it...Mark, this is a great story. Thanks for sharing it with me. I'm looking forward to Forty Wolves.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13830212033321116113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15497817.post-5569578644083209062010-01-13T10:01:21.302-07:002010-01-13T10:01:21.302-07:00Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awake...Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.<br />-Carl Jung <br />Thanks Mark. Took me back to my RPCV days, and more.Susan Elynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15497817.post-63559063249758844622010-01-12T13:11:29.600-07:002010-01-12T13:11:29.600-07:00The lines starting "by the waters of Babylon....The lines starting "by the waters of Babylon..." are taken from Psalms 137:1 - "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion." The weeping willow (salix babylonica) is also named for this verse. A wonderful story. Thanks Mark.Dave Hawknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15497817.post-73662758654862667352010-01-11T12:18:41.618-07:002010-01-11T12:18:41.618-07:00If there is a witness to my little life,
To my tin...If there is a witness to my little life,<br />To my tiny throes and struggles,<br />He sees a fool;<br />And it is not fine for gods to menace fools.<br />~Stephen Crane<br /><br />Nice work, Mark. As usual.Bob Holdennoreply@blogger.com