tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post2495049431731250399..comments2023-10-29T01:35:24.018+13:00Comments on An Affliction of Poetry: In the FutureAJ Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-47640396329927137222012-07-05T16:56:49.998+12:002012-07-05T16:56:49.998+12:00I guess it's my narrator trying to put a posit...I guess it's my narrator trying to put a positive spin on some pretty terrible things - but I'm not sure it was clear enough. Or maybe that's the point that spin merchants can make anything sound good - unfortunately I think I did the chirpy thing rather a little too well and it's undermined the impact of the poem.AJ Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-65126519504315594802012-07-05T12:08:34.649+12:002012-07-05T12:08:34.649+12:00I had to read this a few times to see that it does...I had to read this a few times to see that it does have some rather awful predictions for the world but you have somehow managed to convey it as a bit of a joke, or is it that you are happy for the robots to be caregivers and the cockroaches which are the elders of the world to proceed unmolested for once! I like that bit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-2264877818516210802012-07-04T23:11:39.978+12:002012-07-04T23:11:39.978+12:00cheers for dropping by :)cheers for dropping by :)AJ Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-90604748672580034122012-07-04T23:10:44.643+12:002012-07-04T23:10:44.643+12:00ok I can see I'm going to have to work on my c...ok I can see I'm going to have to work on my cheery despondency a lot. As for Arc it's a bit too long to ad-lib at this short notice - but there'll be another one, and maybe with a topic I can better get my head around :)<br />Cheers for dropping by - much obliged for the feedback.AJ Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-79557665561694876592012-07-04T22:23:27.603+12:002012-07-04T22:23:27.603+12:00*Like**Like*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-49841830571421812752012-07-03T15:24:09.954+12:002012-07-03T15:24:09.954+12:00An interesting mix of the positive and negative he...An interesting mix of the positive and negative here, Alicia... I hope you find that storyline before the ARC competition closes.Helen Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509185824465377150noreply@blogger.com