tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post8454721138665901585..comments2024-03-25T18:27:37.374+00:00Comments on The Kissed Mouth: A PoemKirsty Stonell Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342964877965021654noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-87674857108440916902011-10-10T06:53:17.742+01:002011-10-10T06:53:17.742+01:00I feel a cooking/poetry/art history book coming on...I feel a cooking/poetry/art history book coming on... ;)Kirsty Stonell Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342964877965021654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-40862683457171090232011-10-09T18:00:58.519+01:002011-10-09T18:00:58.519+01:00"I gave my forgiveness"... so like the h..."I gave my forgiveness"... so like the hypocritical Victorian male attempt to rescue fallen/lower class women.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14870791842615196439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-9234608456122162662011-10-08T02:07:33.206+01:002011-10-08T02:07:33.206+01:00I saw it in person when it was in the U.S. as part...I saw it in person when it was in the U.S. as part of the Waking Dreams exhibit. That exhibit had an impressive collection. I wish they would do it again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-47174809997561389862011-10-07T17:13:13.492+01:002011-10-07T17:13:13.492+01:00Thanks, lovely ladies. I've always felt a str...Thanks, lovely ladies. I've always felt a strong attachment to this picture and an alternative reading of it (which probably isn't what Rossetti intended at all).Kirsty Stonell Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342964877965021654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-17128952447916154942011-10-07T17:00:52.136+01:002011-10-07T17:00:52.136+01:00Beautiful poem, Kirsty! A strong and self-reliant...Beautiful poem, Kirsty! A strong and self-reliant Victorian woman, yet tragic as well. The line about the man feeling proud to have forgiven her reminds me very much of the way I view La Belle Dame Sans Merci.<br /><br />Lovely!!Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-90466352478360530752011-10-07T16:22:03.052+01:002011-10-07T16:22:03.052+01:00"All the women of my family are dead."
O..."All the women of my family are dead."<br />Oh good lord, that line got me. Well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com