Larisa Alexandrovna does poetry, too

[starroute]

If you didn't know, DU's lala_rawraw, who is also Larisa Alexandrovna of Raw Story, wears a third hat as a poet as well. Go see what she's done now . . . here's a bit of it:

You cannot press me silent
Bruiser, because I don't have
Enough flags attached to my house,
Or because I don't like your lists and eyes
On lists, or threaten fists against
Me if I won't sit still.

It's up at Larisa's blog at Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larisa-alexandrovna/speaking-to-jingoman_b_15893.html

And also at Mick Smith's blog at the London Times:
http://timesonline.typepad.com/mick_smith/2006/02/speaking_to_jin.html#more

[saltpoint]

1. More poetry, rather than less, would be a powerful lift for U.S.

public life.

I'm not exactly holding my breath waiting for any from the lips of DimSon. Or Uncle Dick, or Kindasleazy, or that evil ninny Don Rumsfeld.

Former Sec. of Defense William Cohen is a good poet. Former Sen. Eugene McCarthy not bad either. And several others.

Language should lift and inspire, not deceive and tear down. Bravo and hurray for Ms. Alexandrovna.

[Nothing Without Hope]

2. K & R for Larisa's poetry. Now I have an inkling of one of her strategies

for keeping her sanity amid all the horrors she reports.

And she shares it with us.

Thank you, Larisa!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

3. She's not bad either

The lady is talented with the written word in more than one form it would appear. Impressive.

[Nothing Without Hope]

4. Kick for our LaLa - let's have something GOOD on the Greatest Page n/t

[lala_rawraw]

6. thank you, if only people actually read poetry

anymore... the oldest form of recording history, expressing thoughts and feelings, and so forth. we need a new Romantic revolution on par with Shelley and the gang.:)

[entanglement]

7. Howdy, Lala_rawraw!

Haven't seen any posts from you in a while
:hi:

[H2O Man]

8. A cultural revolution

is impossible without poetry.

[lala_rawraw]

10. it fell off the blog

at Huff within hours, so there is the cultural revolution at its best:)

[H2O Man]

11. The advantages of DU

include keeping things going for longer.

[Nothing Without Hope]

12. You have the right of it, LaLa! Our age - we - need it badly.

Beauty can't be shrink-wrapped or regimented. Too many people don't even know what the essense of poetry IS. Even less do they recognize their own need for it.

If of thy mortal goods thou art bereft
And from thy slender store two loaves alone to thee are left
Sell one, and with the dole
Buy hyacinths to feed thy soul.
--Moslih Saadi

This is such a lovely thought and image - I've always wondered how beautiful it must be in its original language, with all the carefully chosen sounds and nuances of a great poet and a language famous for the loveliness of its poetry.

[LincolnMcGrath]

5. K & R

[DemReadingDU]

9. K&R

[bleever]

13. Roses are red,

Violets are blue.
lala's a poet;
What can't this girl do?


Very nice, Larisa!

:hi:

[Nothing Without Hope]

18. Excellent, Bleev! Admiration for and competition with our LaLa all in

19 syllables - unless your come from an area that says violets in 2 syllables.! Bravo! :thumbsup:

[bleever]

19. All admiration, no competition.

:hi: Hope!

[Nothing Without Hope]

14. Poetry is powerful language - when it is applied to issues of social

injustice and oppression, it can have a stronger effect than many more words in an essay or newspaper article.

Kick for our LaLa

[Gabi Hayes]

15. Poetry

is the underwear of the universe

[EFerrari]

16. I would have said, duct tape.

:hi:

[Nothing Without Hope]

17. LOL!!! And yet it's true - that's what makes it so funny. Brilliant!

THanks for the laugh.

This Robert Frost quote isn't so funny, but it's true too:
"Poetry is what gets lost in translation." -Robert Frost, poet (1874-1963)

Communication in words is a strong filter for emotions and reality. Poetry at its best briefly yet timelessly bypasses that filter.

[Nothing Without Hope]

20. A very early Monday kick for LaLa and her poetry. (We kick for her

vitally important reporting all the time.)

:patriot: :grouphug: :yourock:

[stop the bleeding]

21. Kick - I posted a thread on this but did not see this one until now n/t