tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post7498224980959924157..comments2023-07-22T15:44:42.859+01:00Comments on More about the song - rambling with Rachel Fox: Remember anything?Rachel Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-35598425878637671382009-05-04T18:54:00.000+01:002009-05-04T18:54:00.000+01:00Maybe you hated it so much as a child that you hav...Maybe you hated it so much as a child that you have blanked it all out, Jim!<br /><br />It's a good discipline I think to try and learn something in this way. I wouldn't want to do it all the time but it makes a change...uses different bits of the brain, different types of concentration.<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-45919042294915559372009-05-04T18:23:00.000+01:002009-05-04T18:23:00.000+01:00I must have had a peculiar childhood because I hon...I must have had a peculiar childhood because I honestly don't remember standing up in front of the class and reciting anything. Considering when I was at school I find that hard to believe but there you go. On the odd occasion I've been compelled to stand up and do a party-piece it was always 'Fleas': Adam / Had 'em. And then I could sit down. I can actually hardly remember any of my own poems word for word, something I have felt embarrassed about on occasion but never enough to try and memorise a couple for emergencies.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-27793021205301393912009-05-04T07:59:00.000+01:002009-05-04T07:59:00.000+01:00It's never too late to join in, Dominic. And that'...It's never too late to join in, Dominic. And that's a good idea about the tune. In fact the website I've linked to for the words is a place where someone has put tunes to Hopkins poems (including 'Inversnaid'). I couldn't listen to it though...it wasn't one of the samples and I didn't really want to buy it right then and there!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-91270855671799115442009-05-04T00:31:00.000+01:002009-05-04T00:31:00.000+01:00Sorry, but since it's now nearly 1am on Monday I w...Sorry, but since it's now nearly 1am on Monday I won't have time to learn one by then. Should have dropped by earlier! I might have a go anyway, though. Funny how it's easier to learn songs - I'm the same. One could try making up tunes for poems to learn them, then just saying the poems afterwards. Would it work?Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-64192341862546553392009-05-01T16:58:00.000+01:002009-05-01T16:58:00.000+01:00Perhaps we should all learn a Carol Ann Duffy too ...Perhaps we should all learn a Carol Ann Duffy too - in her honour as t'were.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-8937441515307170852009-05-01T12:56:00.000+01:002009-05-01T12:56:00.000+01:00Now we're getting a team together! Travelling poet...Now we're getting a team together! Travelling poetry cabaret troupe anyone?<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-68499953585609977852009-05-01T12:46:00.000+01:002009-05-01T12:46:00.000+01:00Doing "The Listeners" with my youngest children at...Doing "The Listeners" with my youngest children at the moment (another coincidence) as it was the first poem my mother learned off by heart and the first she made me learn by heart. <br />Sticking with that retro theme I'm going for Byron's "The Destruction of Sennacherib" on the flimsy premise that I just love the first line.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-66731730682374532232009-05-01T12:33:00.000+01:002009-05-01T12:33:00.000+01:00Excellent Dave! Look forward to hearing it if you ...Excellent Dave! Look forward to hearing it if you can.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-64317340931860345002009-05-01T12:31:00.000+01:002009-05-01T12:31:00.000+01:00Okay, I do still learn stuff from time to time, mo...Okay, I do still learn stuff from time to time, mostly sections of long works, but maybe time I learnt a whole one. I'll have ago at The Idea of Order at Quay West by Wallace Stevens.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-54103261112484154832009-05-01T11:43:00.000+01:002009-05-01T11:43:00.000+01:00I know, I know! It's taken me a couple of days to ...I know, I know! It's taken me a couple of days to get into my stride with it (been putting it off, doing anything but etc.) but I took it with me on my dogwalk this morning and found that much easier. The regular pace and all that probably helps...plus the fresh air, the springiness all around, the lack of laptop/phone/dishes distractions and so on. I really enjoyed it. Can't say I know it all yet...but I know more than half of it!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-13004753105922833722009-05-01T11:36:00.000+01:002009-05-01T11:36:00.000+01:00Oh Gawd, with my memory it had better be a Basho h...Oh Gawd, with my memory it had better be a Basho haiku!apprenticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784785172285984036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-50881142402971390172009-05-01T07:23:00.000+01:002009-05-01T07:23:00.000+01:00You must have one techno-friendly person in the fa...You must have one techno-friendly person in the family circle Hope. That nephew...how old is he? Ready for tech duties?<br /><br />And SW. yes I read your post last night and wondered when you would bring your memory talents over here! I'm struggling to learn the GMH (though I'm liking it a great deal). The second line stumps me 'rollrock highroad'....sounds like a food and drink thing (rolling rock beer and rocky road cake!). Our modern associations get in the way! Well, mine do...I'm hungry now...<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-52572089209676724112009-05-01T07:19:00.000+01:002009-05-01T07:19:00.000+01:00More synchronicity! Just did a post last night whi...More synchronicity! Just did a post last night which touched on learning poems off by heart - and I've only just read your own piece this minute. How strange is that? But perhaps not so odd in blogworld, I think.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-39695284824962947042009-04-30T23:31:00.000+01:002009-04-30T23:31:00.000+01:00If I can figure out how [technology and I are akin...If I can figure out how [technology and I are akin to me and math] I will do my best. :)hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-87601638767389661512009-04-30T12:59:00.000+01:002009-04-30T12:59:00.000+01:00Well, Sorlil..I didn't make any rules about length...Well, Sorlil..I didn't make any rules about length so I can't say no! You might get finished before the rest of us though...<br /><br />And Hope...PLEASE will you record yours when you've learned it. I'd love to hear your accent/voice. <br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-32470893090475159862009-04-30T12:55:00.000+01:002009-04-30T12:55:00.000+01:00I'm convinced if they could've put Math to music, ...I'm convinced if they could've put Math to music, I would be better with numbers. :)<br /><br />Hmmm, off to look for something I once read and liked...memorizing it might be fun.hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-12365871642584463052009-04-30T12:54:00.000+01:002009-04-30T12:54:00.000+01:00I'm thinking WCW's The Red Wheelbarrow, lolI'm thinking WCW's The Red Wheelbarrow, lolMarion McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-83508214694247538182009-04-30T08:12:00.000+01:002009-04-30T08:12:00.000+01:00Let's hope it sticks that well with me!
I've neve...Let's hope it sticks that well with me!<br /><br />I've never quite got his appeal before so I'm hoping this project will give me some insight...<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-72351342853904088832009-04-30T08:02:00.000+01:002009-04-30T08:02:00.000+01:00Funny you chose "Inversnaid". Out of all the poems...Funny you chose "Inversnaid". Out of all the poems that I had to recite by heart at school, that's the only poem I can still remember.Danish doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020527943859347043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-24793879823031293392009-04-30T07:29:00.000+01:002009-04-30T07:29:00.000+01:00I thought you'd come to play, D. I think it's goin...I thought you'd come to play, D. I think it's going to be a lot of fun...I may pack a picnic!<br />And size isn't everything you know.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-5331064064198999902009-04-29T22:46:00.000+01:002009-04-29T22:46:00.000+01:00Oooh... there's an idea! I'll go for something old...Oooh... there's an idea! I'll go for something old and something William Blake-ish. And I've chosen one... now I have to learn it. :)<br /><br />But it's a long one - 56 lines. :(deemikayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421704728979191339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-78374155704741774922009-04-29T20:46:00.000+01:002009-04-29T20:46:00.000+01:00An expert I see! I really hope some of you record ...An expert I see! I really hope some of you record your recitals too.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-52714537149755639922009-04-29T20:35:00.000+01:002009-04-29T20:35:00.000+01:00Wow, what a great one. I used to remember big long...Wow, what a great one. I used to remember big long poems; I loved those best, by Longfellow and Coleridge. I'll have to think about which one for this week and get back to you! But it will be something old and dramatic I think, for old time's sake.Susan at Stony Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10385202649291774852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-10210208016624021052009-04-29T20:13:00.000+01:002009-04-29T20:13:00.000+01:00Hello Elizabeth!
What are you going to learn?
xHello Elizabeth!<br />What are you going to learn?<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-28195926581444840212009-04-29T20:02:00.000+01:002009-04-29T20:02:00.000+01:00Ok, I'm up for it!Ok, I'm up for it!Forthvalley scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05128591514560815991noreply@blogger.com