tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17577227.post7865412402037631580..comments2023-10-11T10:42:23.977-04:00Comments on HG Essays+Reviews: AIEE! (American Internal Emigre-Emigre) PoetryHenry Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763188178644726622noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17577227.post-33982073634705020542009-02-10T08:20:00.000-05:002009-02-10T08:20:00.000-05:00Thanks so much, James. It's good to know there ar...Thanks so much, James. It's good to know there are fellow "Mandelshtamians" out there.Henry Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763188178644726622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17577227.post-71685674349225686932009-02-09T18:38:00.000-05:002009-02-09T18:38:00.000-05:00i wonder if you'll be able to read this--'я так же...i wonder if you'll be able to read this--'я так же беден, как природа,/и так же прост, как небеса,/и призрачна моя свобода,/как птиц полночных голоса.'<BR/><BR/>it is, i think one of the perfect expressions of your I in AIEE!, and you probably recognize it as mandelstam.<BR/><BR/>(paraphrased: 'i am as poor as nature, and simple as the skies, and my freedom--transparent as the nightbirds' [silent] cries').<BR/><BR/>also, henry, since you're always giving me food for thought (always, that is, the few months i've known of you), i thought you deserved to know your name came up in a conversation i had w/myself last night. the conversation is summarized in my latest b-log entry here (jhstotts.blogspot.com). thanks.<BR/><BR/>jamesJ.H. Stottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979896497041414211noreply@blogger.com