Comments on: Homage To The New iPod

By: To The Muse « Word Bandit

To The Muse « Word Bandit — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:29:40 +0000

[...] next poem I alluded to last month in “Homage The New iPod,” Rainer Maria Rilke’s “Duino Elegies.” More precisely, I believe that [...]

By: bluesmokeofparadise

bluesmokeofparadise — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:47:10 +0000

ella, that was a timely find. Thanks for posting the Cavett quote.

For some reason, a line from e. e. cummings comes to mind,

“since feeling is first, whoever pays attention wholly to the syntax of things will never fully kiss you.”

Thanks for stopping by.

By: ellaella

ellaella — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:45:35 +0000

Lovely post, Word. Your ‘pod is certainly time and money well spent. And how odd that I just read this line on Cavett’s blog:

Music bypasses the brain and goes straight to the heart.

Better aim than Cupid.

By: bluesmokeofparadise

bluesmokeofparadise — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:52:51 +0000

Thanks for visiting, zacca.

I see that iTunes has the Stern and Ma available for download, with an additional track.

Cracked case not included.

By: zacca

zacca — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:33:33 +0000

Beautifully written and surreal. Joining the ranks of those of us who escape into our “additional” realities via Ipods, your essay is the poetry of memories evoked. The Homage is at once healing, haunting,and harrowing.
Looking forward to more along these lines, I find it inspiring.

By: bluesmokeofparadise

bluesmokeofparadise — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:48:23 +0000

Thanks for stopping by, nn.

Glad you enjoyed the essay. It is terribly uneven and in desperate need of work; but I think some material emerged which can be salvaged from the wreck.

Yes, I have officially joined the ranks of willful iPod oblivion. Glory Be!

Stay warm, my friend.

By: nn

nn — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:52:04 +0000

I was wondering where you’ve been. I’m delighted that you have encountered one of the sweetest lullabies, when played back, for the disquiet of middle dissillusion. I was stunned when I first heard my music list played back. I thought how much I enjoyed it, that every piece was beautiful. I caught myself immediately and had to laugh, as I quickly realized , that I was the arranger of the play list. I had drawn from the pool of my memories.

This is a beautiful essay blue!!! It resonates with my experience in a deep and genuine way. My iPod has become a metronome for my deepest and most emotionally charged memories. I can go back and forth in some ways, healing and engaging in self driven cognitive therapy. Just don’t lose it, what ever you do!

Loved the Brahm’s piece as well! Thank you for that introduction.

By: No Such Thing As Tidy Boxes « Blue Smoke of Paradise

No Such Thing As Tidy Boxes « Blue Smoke of Paradise — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:56:54 +0000

[...] newest draft, “Homage To The New iPod,” will have to suffice until “Under The Honeysuckle” develops smoother surfaces, amid the [...]