tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10107496.post110742013853095795..comments2023-05-11T12:49:17.550-03:00Comments on Salt and Ice: Ono no Komachi and Izumi ShikibuJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821143429836966690noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10107496.post-1107525544185902222005-02-04T09:59:00.000-04:002005-02-04T09:59:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10107496.post-1107450497454757702005-02-03T13:08:00.000-04:002005-02-03T13:08:00.000-04:00Good to see you out and about the net, Loren.
I d...Good to see you out and about the net, Loren.<br /><br />I don't know that I'd blame age necessarily for a preference for those shorter works. They're small and shiny things the whole of which can be held in the mind at once without great difficulty so they can be turned over and over with our attention locked on their textures and tastes.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08821143429836966690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10107496.post-1107423454946184912005-02-03T05:37:00.000-04:002005-02-03T05:37:00.000-04:00As I grow older and my attention span seems to get...As I grow older and my attention span seems to get shorter, I find these short Chinese and Japanese poetic forms more and more appealing.<br /><br />I'd also agree with you that the it's more important to convey the feeling and intent of the originals than to preserve a certain number of syllables.Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152302644577926337noreply@blogger.com