tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post3801744659631356984..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: Sunday Poetry - Virginia Grahamlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-64071006663742674142013-10-01T08:07:02.736+10:002013-10-01T08:07:02.736+10:00Vere Hodgson is wonderful & I also enjoyed Hou...Vere Hodgson is wonderful & I also enjoyed House Bound, two more excellent Persephones. I always start thinking about WWI & WWII around this time of year & I have plenty to choose from on the tbr shelves.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-88927913926120604632013-09-30T19:44:19.448+10:002013-09-30T19:44:19.448+10:00I've never come across her, but I'd like t...I've never come across her, but I'd like to read more - would certainly tie in with my slow read of Vere Hodgson's wartime diaries, which is prompting a trawl through other novels and memoirs of the period. The poem reminds me of Winifred Peck's House-Bound - well worth a read if you are in WW2 mode. Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-2566008876104435002013-09-30T07:54:58.940+10:002013-09-30T07:54:58.940+10:00Yes, it's very cleverly written & has got ...Yes, it's very cleverly written & has got me into the WWII mood.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-4882023720847975972013-09-30T07:53:43.433+10:002013-09-30T07:53:43.433+10:00It's interesting to see how times have changed...It's interesting to see how times have changed, isn't it? Reading Angela Thirkell prepared me for the snobbery!lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-52848385071774239062013-09-30T07:52:47.424+10:002013-09-30T07:52:47.424+10:00Yes, it's been a while since I dipped in to th...Yes, it's been a while since I dipped in to this collection but it was fun to read them again.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-7050867110557144692013-09-29T18:48:53.972+10:002013-09-29T18:48:53.972+10:00That's just lovely. That rhyme of 'harder&...That's just lovely. That rhyme of 'harder' and 'larder' is just perfect. I must read some more now.skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-15648502716402400312013-09-29T18:32:27.189+10:002013-09-29T18:32:27.189+10:00Good grief, that poem shows how things have change...Good grief, that poem shows how things have changed! Imagine refusing to write letters in the servants' hall, and HAVING a servants' hall! Imagine refusing to eat soup with a kitchen spoon. What other kind of spoon is there nowadays? The courage and nobility is blunted by the snobbery. - Diana BirchallAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-19677968899333320932013-09-29T16:19:23.061+10:002013-09-29T16:19:23.061+10:00I love Virginia Graham -- her war poems give such ...I love Virginia Graham -- her war poems give such an interesting slant, so witty and perceptive.harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-85451010958674113422013-09-29T13:48:25.394+10:002013-09-29T13:48:25.394+10:00You're welcome!You're welcome!lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-47860645939740125662013-09-29T13:48:13.571+10:002013-09-29T13:48:13.571+10:00It's an interesting collection. Not all the po...It's an interesting collection. Not all the poems are funny, some are quite moving. VG was a friend of Joyce Grenfell. I have their letters on the tbr shelves - Simon is always recommending them & I must read them soon!lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-4998105004667080422013-09-29T12:01:33.291+10:002013-09-29T12:01:33.291+10:00Lovely ..thank you!
Lovely ..thank you!<br />Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-49591562362011109292013-09-29T03:51:52.115+10:002013-09-29T03:51:52.115+10:00Wonderful poem and very Thirkell-esque! I've ...Wonderful poem and very Thirkell-esque! I've had this collection sitting on my shelf unread for too long.Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.com