Comments on: Tree questions http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/01/tree-questions/ How can we live without the unknown before us? —Rene Char Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:48:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/01/tree-questions/#comment-3310 Dave Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:15:07 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/01/29/tree-questions/#comment-3310 Wow, that sounds cool! Wow, that sounds cool!

]]> By: Fred Garber http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/01/tree-questions/#comment-3309 Fred Garber Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:27:14 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/01/29/tree-questions/#comment-3309 Tributo A Neruda: Marinero En Tierra V.1 & V.2....Found the CD.....Pablo and Matilda are also on it Tributo A Neruda: Marinero En Tierra V.1 & V.2….Found the CD…..Pablo and Matilda are also on it

]]> By: Dave http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/01/tree-questions/#comment-3308 Dave Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:19:14 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/01/29/tree-questions/#comment-3308 I've never seen Il Postino, believe it or not. I guess if I had to pick a favorite Neruda book it would be <em>Canto General</em> - there's so much in it. But each of his books or book series was so distinct, it's like he was a dozen or more poets in one. A truly protean figure. An ordinary poet could've cemented an international repution just with the <em>Residencia</em> books, or with the odes, or with the CG... I’ve never seen Il Postino, believe it or not.

I guess if I had to pick a favorite Neruda book it would be Canto General – there’s so much in it. But each of his books or book series was so distinct, it’s like he was a dozen or more poets in one. A truly protean figure. An ordinary poet could’ve cemented an international repution just with the Residencia books, or with the odes, or with the CG…

]]> By: Fred Garber http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/01/tree-questions/#comment-3307 Fred Garber Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:41:39 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/01/29/tree-questions/#comment-3307 I am always rereading the Neruda books that I have. My favorite book of his is "Cien soneta de Amor". My wife and I recently watched the DVD of " Il Postino" again. The DVD has an extra part where various actots read his poetry. Somewhere among my CDs I have a CD of various Latin American singers singing his poetry....wish I could recall the name. I am always rereading the Neruda books that I have. My favorite book of his is “Cien soneta de Amor”. My wife and I recently watched the DVD of ” Il Postino” again. The DVD has an extra part where various actots read his poetry. Somewhere among my CDs I have a CD of various Latin American singers singing his poetry….wish I could recall the name.

]]> By: Dave http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/01/tree-questions/#comment-3306 Dave Tue, 30 Jan 2007 04:45:23 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/01/29/tree-questions/#comment-3306 It's one of his very last books, which are each very different and interesting. <a href="http://www.coppercanyonpress.org/catalog/dsp_books.cfm?ItemType=Book&sort=LastName,FirstName,Title&group=K,L,M,N,O&page=3" rel="nofollow">Copper Canyon</a> has brought out seven of them, all translated I think by William O'Daly (I have three). As for Chinese dictionaries, looking up a character can be quite an adventure sometimes. You have to guess which part of the character it will be indexed by, look up that element, then count the separate brush strokes required to write the remainder and look under that number. It’s one of his very last books, which are each very different and interesting. Copper Canyon has brought out seven of them, all translated I think by William O’Daly (I have three).

As for Chinese dictionaries, looking up a character can be quite an adventure sometimes. You have to guess which part of the character it will be indexed by, look up that element, then count the separate brush strokes required to write the remainder and look under that number.

]]> By: Laura http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/01/tree-questions/#comment-3305 Laura Tue, 30 Jan 2007 04:01:26 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/01/29/tree-questions/#comment-3305 I have Neruda's Odes to Opposites and Odes to Common Things, but not his Book of Questions. Will have to find a place for it here. Two of my students last semester grew up in Hong Kong and tried to explain to me (multiple times!) how a Chinese dictionary works - really very fascinating. I have Neruda’s Odes to Opposites and Odes to Common Things, but not his Book of Questions. Will have to find a place for it here.

Two of my students last semester grew up in Hong Kong and tried to explain to me (multiple times!) how a Chinese dictionary works – really very fascinating.

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