Comments on: The Righteous Man Surprised by the Devil https://www.vianegativa.us/2009/04/the-righteous-man-surprised-by-the-devil/ Purveyors of fine poetry since 2003. Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:29:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dave https://www.vianegativa.us/2009/04/the-righteous-man-surprised-by-the-devil/#comment-10589 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:29:29 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=4401#comment-10589 In reply to Laura.

Thanks. Of course there was a certain arbitrariness to my choice of species for the arborescent object in the painting, but I swear the identification came first, uninfluenced by literary considerations. In other words, it felt more like a discovery than an invention, which is always where I want to be when writing.

]]> By: Laura https://www.vianegativa.us/2009/04/the-righteous-man-surprised-by-the-devil/#comment-10588 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:56:02 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=4401#comment-10588 I like how no-time chooses the space “by the monkey puzzle tree” for its snaring.

]]> By: Dave https://www.vianegativa.us/2009/04/the-righteous-man-surprised-by-the-devil/#comment-10587 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:43:20 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=4401#comment-10587 In reply to sarah b.

Thanks for pointing out the smug/smog parallelism. I had intended a symmetrical structure, but hadn’t noticed that particular echo — how serendipitous! So glad you’re enjoying the series, Sarah. Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: sarah b https://www.vianegativa.us/2009/04/the-righteous-man-surprised-by-the-devil/#comment-10586 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:44:54 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=4401#comment-10586 This poem made me understand some new things about pride. And I love the smug/smog play. This series is fabulous. Thank you for showing us the Hicks-Jenkins paintings, too. They are terrifying.

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