Anthony Romaniw
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hey Lois. First off, praying that your surgery goes well next month! From all of us I'm sure, please stay safe! My Q is: How do you personally approach poetry? Specifically, how do you translate your experience with poetry into your writing? The 5 Gods stuff is sometimes so stunningly lyrical that I had to wonder. I'm reading Aniara by Harry Martenson and it made me think of the Cetagandans taking art to its limits.
Lois McMaster Bujold
I read a certain amount of poetry in my younger days, some of which sticks with me. I've not read much lately, but I suppose it's in there as an influence underneath somewhere.
We all listen to a lot more poetry daily than we realize, because song lyrics are nothing but that. People who say "poetry doesn't sell" are overlooking the multi-billion-dollar music industry.
Ta, L.
We all listen to a lot more poetry daily than we realize, because song lyrics are nothing but that. People who say "poetry doesn't sell" are overlooking the multi-billion-dollar music industry.
Ta, L.
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Celtic
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hi Louis. Typos in Knot of Shadows at page 50 of 111, 44%, when Penric meets Learned Retaka: "Olive Street was marginally less crooked and narrow than its surrounding streets, alleys… passages. The dwellings on this southwest side were much cut-up by time and their residents, many to overcrowded chambers for, if not poor, working men and women and their families." Enjoyed it, as ever. Hope this helps?
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