tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post5611233565500058781..comments2023-10-06T08:10:05.853-04:00Comments on Necromancy Never Pays: The Twelve Dancing PrincessesJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-63042823327123197112010-08-10T05:18:09.605-04:002010-08-10T05:18:09.605-04:00What a fantastic poem and yes so sad, who doesn...What a fantastic poem and yes so sad, who doesn't want to go out dancing until late?Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462660276240016464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-73633755712028469392010-08-06T08:48:34.429-04:002010-08-06T08:48:34.429-04:00Freshhell, the twelve-year-old in me is still gigg...Freshhell, the twelve-year-old in me is still giggling at women who are supposed to get what they want...in them.<br /><br />Nymeth and Harriet, the whole volume is really good. I first read it when I was 22 or 23, as a grad student.<br /><br />Elizabeth, I loved the sad fairy tales, too--The Little Match Girl so often has beautiful illustrations and my favorite (prophetically, I'm afraid) was always Andersen's Little Mermaid who paid for her legs by feeling knives every time she took a step.<br /><br />So glad that you're liking some of the poems!<br /><br />Jenny, yes, I love those few clear images. The sponge under the guy's chin was always an image that stuck with me, as it evidently did with Sexton!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-40784794185037795692010-08-05T21:17:50.463-04:002010-08-05T21:17:50.463-04:00I was somewhat obsessed with Transformations in co...I was somewhat obsessed with Transformations in college, but hadn't read any of those poems in years. Thanks for posting.Harriet M. Welschhttp://spynotes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-68275361382208429412010-08-05T19:36:44.296-04:002010-08-05T19:36:44.296-04:00I thought that fairy tale was marvelous, though no...I thought that fairy tale was marvelous, though not the ending; the Anne Sexton poem is marvelous altogether. I like it in fairy tales how most of the world is a blur, with a few absolutely sharp, clear images--the worn-out shoes, the diamond leaves. The Twelve Dancing Princesses is particularly evocative that way, I think.Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-19767338986974130622010-08-05T16:04:52.750-04:002010-08-05T16:04:52.750-04:00It is a sad tale. My favorite story was a Hans Chr...It is a sad tale. My favorite story was a Hans Christen Andersen story called the Little Match girl. I'm pretty sure the reason I loved it so much was because my version had beautiful watercolor drawings in it. I also loved The Princess and the Pea (my mother says I am the princess). <br /><br />But yes, I love this poem. You keep doing this, I'll end up looking like a more normal English undergrad.edj3https://www.blogger.com/profile/11137939126171451654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-53128585741913565982010-08-05T15:44:22.953-04:002010-08-05T15:44:22.953-04:00I love this poem - the whole of Transformations, r...I love this poem - the whole of Transformations, really.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-49891025252286773772010-08-05T14:10:55.538-04:002010-08-05T14:10:55.538-04:00Me, too. Most of those Grimm tales had a bad endin...Me, too. Most of those Grimm tales had a bad ending - at least for someone. Women are supposed to get what they want (a husband)in them (if they're good) but have to give up their freedom in exchange. I very much doubt the "happily ever after" endings.FreshHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051170717740487431noreply@blogger.com