tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post3486633895268373740..comments2024-03-29T07:16:09.835-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Poetry Sunday: The Bees, the Flowers, Jesus, Ancient Tigers, Poseidon, Adam and EveDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-90051622720873952842022-07-31T02:16:48.607-05:002022-07-31T02:16:48.607-05:00I applaud Michael Derrick Hudson for his elegant s...I applaud Michael Derrick Hudson for his elegant subversion of woke racism, and very much hope to see more from him.Richard Cravenhttps://amoebadick.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-29781666716314142022022-07-31T02:14:10.158-05:002022-07-31T02:14:10.158-05:00I saw Sokal about fifteen years ago at Bristol whe...I saw Sokal about fifteen years ago at Bristol where I did my philosophy PhD. I forget what his talk was on, but it was definitely something philosophical and outside his competences in maths and phyisics, and I'm afraid to say I remember agreeing with one or two people around me who thought it very second rate. That said, the world owes him and Bricmont a debt of gratitude for their exposure of the folly, absurdity, and mendacity of postmodernism.Amoeba Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168958332101813329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-5717090243359115282015-12-19T17:22:23.389-06:002015-12-19T17:22:23.389-06:00It certainly has created some controversy, but, li...It certainly has created some controversy, but, like you, I find it an interesting poem. Interesting construction and presentation of ideas. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-53419302321518490782015-12-19T17:19:31.941-06:002015-12-19T17:19:31.941-06:00Many interesting ideas in this poem.
I am grateful...Many interesting ideas in this poem.<br />I am grateful for the controversy that brought it to my attention. For what it's worth, I discovered this poem when reading about the Sokal hoax.MaxLiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910999082168349824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-16983622546505298172015-10-30T19:10:17.611-05:002015-10-30T19:10:17.611-05:00From what I've heard, yours seems to be the ma...From what I've heard, yours seems to be the majority opinion!Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-47977351208727583372015-10-30T16:13:29.070-05:002015-10-30T16:13:29.070-05:00The only thing interesting about this poem is imag...The only thing interesting about this poem is imagining the Chinese-American woman who was supposed to have written it.<br />CCCCppppCCppphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955573082424585316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-82965876741762329912015-09-14T13:34:40.875-05:002015-09-14T13:34:40.875-05:00I think we are in agreement there. I haven't l...I think we are in agreement there. I haven't looked at the <i>Best of...</i> collection yet, but Mr. Orr seems pretty dismissive of their selections.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-82461184556107497702015-09-14T13:31:43.907-05:002015-09-14T13:31:43.907-05:00I like the poem but I don't think it's ext...I like the poem but I don't think it's extraordinary. If the other poems are like this one, then our best poets are going nowhere.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.com