tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post5457438954146182040..comments2024-03-26T01:52:45.563-07:00Comments on Fred's Place: Edward Thomas: First Known When LostFredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-51419660262532307032014-06-09T17:10:14.984-07:002014-06-09T17:10:14.984-07:00RT,
Yes, ambiguity is frequently an ingredient in...RT,<br /><br />Yes, ambiguity is frequently an ingredient in poetry. Frost has his own unique way of introducing it. His poems are fairly straightforward throughout and I figure I've got a handle on it, and then in the last stanza or even the last two lines, he introduces something that questions everything that's gone before.<br /><br />Thomas, who apparently was a friend of Frost, in the few poems I've read of his, does similar things. And I so far also am reminded of Frost when I read something by Thomas. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-46409214349148819382014-06-09T07:46:55.502-07:002014-06-09T07:46:55.502-07:00I think of Robert Frost (especially his poem The R...I think of Robert Frost (especially his poem The Road Not Taken) when I read Thomas's poem and your commentary. <br /><br />And ambiguity -- it seems to me -- is an important ingredient in most poetry. Options for "meanings" allow for more different readings. This is essential in a "good" poem.R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.com