Comments on: The Memory of Water http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2007/03/the-memory-of-water/ Poetry Editor and Struggling Poet Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:38:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2007/03/the-memory-of-water/#comment-40 Anonymous Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:42:00 +0000 http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/?p=26#comment-40 personally, i like "cool insistence" better than "simple resistance."<br/><br/>"simple" usually seems like a really bland and flat word to use to me, even though that's kind of what it's supposed to seem like by the definition of "simple."<br/><br/>and there's something really awesome about a pillow being insistent. i'm really glad you accidentally plaguerized that line because i think it brought you to this end result, which- even though you don't agree- is much better, i think. personally, i like “cool insistence” better than “simple resistance.”

“simple” usually seems like a really bland and flat word to use to me, even though that’s kind of what it’s supposed to seem like by the definition of “simple.”

and there’s something really awesome about a pillow being insistent. i’m really glad you accidentally plaguerized that line because i think it brought you to this end result, which- even though you don’t agree- is much better, i think.

]]> By: Amanda Phoenix http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2007/03/the-memory-of-water/#comment-39 Amanda Phoenix Mon, 19 Mar 2007 02:12:00 +0000 http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/?p=26#comment-39 I really like this, somehow all the scientific language really works without feeling harsh. I don't know if that makes any sense or not. I'm not partial to "dumb as a bedpan" - I'd probably use dull or something. But then, I don't have my own poetry magazine. ;-) I really like this, somehow all the scientific language really works without feeling harsh. I don’t know if that makes any sense or not. I’m not partial to “dumb as a bedpan” – I’d probably use dull or something. But then, I don’t have my own poetry magazine. ;-)

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