tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733654361980886883.post445555401011463172..comments2023-10-24T05:18:53.448+10:00Comments on Steve Capelin, Writer. My Missing Life: Water-godSteve Capelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14838386764407644146noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733654361980886883.post-48759931225168690132008-12-26T19:41:00.000+10:002008-12-26T19:41:00.000+10:00No I haven't alex. You have obviously.Do you recom...No I haven't alex. You have obviously.<BR/>Do you recommnend it to a swimmer/beach fanatic?<BR/>Hope you had a good xmas.Steve Capelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838386764407644146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733654361980886883.post-81274427610852014592008-12-22T17:30:00.000+10:002008-12-22T17:30:00.000+10:00Luvvie - have I asked you this already - have you ...Luvvie - have I asked you this already - have you read Breath?Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733654361980886883.post-91263366674198049082008-12-22T17:29:00.000+10:002008-12-22T17:29:00.000+10:00mate - have you read Breath yet by Winton?mate - have you read Breath yet by Winton?Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733654361980886883.post-47325450777361009242008-12-16T16:46:00.000+10:002008-12-16T16:46:00.000+10:00Ooops, life long learning I meant.Ooops, life long learning I meant.Leithalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09720210336147794848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733654361980886883.post-4650578776420282232008-12-16T16:44:00.000+10:002008-12-16T16:44:00.000+10:00Hey I'm a philistine re poetry and the classics, m...Hey I'm a philistine re poetry and the classics, my secondary education was sorely lacking. I'm educating myself now ......long learning. I know this poem from a movie. <BR/><BR/>Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,<BR/>Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,<BR/>Silence the pianos and with muffled drum<BR/>Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come...<BR/><BR/>He was my North, my South, my East and West,<BR/>My working week and my Sunday rest,<BR/>My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;<BR/>I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong....<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I did my laps today out at uni. Was a bit stiff and sore at first but after a while I was in complete heaven. Beautiful clear water and meditative silence. Devine.Leithalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09720210336147794848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733654361980886883.post-9618160026432553682008-12-13T14:26:00.000+10:002008-12-13T14:26:00.000+10:00I think Krissy already knows who you are. You shou...I think Krissy already knows who you are. You should say hi.<BR/>I'd like to say i was that well read to recognise an Auden poem. That would be self delusion. I'm a dabbler rather than a student of anything. Sorry to disappoint you. <BR/>I read avidly but erratically and slowly.Steve Capelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838386764407644146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733654361980886883.post-78052705876900619322008-12-12T13:26:00.000+10:002008-12-12T13:26:00.000+10:00Thanks for the suggestions. Will look for the book...Thanks for the suggestions. Will look for the book at the library. Many roads seem to be leading me toward poetry writing, think I'll just go with it, even though it's something so foreign to me. <BR/><BR/>Ah Avid, had a lovely time, chose lots of books for presents and also for myself. Even bought a poetry book and it has that Auden poem about stop all the clocks. Thought about introducing myself to Krissy but didn't, should have then she may have introduced me to you. <BR/><BR/>We could email instead of this long way around?Leithalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09720210336147794848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733654361980886883.post-43567006339139608522008-12-11T09:11:00.000+10:002008-12-11T09:11:00.000+10:00I read this in my already too hot Brisbane lounge ...I read this in my already too hot Brisbane lounge room. Its only 9 am but your beautiful words whisked me away - took me out of the heat that is slowly building around me, and dropped me fair in the middle of a memory of Bondi Beach around the mid 1960's where as a kid, I grew up.<BR/><BR/> It brought back memories of that awesome connection of man and sea and how invincible the ocean can make you feel - and the way nature inspires us versus the way fellow man can so quickly deflate us. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for this journey - beautifully portrayed. Would like to come back for more...Zen Quillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969372381654737050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733654361980886883.post-35840934319289551662008-12-10T18:19:00.000+10:002008-12-10T18:19:00.000+10:00It's great having such a receptive audience. Knowi...It's great having such a receptive audience. Knowing that these stories really connect with you actually keeps me writing.<BR/>Poetry: My practical suggestion would be to encourage him to write down a detailed (short) account of a real event or memory which actually involved his girlfriend or which reminds him of their relationship. He can then edit out all the unnecessary stuff to make it denser and finally break it up so its more like thoughts than a traditional narrative. I love really specific stories and poetry 'cos i think it captures the essence and truth of experiences better than broad and general emotional statements. Capturing smells, colours, shapes really helps.That's me the teacher talking. I do have a great book of love poems which is full of short and beautiful pieces. They are all by women. It's called "Dancing the Tightrope" and is published by Womens Press (1987). It may be in libraries. Alternatively I could lend it to him through you?Steve Capelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838386764407644146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733654361980886883.post-85827303539897797482008-12-09T21:55:00.000+10:002008-12-09T21:55:00.000+10:00You sure you don't mean sea-dog Horrie.You sure you don't mean sea-dog Horrie.Steve Capelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838386764407644146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733654361980886883.post-70969064411968484062008-12-09T20:20:00.000+10:002008-12-09T20:20:00.000+10:00You are a sea-god Steve.You are a sea-god Steve.denis peelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12060451485047962881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733654361980886883.post-55618862109395175362008-12-09T14:36:00.000+10:002008-12-09T14:36:00.000+10:00You write so beautifully and about a subject so cl...You write so beautifully and about a subject so close to my heart. I am feeling down today but reading your words has made me smile. <BR/><BR/>One of my students would like to write poetry for his girlfriend. Any suggestions of books that may help or inspire him? BTW am loving your haikus.<BR/><BR/>Also the sunglasses combined with the tea cosie was quite a nice touch. I'm heading to Avid tomorrow night for the Summer Reading do.Leithalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09720210336147794848noreply@blogger.com