Here is a poem by Dorothy Livesay from her book
of selected poems, The Self-Completing Tree.
--------------
Mathematics
I want to play the great game, darling
but only you can play it to perfection:
Much talk..no bed. Some talk..some bed
no talk..all bed; and talk tomorrow.
I meant to play the great game, darling
and hold your bones deep to the root of one
I meant to play the great game, darling
but the heart for it is gone.
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How do you interpret the poem? In my book I
wrote down lemniscate root of one, perhaps
related to my theory of lemniscate time, but I
have crossed it out. I also wrote down eighth root
of one, where one can be expressed as
e^{2*n*pi*i}, and there are eight eighth roots of one
(there are one two square roots, 1 and -1).
Of course the heart could also be a cardioid.
I’ll think about it some more but just wanted to
put it forward for discussion for now.
Is anyone else on here familiar with Dorothy Livesay?
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Here is a poem by Dorothy Livesay from her book
of selected poems, The Self-Completing Tree.
--------------
Mathematics
I want to play the great game, darling
but only you can play it to perfection:
Much talk..no bed. Some talk..some bed
no talk..all bed; and talk tomorrow.
I meant to play the great game, darling
and hold your bones deep to the root of one
I meant to play the great game, darling
but the heart for it is gone.
-----------------
How do you interpret the poem? In my book I
wrote down lemniscate root of one, perhaps
related to my theory of lemniscate time, but I
have crossed it out. I also wrote down eighth root
of one, where one can be expressed as
e^{2*n*pi*i}, and there are eight eighth roots of one
(there are one two square roots, 1 and -1).
Of course the heart could also be a cardioid.
I’ll think about it some more but just wanted to
put it forward for discussion for now.
Is anyone else on here familiar with Dorothy Livesay?
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https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page) "And the cart is on a wheel; And the wheel is on a hill;
And the hill is shifting sand; And inside these laws we stand” (Ferron)
On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 12:44:01 AM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:anything of hers that made an impression on me.
Here is a poem by Dorothy Livesay from her book
of selected poems, The Self-Completing Tree.
--------------
Mathematics
I want to play the great game, darling
but only you can play it to perfection:
Much talk..no bed. Some talk..some bed
no talk..all bed; and talk tomorrow.
I meant to play the great game, darling
and hold your bones deep to the root of one
I meant to play the great game, darling
but the heart for it is gone.
-----------------
How do you interpret the poem? In my book I
wrote down lemniscate root of one, perhaps
related to my theory of lemniscate time, but I
have crossed it out. I also wrote down eighth root
of one, where one can be expressed as
e^{2*n*pi*i}, and there are eight eighth roots of one
(there are one two square roots, 1 and -1).
Of course the heart could also be a cardioid.
I’ll think about it some more but just wanted to
put it forward for discussion for now.
Is anyone else on here familiar with Dorothy Livesay?
I think every Canadian on your list knows who she is. We studied her in uni, and I still have some of her work in a book I've kept from those days, Milton Wilson's /Poets between the Wars/. But I can't say I'm familiar with her work; I can't remember
Nor do I seek out her poems; to read: I'd rather read public domain work I could share on my blog if I liked it. If the government extends the copyright, Livesay's work won't be p.d. until our bicentennial.
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https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
"And the cart is on a wheel; And the wheel is on a hill;
And the hill is shifting sand; And inside these laws we stand” (Ferron)
On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 12:44:01 AM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:
Here is a poem by Dorothy Livesay from her book
of selected poems, The Self-Completing Tree.
--------------
Mathematics
I want to play the great game, darling
but only you can play it to perfection:
Much talk..no bed. Some talk..some bed
no talk..all bed; and talk tomorrow.
I meant to play the great game, darling
and hold your bones deep to the root of one
I meant to play the great game, darling
but the heart for it is gone.
-----------------
How do you interpret the poem? In my book I
wrote down lemniscate root of one, perhaps
related to my theory of lemniscate time, but I
have crossed it out. I also wrote down eighth root
of one, where one can be expressed as
e^{2*n*pi*i}, and there are eight eighth roots of one
(there are one two square roots, 1 and -1).
Of course the heart could also be a cardioid.
I’ll think about it some more but just wanted to
put it forward for discussion for now.
Is anyone else on here familiar with Dorothy Livesay?
I think every Canadian on your list knows who she is. We studied her in uni, and I still have some of her work in a book I've kept from those days, Milton Wilson's /Poets between the Wars/. But I can't say I'm familiar with her work; I can't remember anything of hers that made an impression on me.
Nor do I seek out her poems; to read: I'd rather read public domain work I could share on my blog if I liked it. If the government extends the copyright, Livesay's work won't be p.d. until our bicentennial.
Followup-To set to alt.arts.poetry.comments .
If you find aapc is too cluttered, and your threads are generating more heat than light there, feel free to change your Followup to RAP. Your posts are welcome here.
On Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 1:25:36 PM UTC-4, George J. Dance wrote:anything of hers that made an impression on me.
On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 12:44:01 AM UTC-4, David Dalton wrote:
Here is a poem by Dorothy Livesay from her book
of selected poems, The Self-Completing Tree.
--------------
Mathematics
I want to play the great game, darling
but only you can play it to perfection:
Much talk..no bed. Some talk..some bed
no talk..all bed; and talk tomorrow.
I meant to play the great game, darling
and hold your bones deep to the root of one
I meant to play the great game, darling
but the heart for it is gone.
-----------------
How do you interpret the poem? In my book I
wrote down lemniscate root of one, perhaps
related to my theory of lemniscate time, but I
have crossed it out. I also wrote down eighth root
of one, where one can be expressed as
e^{2*n*pi*i}, and there are eight eighth roots of one
(there are one two square roots, 1 and -1).
Of course the heart could also be a cardioid.
I’ll think about it some more but just wanted to
put it forward for discussion for now.
Is anyone else on here familiar with Dorothy Livesay?
I think every Canadian on your list knows who she is. We studied her in uni, and I still have some of her work in a book I've kept from those days, Milton Wilson's /Poets between the Wars/. But I can't say I'm familiar with her work; I can't remember
She's new to me, definitely worth reading and learning about, thanks again David.
Nor do I seek out her poems; to read: I'd rather read public domain work I could share on my blog if I liked it. If the government extends the copyright, Livesay's work won't be p.d. until our bicentennial.
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