Poetry Reading Group Redux- Nominations

[stlukesguild]

Lynn... we are already past the nomination stage and in the first round of voting on the nominated poets/works. There is one Russian poet/poetess nominated: Marina Tsvetaeva. In our last incarnation the poetry group discussed Boris Pasternak's works from My Sister- Life.

[LitNetIsGreat]

OK, so voted so far:

Paulclem, Neely, Stlukesguild, Vigil, Mayneverhave, Mortalterror.

Yet to vote:

Ophan Pip, JBI, The Comedian, Mal4Mac, Lynne50 + any other?

[Paulclem]

OK, so voted so far:

Paulclem, Neely, Stlukesguild, Vigil, Mayneverhave, Mortalterror.

Yet to vote:

Ophan Pip, JBI, The Comedian, Mal4Mac, Lynne50 + any other?

I'm looking forward to starting. It should be very informative.

[JBI]

Lorca
Leopardi
Graves
Gautier
Simic
Matthews
Drayton
Gautier
Browning
Keats


We probably should have cut down to 5-7. Note, I didn't choose Baudelaire, and was reluctant with Leopardi (and Gautier for that matter) since I probably won't be reading either of these poets in translation most likely, and therefore don't like getting into the mess of over-interpreting over what is written in somebody else's version.

[LitNetIsGreat]

You have put Gautier in there twice.

We probably should have cut down to 5-7. Note, I didn't choose Baudelaire, and was reluctant with Leopardi (and Gautier for that matter) since I probably won't be reading either of these poets in translation most likely, and therefore don't like getting into the mess of over-interpreting over what is written in somebody else's version.

I don’t necessarily see this as a huge problem, if we are sensible about it. I think that we just have to try and accept the difference in the various translations Vs the original and all the potential issues which arise from it, and not get too heated about it. I would rather face such issues, and inevitably get a few details a little wrong, then have to necessarily limit the discussion to the English language. I'm personally more than happy for original readings (and contexts) to help shed light on translations.

[Virgil]

We probably should have cut down to 5-7. Note, I didn't choose Baudelaire, and was reluctant with Leopardi (and Gautier for that matter) since I probably won't be reading either of these poets in translation most likely, and therefore don't like getting into the mess of over-interpreting over what is written in somebody else's version.

Didn't we have a formula? Something like Numbers 1-3 3 points, 4-6 2 points, and 6-10 one point each?

[Paulclem]

So far the ones with 5 votes are:

Leopardi
Lorca
Browning

4 votes:

Book of songs
Baudelaire
Neruda
Gautier
Petrarch
Rilke
Graves

[LitNetIsGreat]

Stlukes suggested 1st 10 points, 2nd 9 points etc, and I've began to tot them up this way, but I don't suppose it matters as long as we stick to one system.

[Paulclem]

Stlukes suggested 1st 10 points, 2nd 9 points etc, and I've began to tot them up this way, but I don't suppose it matters as long as we stick to one system.

Go with yours Neely - we'd end up with them ranked that way.

[quasimodo1]

1. Theophile Gautier
2. Robert Browning
3. Giacomo Leopardi
4. Charles Simic - Jackstraws: Poems
5. Federico Garcia-Lorca- Selected Poems
6. Robert Graves
7. Pablo Neruda - Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair
8. Charles Baudelaire - Les Fleurs du mal
9. Rainer Maria Rilke
10. Petrarch – Canzoniere (unspecified translation)

[JBI]

So far the ones with 5 votes are:

Leopardi
Lorca
Browning

4 votes:

Book of songs
Baudelaire
Neruda
Gautier
Petrarch
Rilke
Graves

I think we aught to go with this system, and then just knock off half the nominations, then do a select 3 running ballot where one can vote for their own nominations - as I don't know about you guys, but I didn't put mine in any which order.

[Virgil]

Stlukes suggested 1st 10 points, 2nd 9 points etc, and I've began to tot them up this way, but I don't suppose it matters as long as we stick to one system.

Go with yours Neely - we'd end up with them ranked that way.

Yes, I'm ok with that. That's actually better.

[stlukesguild]

I did put mine in a particular order... ranking first choice on down.

[stlukesguild]

Can we set a deadline and get the works tallied so we can move on to the final vote... top 5?

[JBI]

Ok, how does tomorrow at 6EST we close the poll, and tally things?