Once the breath goes out, it's fit to burn

[sovay]

Who does this blog belong to? And will someone please tell me that "William Lilly foresees the Great Fire of London" is going to see print? That is one of the most beautiful poems I've run across in days.

Comments

[kerrickadrian.livejournal.com]

I don't know, but I might be in love. Thank you.

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

That is indeed a lovely poem. I can't help with the author, alas. Chalk another winner up to Anon, for now.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I've done a little research- following up evidence presented on the blog (specifically information about the Sophia conference at Lampeter Univerisity) and I'm 95% sure the writer is Dr Mark Williams (29) of Peterborough College, Cambridge. Interesting guy!

[ajodasso.livejournal.com]

Wow, it is lovely. I know a lot of London academics, but I have no idea who that is! Some snooping may be in order.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

That was a beautiful poem, and the others are lovely too. Why not leave him a comment and tell him you like it? If I were him [yeah, or "If I were he"], I sure would be pleased that my poems attracted notice from someone faraway, someone just adventuring in the wilds of the Internet.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I really liked "Charm for a garden at the end of summer," too.

[papersky.livejournal.com]

Did you see "Wedding Night"? Owl husbands! Thank you thank you for linking to this.

[ecbatan.livejournal.com]

Very fine work. To my ears I detect the influence of Geoffrey Hill perhaps? (One of my favorite contemporary poets.)

[clarionj.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the link. Yes, beautiful poems there. I'm going to have to keep reading.

[ap-aelfwine.livejournal.com]

My, those are stunning poems. Thank you for the linking of them.

Thanks!!

[nikias.livejournal.com]

Thanks for these lovely comments: Sovay, I followed you back to your lair after you commented. I've very flattered! I have a more extensive private blog called The Expvlsion of the Blatant Beast--if you'd like to read it, just leave me a comment (which I won't publish) with an email address and I'll add you to the list of people who can access it. (You'll get an email with a link in it).
Best wishes
Mark

[eredien]

I started crying when I read Hunt in the Forest; long time since a poem's done that for me.

It was absolutely of the highest academic quality, as was my fellow Cantabridgian Research Fellow Pete Forshaw's piece on linkages between alchemy and astrology in medieval and Renaissance periods.

I need to look up this paper now ('oh, dear,' says my brain, as it notes that it was read at a conference, and so may possibly entail going to great extremes and/or JStor expense to read it).
Looks like the paper abstracts are here: http://www.lamp.ac.uk/Sophia/events/