We being ourselves acquaintances of some standing

[sovay]

For the portion of my friendlist to whom this pertains first: anyone wishing to know how Aziraphale and Crowley occupied their spare time in the 1940's is advised to read the first eight poems in Rosemary Dobson's The Ship of Ice: with other poems (1948), because the answer is evidently inspiring that book.

For everyone else: I am now reading pretty much everything of Dobson's this site has to offer. Just pick a title you like. I started with "Greek Coins" and "The Stone Circles" and kept reading.

Comments

[gwynnega]

Wow, I'd never even heard of Rosemary Dobson.

[zdenka]

Those are some excellent poems. I'd never heard of her either.

[rosefox]

Those are really marvelous. I adore "The Scarecrow".

[pameladean]

Oh, goodness. Yes indeed, it seems just like those two. Like rosefox, I was bowled over by "The Scarecrow." These are too rich to consume wholesale, but I will go back. Thank you.

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[ap-aelfwine.livejournal.com]

I'd not heard of Rosemary Dobson before. Thank you so much. She's brilliant.

I do find myself wishing that the individual poems were given dates. I'm curious when "The Stone Circles" was written, although it's got what I imagine is a Fifties post-apocalyptic feel about it.

[ajodasso.livejournal.com]

I think a lot about how they spent their spare time in most times and places, but I've been stuck in the 1920s-40s for other reasons lately. This is good to know ;)

[ajodasso.livejournal.com]

I think a lot about how they spent their spare time in most times and places, but I've been stuck in the 1920s-40s for other reasons lately. This is good to know ;)