tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post1551666983933117746..comments2024-03-09T11:34:22.175+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Death and Poetry in the Karoo - Dianne HofmeyrMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-45098584437819179172012-02-26T20:22:49.992+00:002012-02-26T20:22:49.992+00:00Wonderful & moving post, with fascinating phot...Wonderful & moving post, with fascinating photographs, both the old & the new. Thank you Dianne.H.M. Castorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716936870601385683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-82475490234829284752012-02-26T18:13:51.311+00:002012-02-26T18:13:51.311+00:00Lovely post, Dianne!Lovely post, Dianne!adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-85872756539507946332012-02-26T18:00:14.630+00:002012-02-26T18:00:14.630+00:00Such an interesting post and pictures Dianne. Kipl...Such an interesting post and pictures Dianne. Kipling may be a man for another time but, for me, there's still something deeply felt in his poems that transcends "Empire" and "Drummer Hodge" is a perfect example of this. <br /><br />As for poor souls on the railroad detail - one can feel the homesickness, but oh the cold beauty of such star filled skies! <br /><br />I do enjoy these posts from so far away - with all your detailed description, it's almost the bright train passing but in akind of reverse.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-39453631083595144952012-02-26T17:27:16.838+00:002012-02-26T17:27:16.838+00:00Thank you both of you and yes the Bridge-Guard was...Thank you both of you and yes the Bridge-Guard was new to me too... I can see that train travelling through the darkness of the Karoo. I did the journey often and know those bleak sidings where you wake at night and the temperature has dropped to below freezing. Utter loneliness! One just imagines the short-lived joy of receiving an old newspaper and hearing women's voices on the train.Dianne Hofmeyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222157214605257030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-422486195035159252012-02-26T11:26:43.955+00:002012-02-26T11:26:43.955+00:00What a stunning landscape, and what evocative sepi...What a stunning landscape, and what evocative sepia images. It was good to be reminded, too, of Hardy's Drummer Hodge. The first time I came across it was when I saw Alan Bennett's The History Boys, in that pivotal scene when Posner recites it to Hector and you sense the worth of the man. That last stanza is heartbreaking.Linda B-Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01599899073420595717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-56315920498157801402012-02-26T11:00:35.337+00:002012-02-26T11:00:35.337+00:00Thanks for a wonderfully evocative post, Dianne. I...Thanks for a wonderfully evocative post, Dianne. I've never been to South Africa, but am beginning to fear I really have to.<br /><br />I've always loved 'Drummer Hodge' - I used to teach it in a pair with Rupert Brooke's 'The Soldier' - but the Kipling 'Bridge Guard' is new to me, and a really stunning piece. He'd always struck me as an 'ideas' poet rather than a 'physical reality' one, but his use of sound here is just beautiful.<br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing.alberridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15986443240923520466noreply@blogger.com