tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post7298389108244923258..comments2024-02-25T01:48:45.848-07:00Comments on Mr. Center's Wall: Sunday Poetry XXVIII -- TEXTBOOK POETRY 2Joseph Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00090686611405364311noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post-68617644629154085962011-05-09T15:13:11.218-06:002011-05-09T15:13:11.218-06:00well, Longfellow was massively famous a few genera...well, Longfellow was massively famous a few generations before Orwell. I have no doubt that Orwell would be familiar with "Blacksmith." And the poem fits the tone as well, I think.Joseph Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090686611405364311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post-6044127521629784342011-05-09T11:29:30.202-06:002011-05-09T11:29:30.202-06:00The first poem reminds me of Orwell's verse in...The first poem reminds me of Orwell's verse in "1984" about "Under the spreading chestnut tree, I sold you, and you sold me."Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708022607046379611noreply@blogger.com