Comments on: Black http://ravenswingpoetry.com/2008/07/17/black/ The Poetry of Nicole Nicholson Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:31:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: ravenswingpoetry http://ravenswingpoetry.com/2008/07/17/black/#comment-733 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:09:19 +0000 http://ravenswingpoetry.wordpress.com/?p=247#comment-733 Thank you, Jenn.

-Nicole

]]> By: Jenn http://ravenswingpoetry.com/2008/07/17/black/#comment-712 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:33:09 +0000 http://ravenswingpoetry.wordpress.com/?p=247#comment-712 I definately see her eyes as the focusing camera lenses. You tell the story of this painting so well. Excellent Ghazal.

]]> By: ravenswingpoetry http://ravenswingpoetry.com/2008/07/17/black/#comment-706 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:03:33 +0000 http://ravenswingpoetry.wordpress.com/?p=247#comment-706 Thank you, everyone! I think I like the ghazal, although they have been a bit of a struggle to write.

I am genuinely honored that you like this one so much.

The funny thing is, she reminds me of some photos I was shown by a family member who works as medical staff in Afghanistan. There was one woman in particular who looked almost like Nanda in this painting…I remembered that photo and saw the woman, her gaunt face, and her black hijab all over again.

-Nicole

]]> By: Jessica http://ravenswingpoetry.com/2008/07/17/black/#comment-702 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:11:20 +0000 http://ravenswingpoetry.wordpress.com/?p=247#comment-702 I love that this picture turned into a poem about a woman in a hijab. What a great interpretations! Lovely use of the form, as well.

]]> By: artpredator http://ravenswingpoetry.com/2008/07/17/black/#comment-701 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:23:29 +0000 http://ravenswingpoetry.wordpress.com/?p=247#comment-701 i’m not familiar with the form; this poem works regardless, esp the last tow lines which are haunting

]]> By: throwshiswords http://ravenswingpoetry.com/2008/07/17/black/#comment-699 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:16:00 +0000 http://ravenswingpoetry.wordpress.com/?p=247#comment-699 I love this poem. My favorite stanza: “I cannot travel behind the eyes or the cloth;
both halt my curious journey with shields of unyielding black.” It’s so true, we can only guess and often wrongly what is going on behind others’ eyes.

]]> By: christine http://ravenswingpoetry.com/2008/07/17/black/#comment-698 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:01:46 +0000 http://ravenswingpoetry.wordpress.com/?p=247#comment-698 Great! How do you like the ghazal? A deceptively intricate form. You capture the air of mystery in the dark.

]]> By: nathan1313 http://ravenswingpoetry.com/2008/07/17/black/#comment-696 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:34:39 +0000 http://ravenswingpoetry.wordpress.com/?p=247#comment-696 I agree with Crafty Green Poet about your use of the form — excellent. And you really get at that sense of mystery in this painting.

]]> By: ravenswingpoetry http://ravenswingpoetry.com/2008/07/17/black/#comment-681 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:34:01 +0000 http://ravenswingpoetry.wordpress.com/?p=247#comment-681 stan ski:

I agree. Sometimes I think the eyes might move if you stare at a painting long enough.

-Nicole

]]> By: stan ski http://ravenswingpoetry.com/2008/07/17/black/#comment-656 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:28:35 +0000 http://ravenswingpoetry.wordpress.com/?p=247#comment-656 The roaming eyes of a picture often make me wonder what they actually see

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