Famous people (anthology) companion thread

[Senna Jawa]

Here we post comments (including questions and answers) about the poems and heroes (or villains ) which appear in Literotica Famous people (anthology) anthology. Most likely some of the poems coded "a" provide an additional challenge of interest: can you believably associate another famous person with the poem, beside the one intended by the author (or the poster of the link)? And first of all, some or sometimes most of the readers may gain by seeing an explanation of the connection of the poem to the famous person--nothing wrong about it.

Please, let comments be either about the artistic aspects of the piece, or historic, or meritoric one way or another but in the direct sense. Comments about technical mishaps, which may occur (I hope not ) should be directed to the general Literotica poetry anthologies thread.

 

[Senna Jawa]

Bethovenus by Laura Hynde

It's a nice, moody, nostalgic poem, which features an old fashion description like Maestro, and an object like hazy eyeglasses (nice!).

I'd edit out placebo verbs: has, is, are.

One can perhaps see that Lauren, like myself, is not a native English speaker when she puts the verb/action before the subject, as in:

lingers still
...
an inaudible voice
​

I wonder about English experts and native speakers reaction to it: is this poetically preferable, or would the standard order speak stronger?

This is a very nice poem. Thank you Lauren.

Regards,

 

[Senna Jawa]

Selena

I must sadly admit that until I have read On A Hot Tejano Night by Middleagepoet I've never heard about Selena. Now I checked and know her story, from Internet, and have also learned word Tejano.

The Middle's poem is beautiful. Especially that it has such a special and tragic background. It's simply so.

My only misgiving is the phrase-blemish "little girls ... found, in you, identity". (There is also a typo in line 4: though instead of through).

Enjoy the poem. (Perhaps the anthology will take off after all).

Regards,

Senna Jawa​

 

[Senna Jawa]

"Slavonic Dance"

Let me mention in this thread too that poem "Slavonic Dance" truly (but implicitly) relates to composer Antoni Dvorak--see the other anthology companion thread for more details (and google over the Internet).

Regards,