Pantoum Collection
Viewing comments for Chapter 6 "The Boobook Owl"Poems written using the pantoum form
117 total reviews
Comment from Spitfire
You mastered this form in a tight and delightful poem of a species unknown in America. I love owls and this one sounds precious even if she is a stalker and has talons that pierce. The name alone captures my imagination.
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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You mastered this form in a tight and delightful poem of a species unknown in America. I love owls and this one sounds precious even if she is a stalker and has talons that pierce. The name alone captures my imagination.
Comment Written 17-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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Thanks for your review, Spitfire! I appreciate your comments. This owl has a mournful two-note call and the name Boobook is onomatopoeic. It is also sometimes called the Mopoke.
Comment from Bryana
I love your poem and I also love owls.
Your description of the bird was excellent.
I like these...
Her pray, alert at water's edge,
will maker her fateful movement soon.
Very well written dear poet.
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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I love your poem and I also love owls.
Your description of the bird was excellent.
I like these...
Her pray, alert at water's edge,
will maker her fateful movement soon.
Very well written dear poet.
Comment Written 17-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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Thanks for your review, Bryana! I very much appreciate your comments.
Comment from FrannyG
Well, after quite a few readings, Tony, I simply cannot talk myself out of a six for this one. It is truly excellent especially the expert way you have used enjambment, not easy to do in a Pantoum. It is very atmospheric with great tension. Outstanding.
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Well, after quite a few readings, Tony, I simply cannot talk myself out of a six for this one. It is truly excellent especially the expert way you have used enjambment, not easy to do in a Pantoum. It is very atmospheric with great tension. Outstanding.
Comment Written 17-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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Thanks for your review, Franny! I very much appreciate your comments and your six-star rating.
Comment from DR DIP
I love this! your descriptive words soaked in to the occasional metaphor is perfect. is this actually a species of owl? I live in Sydney and have never heard of this species? Oh I just read your notes!! wow well there you go!
I admire poets who can write to a discipline and parameters an still hold the reader within.
I am one of those readers...Congratulations and well written!
dip
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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I love this! your descriptive words soaked in to the occasional metaphor is perfect. is this actually a species of owl? I live in Sydney and have never heard of this species? Oh I just read your notes!! wow well there you go!
I admire poets who can write to a discipline and parameters an still hold the reader within.
I am one of those readers...Congratulations and well written!
dip
Comment Written 17-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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Thanks for your review, dip! I appreciate your comments. This owl has a mournful two-note call and the name Boobook is onomatopoeic. The aboriginal people around Sydney call it the Bubuk.
Comment from ronnie k
Boobook, very good comparison in my understanding this big bad Boobook is the boogie man that cause so much fright and sleepless night with children his PREY.
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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Boobook, very good comparison in my understanding this big bad Boobook is the boogie man that cause so much fright and sleepless night with children his PREY.
Comment Written 17-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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Thanks for your review, Ronnie! I appreciate your comments and your interpretation!
Comment from denhagan
This is a very nice pantoum poem, written in iambic tetrameter with great rhythm and rhyming throughout the poem, about the Boobook Owl of Australia.
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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This is a very nice pantoum poem, written in iambic tetrameter with great rhythm and rhyming throughout the poem, about the Boobook Owl of Australia.
Comment Written 17-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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Thanks for your review, Dennis! I appreciate your comments and your six-star rating.
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You're very welcome,
Dennis
Comment from nancyjam
I enjoyed your beautiful Pantoum about
the Boobook owl.
You weave the lines so well and I like that you
used enjambment so craftily.
also enjoyed the alliteration of "s" sounds in the first stanza and
"g" in ghost/gum
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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I enjoyed your beautiful Pantoum about
the Boobook owl.
You weave the lines so well and I like that you
used enjambment so craftily.
also enjoyed the alliteration of "s" sounds in the first stanza and
"g" in ghost/gum
Comment Written 17-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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Thanks for your review, Nancyjam! I appreciate your detailed comments. Delighted to hear that you enjoyed the poem!
Comment from Gungalo
Okay Tony, a beautiful write about this little Boobook owl and certainly a few more Aussie words. I love this:
A wraith with staring hooded eye
suggested in the ghost gum tree,
her talons piercing death's small cry,
the Boobook owl kills silently.
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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Okay Tony, a beautiful write about this little Boobook owl and certainly a few more Aussie words. I love this:
A wraith with staring hooded eye
suggested in the ghost gum tree,
her talons piercing death's small cry,
the Boobook owl kills silently.
Comment Written 17-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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Thanks for your review, Gungalo! I appreciate your comments and praise!
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Smiing
Comment from Phyllis Stewart
Good example of a pantoum. Nature is always a fitting topic for poetry, and this one brings a darker side, showing that death is necessary for life in this harsh world.
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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Good example of a pantoum. Nature is always a fitting topic for poetry, and this one brings a darker side, showing that death is necessary for life in this harsh world.
Comment Written 17-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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Thanks for your review, Phyllis! I very much appreciate your comments.
Comment from GWHARGIS
This was a delightful poem. I really enjoyed the stealth mood of it. I learned about a creature I had no idea even existed. I was seeing a seen of the circle of life and loved the use of the word silver in your description. Great imagery and flow. Nicely done.
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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This was a delightful poem. I really enjoyed the stealth mood of it. I learned about a creature I had no idea even existed. I was seeing a seen of the circle of life and loved the use of the word silver in your description. Great imagery and flow. Nicely done.
Comment Written 17-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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Thanks for your review, GWH! I very much appreciate your comments and praise. This owl is endemic to Australasia and South East Asia. It has a mournful two-note call and the name Boobook is onomatopoeic. It is also sometimes called the Mopoke.
