tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552865727572221967.post4196255486074137344..comments2023-10-21T04:20:56.387-07:00Comments on Flowers of Sulfur: 14 Lines on How the Irish and Italian Cultivate TomatoesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552865727572221967.post-55951729563183878492010-02-16T10:23:53.794-08:002010-02-16T10:23:53.794-08:00Scrybe: I wasn't going to add tornado, but I j...Scrybe: I wasn't going to add tornado, but I just couldn't help myself!<br /><br />Jenny and Ande: Thank you both!<br /><br />PO: I was thinking the same... both sets of my grandparents immigrated to America in the 1900s. They've all been on my mind. <br />I've spent a summer in Oslo. I could see that even in the endless sun of July, a tomato would have a bit of trouble taking full shape there. All the same, I adore Norway and am anxious to get back soon.Megan Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365057175235149862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552865727572221967.post-20608656621660814112010-02-16T00:15:34.405-08:002010-02-16T00:15:34.405-08:00"the acid branded winds of San Marzano
the sk..."the acid branded winds of San Marzano<br />the skimmed fat of fair-chipped Tipperary"<br /><br />Perfect. <br /><br />I came to think about the early 1900s in the US when reading this. I understand why some people emigrated to the US; Norwegians can't for example grow tomatoes unless in a hothouse. Or sometimes against a wall in summer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552865727572221967.post-84325650306651945782010-02-14T00:37:31.142-08:002010-02-14T00:37:31.142-08:00A vivid poem which was truly rewarding to read.A vivid poem which was truly rewarding to read.Anders Enochssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971413442536196199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552865727572221967.post-15386120083339441342010-02-14T00:02:56.311-08:002010-02-14T00:02:56.311-08:00Excellent! So many interesting undertones in this ...Excellent! So many interesting undertones in this poem, happening simultaneously on different levels. <br /><br />To name a few of my (many) favorite lines here:<br /><br />"All of this thrown into my can, can, Ameri-can/double-boil of simmered down brand new immigrant"<br /><br />"the dust-colored light of a whole peeled tornado"Jenny https://www.blogger.com/profile/17128326064445770505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552865727572221967.post-39832106172513269542010-02-13T19:53:09.646-08:002010-02-13T19:53:09.646-08:00Cultivated from the stock of one of those "I&...Cultivated from the stock of one of those "I's", I found this poem particularly appealing. Very nicely done.Francis Scudellarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008685302028451297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552865727572221967.post-46244600384916460412010-02-13T18:26:17.745-08:002010-02-13T18:26:17.745-08:00Brilliant! And of course a tornado can appear like...Brilliant! And of course a tornado can appear like a tomato when viewed from afar...The Scrybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11804216068536725136noreply@blogger.com