tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8478965759739062001.post6793606749667729500..comments2024-03-20T11:12:37.590+08:00Comments on The Sweet Tidings: Of comfort books and magic roomsChristy Amularhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403312758174743447noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8478965759739062001.post-81086350414290254102011-10-23T23:11:26.729+08:002011-10-23T23:11:26.729+08:00This post caused me to give thought to which books...This post caused me to give thought to which books I continue to carry with me, and also the question of whether one book can instruct creativity (which is almost synonymous in my mind with comfort). Ha ha, and when one gives thought to something, it's hard to be concise, but here is my roundabout answer to your comfort book question!<br />When I first began writing poetry seriously at 18 in Paris, someone I met at the Shakespeare&Co said to me: <i>Your poems are so cliche!</i> Ever since, I've been trying to live life through my own eyes, which is why I guess there is no 'instruction book' I go back to. <br />The books I look to are those that give guidance as to how to interpret the transient things around us.<br />But that sounds so serious, so let me add that I have nothing against a good romantic comedy or a cat nap! We can't philosophise until we are full - as one obscure folk saying explains :)ane pixestoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01750266230259761680noreply@blogger.com