tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post7112701505071607715..comments2024-03-08T03:18:48.591-05:00Comments on Lotus Reads: Poets and Pahlevans: A Journey into the Heart of IranLotus Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-51815368423022408222007-01-11T13:39:00.000-05:002007-01-11T13:39:00.000-05:00Neda Thanks so much for stopping by and for the in...<b>Neda</b> Thanks so much for stopping by and for the insights! I so badly want to visit Tehran some day. I love the people and the place sounds fascinating. I often think about what it must be like to live in a country where everyone recites poetry so easily...amazing. I'm so glad to have "met" you Neda.Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-545190101440360812007-01-11T13:15:00.000-05:002007-01-11T13:15:00.000-05:00Dear Lotus,
Your review is simply great! when i r...Dear Lotus, <br />Your review is simply great! when i read "eat pray love" a while ago, i was thinking about the words that would describe my home town, Tehran and my second home Bombay, the best... beleive me "MELANCHOLY BEAUTY" was what i chose for Tehran! and "POSSIBILITY" was what i chose for Bombay.<br /><br />I lived a good 26 years of my life in Tehran where i was born, and then moved to Bombay.<br /><br />about poetry in Iran.. I think that is something everybody just so much lives with it... by and large, Hafez Divan is as precious as a prayer book in most Iranian houses.NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05405599134905559212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-38529915642447053642006-12-25T11:40:00.000-05:002006-12-25T11:40:00.000-05:00yep g's right here! i'll try to figure out the bac...yep g's right here! i'll try to figure out the background thing im curious too:)Smoothieshakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301956210438081195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-16877945903028595102006-12-24T17:34:00.000-05:002006-12-24T17:34:00.000-05:00Sruthi! I so hope you come up with a fix for the...Sruthi! I so hope you come up with a fix for the background - I can't tell you how much I miss my flowers and how insipid this green background seems to my eyes! <br /><br />Hope you're having a wonderful festive season so far. Is G. in town for the holidays?Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-67458055558517721342006-12-22T14:48:00.000-05:002006-12-22T14:48:00.000-05:00hiiii you're welcome! also, i'm not really coding-...hiiii you're welcome! also, i'm not really coding-savvy, i just had to learn some of these things from g so that i could use them to do nerdy things on my blog hahaha. Also, i haven't figured out how to add images to the beta blogger yet... but i think the same thing as last time might work, where instead of using the new way of changing background color on your blog, you put up a picture as a post and then copy that url and enter it into the regular template with all the confusing code. I'll try it out this weekend and let you know!Smoothieshakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301956210438081195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-28121803251085812982006-12-22T06:40:00.000-05:002006-12-22T06:40:00.000-05:00Nabeel I am in total agreement with you over Urd...<b>Nabeel</b> I am in total agreement with you over Urdu, it is one of those languages that caresses the ears when spoken correctly. How lucky you are to be so fluent in it - I can barely speak Hindi without messing up! :( I haven't heard much Farsi spoken but the little I have has left a lasting impression on me. Good luck to you and Sugarlips, I commend you both for wanting to learn another language!<br /><br /><b>Sai</b> Thank you! I hope you enjoy the read as much as I have. I loved Kiran Desai's book as you know, but it got a lot of mixed reactions from readers - I cannot wait to find out what you think!Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-47127096654794235702006-12-21T21:07:00.000-05:002006-12-21T21:07:00.000-05:00We certainly do need more poetry in our life. This...We certainly do need more poetry in our life. This is such a beautiful post Lotus! This is on my TBR. By the way I started Kiran Desai's "Inheritance of Loss"Saihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803053643455682895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-15149719037049303702006-12-21T18:53:00.000-05:002006-12-21T18:53:00.000-05:00no I am not Iranian .. i am from Pakistan .. howev...no I am not Iranian .. i am from Pakistan .. however I would love to learn Farsi .. when sugarlips (smooch for her) starts learning, I will too .. because Farsi is more beautiful than Urdu (urdu is one of the most beautiful languages in the world) .. and aa not just saying it because it's my language .. <br /><br />awww man I gotta read the Kite Runner ...Nabeelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350990439729881786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-28957262290352079212006-12-21T17:50:00.000-05:002006-12-21T17:50:00.000-05:00Hi Angela Give us a holler when you reach the US!...Hi <b>Angela</b> Give us a holler when you reach the US!<br /><br />Hi <b>Sruthi</b> Thanks so much for the tip - I'm going to tinker with it when I have a little free time! Thanks again, and would you happen to know how to insert a new background page onto blogger's beta version? Thanks muchly my computer-savvy buddy! :)Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-66063325837603428822006-12-21T14:56:00.000-05:002006-12-21T14:56:00.000-05:00btw, i found that if you go under templates and sa...btw, i found that if you go under templates and say "switch to classic", you can go through your old code and find the code for the Library. Then, you can copy that section, NOT save changes, and you'll be back in beta with your blog. you can then go in and paste that code in the "add blog content" section, in case you don't want to reinstall everything. I did this for my clustrmaps featureSmoothieshakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301956210438081195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-15333516279721161662006-12-21T09:28:00.000-05:002006-12-21T09:28:00.000-05:00I love poetry. I think it is so cool how words wo...I love poetry. I think it is so cool how words work together.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517218658953992674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-69290105974811039292006-12-21T06:49:00.000-05:002006-12-21T06:49:00.000-05:00Hi, Sruthi!
wrt the picture, thanks! :))
Ahhh ye...Hi, Sruthi!<br /><br />wrt the picture, thanks! :))<br /><br />Ahhh yes, you must mean Library thing. Thank you for reminding me. I lost the code when I changed templates but will reinstall it the minute I get some time to myself today.<br /><br />It's librarything.comLotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-43650854871613854862006-12-21T00:58:00.000-05:002006-12-21T00:58:00.000-05:00hey lotus! this is completely unrelated to this po...hey lotus! this is completely unrelated to this post, but...<br /><br />1. i didnt notice u had a picture up before! verrry nice:)<br /><br />2. i was at the library today and getting frustrated because none of the books were where they were supposed to be, so i logged onto ur website to get more book suggestions. but then the internet was being lame so i couldn't do much. But...you know how on your old blog you had a section that said "my library" or something? Do you still have that built into this blog somewhere that i'm not finding? just wondering, because i've been going through those for book selections! thanks and bye!:)Smoothieshakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301956210438081195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-20224344195837292922006-12-20T21:13:00.000-05:002006-12-20T21:13:00.000-05:00I wrote out fairly long responses to everyone and ...I wrote out fairly long responses to everyone and for some reason lost the entire comment, grrrrrr!<br /><br /><b>Gautami</b> Heck, I'm going to have to think of some other gift to you give you in that case ;)<br /><br /><b>Bellezza!</b> I'm so happy to have discovered your blog, too! You make me want to read "Snow", the only other Pamuk I have read is "My Name is Red" and although it was a little dense it was a great read.<br /><br />Third graders are delightful! I'm sure you must have lots of fun with your class. <br /><br /><b>Sasgirl</b> How lucky you are to know these people. I hope you get to see Iran with them, it will be wonderful! Please keep yourself (and T.) free on the evening of the 29th. I will write you to tell you why.<br /><br /><b>Beloved</b> You have been writing some stunning poetry - I so look forward to your next one! I received your card today - thank you so much, you always find the nicest "Madonna with Child" cards!<br /><br /><b>Sugarlips</b> Is Nabeel Iranian? ;) Farsi is a beautiful language, good on you to want to learn it. No I haven't read the 'Shahnomeh', but I would sure like to. How interesting you saw Shorab and Rustom in "The Kiterunner", excellent observation.<br /><br /><b>ml</b> Thanks! :))Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-38967739335106068682006-12-20T14:56:00.000-05:002006-12-20T14:56:00.000-05:00Yeah Lotus! I'm so glad you liked the banner idea...Yeah Lotus! I'm so glad you liked the banner idea!! It looks great and very festive on your blog :-)MLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818786098417686889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-30313366983829697082006-12-20T14:53:00.000-05:002006-12-20T14:53:00.000-05:00Everyone, thanks for your comments - will respond ...Everyone, thanks for your comments - will respond soon!<br /><br />ML, if you're reading this, just wanted to say a big thank you for the Christmas banner idea, as you can see, I couldn't resist using it! :)Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-27104796722084734852006-12-20T12:56:00.000-05:002006-12-20T12:56:00.000-05:00Persian language is the most sweetest language int...Persian language is the most sweetest language inthe world :) I'm trying my level hard to learn :) Have u read divans of Hafez? Speaking of which Shahnomeh...Rustam & Sohrab reminded me of "The Kite Runner" I'm sure u know about it...This book brought tears to my eyes..very touchy indeed.<br />There are so many books on my list & there is no harm in adding one more theek hai na? ;)<br /><br />Stay Beautiful..!!Sugarlipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09451250784149136535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-56504769605369559002006-12-20T10:24:00.000-05:002006-12-20T10:24:00.000-05:00Lotus , it sounds like a book I would love to read...Lotus , it sounds like a book I would love to read. I find that the more poetry I read, the more ideas, images and feeling come to me. Sometime late at night. I do my bvest work then, when I am alone.<br />Thanks for your ever faithful reading of my poems and I am glad you liked it.<br /><br />love-bdCassiopeia Riseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625091389788114012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-54378569646154451672006-12-20T10:10:00.000-05:002006-12-20T10:10:00.000-05:00Great review Lotus!
I have also been fascinated b...Great review Lotus!<br /><br />I have also been fascinated by Iran as my husband and I know a couple who are from there. We are very close with them! They left for Iran a week ago to visit their relatives.<br /><br />Everytime we meet them, we always discuss that one day in the future, we would go together so they can show us their beautiful country. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-78452506830492784402006-12-20T09:28:00.000-05:002006-12-20T09:28:00.000-05:00Lotus reads, the book "Snow" was a bit of a challe...Lotus reads, the book "Snow" was a bit of a challenge for me, but one I considered well worth the effort. I learned so very much about Turkey, and it's politics. Also, Orhan Pamuk created such an incredible mood and atmosphere with his writing. I felt like I truly was there as I read.<br /><br />I teach third grade, and even though our district is in a suburb of Chicago we are very, very diverse. Out of 28 children, at least 6 of them are Indian. I'm learning to pronounce new (to me) names, such as Amritha, Irteja, Raj, Dhruv, Neva, Aishwarya and those are just a few I have this year. They delight me with their constant effort to produce their very best work, and their sweet appreciation of anything clever I think up for a project in class.<br /><br />I'm so happy to have found your blog.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-62830219647080315602006-12-20T08:35:00.000-05:002006-12-20T08:35:00.000-05:00Amazing. I got this book as a gift.
:DAmazing. I got this book as a gift.<br /><br />:Dgautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-9765078577773475312006-12-20T07:35:00.000-05:002006-12-20T07:35:00.000-05:00I meant, learn poetry by rote, ofcourse.I meant, learn poetry by rote, ofcourse.Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-91594679212941105112006-12-20T07:34:00.000-05:002006-12-20T07:34:00.000-05:00Hi J! Funnily enough, the book doesn't include th...Hi <b>J!</b> Funnily enough, the book doesn't include that much poetry, but it does talk a lot about the Iranian poets, their lives and the influence of their poetry on the Iranian people. The Iranians, even the most ordinary among them, can quote poetry effortlessly. I am in awe! I don't understand why our schools don't encourage children to learn by rote - I cannot imagine that anything but good would come out of that, no?<br /><br />heehee, glad you like the picture! You know, I did that celebrity look-alike thing on heritage one time and according to them I looked like Matt Le Blanc, needless to say I was not amused, but when I did it again I got Jennifer Connolly. I will take Courtney Cox though, thanks! :)Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-39014324924007584922006-12-20T02:42:00.000-05:002006-12-20T02:42:00.000-05:00What a great review! I haven't read any poetry at...What a great review! I haven't read any poetry at all in so long...this might be a good place to start up again.<br /><br />And is that a pic of you at the bottom of the sidebar? I never knew you were gorgeous! Your celebrity doubles would be Alanis Morrisette and Courtney Cox.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-69835098334942041092006-12-19T22:13:00.000-05:002006-12-19T22:13:00.000-05:00Awww,booklogged, I'm so glad you enjoyed the revi...Awww,<b>booklogged,</b> I'm so glad you enjoyed the review. From what I can tell, the author, an ex-wrestler was very keen to find out how two seemingly different activities (poetry and wrestling) could thrive together like it does in Iran and his book was born out of that curiosity. I was never a keen reader of poetry myself, but once I found the Sufi poets all that changed! :)<br /><br />Hi <b>Beenzzz!</b> You're so right. Maybe reading a little poetry might make us more civilized, huh?<br /><br /><br />Hi <b>Anali</b> Glad to have been able to jog those grey cells! :) I hope you like "Eat,Pray,Love". And yes, I thought having one word to descrbe a city was a cool idea, too. What word would you use to describe Boston? I'll tell you the word for my city, it's "POLITE", seriously!Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.com