Comments on: I’m Not a Man http://haroldnorse.com/9 July 6, 1916 - June 8, 2009 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:10:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Olav Rian http://haroldnorse.com/9#comment-14945 Olav Rian Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:25:37 +0000 http://haroldnorse.com/?p=9#comment-14945 This is a wonderful poem, and I use it for English classes in high school. The last line is particularly powerful, with the surprising direct inclusion of the reader. I imagine the poet looking down while he is reading, and then catching my eye, holding my gaze at the very last moment, burning my cheeks with his rightous quiet anger. I feel the shame every time I read it. It is perhaps Norse's finest poems, and I have read many of them. This is a wonderful poem, and I use it for English classes in high school. The last line is particularly powerful, with the surprising direct inclusion of the reader. I imagine the poet looking down while he is reading, and then catching my eye, holding my gaze at the very last moment, burning my cheeks with his rightous quiet anger. I feel the shame every time I read it. It is perhaps Norse’s finest poems, and I have read many of them.

]]> By: Walt Goodknight http://haroldnorse.com/9#comment-696 Walt Goodknight Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:57:06 +0000 http://haroldnorse.com/?p=9#comment-696 I chose this poem for an Oral Interpretation class at my University. Harold Norse. His words have spoken volumes to me, until I read this poem I felt very alone in this world. Thank you Mr. Norse. I chose this poem for an Oral Interpretation class at my University. Harold Norse. His words have spoken volumes to me, until I read this poem I felt very alone in this world. Thank you Mr. Norse.

]]> By: M. Gorlin http://haroldnorse.com/9#comment-161 M. Gorlin Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:25:43 +0000 http://haroldnorse.com/?p=9#comment-161 This is me to a T. Except hustler is my favorite magazine. This is me to a T. Except hustler is my favorite magazine.

]]> By: Yannis Livadas http://haroldnorse.com/9#comment-70 Yannis Livadas Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:50:00 +0000 http://haroldnorse.com/?p=9#comment-70 http://livadas.blogspot.com/2009/07/in-memoriam-harold-norse-1916-2009.html http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.texnes&id=64485 I salute you all. Neeli i am waiting for Mel Clay to respond at: yannislivadas@hotmail.com. Take care. http://livadas.blogspot.com/2009/07/in-memoriam-harold-norse-1916-2009.html

http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.texnes&id=64485

I salute you all. Neeli i am waiting for Mel Clay to respond at: yannislivadas@hotmail.com.

Take care.

]]> By: Terry Adams http://haroldnorse.com/9#comment-51 Terry Adams Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:23:02 +0000 http://haroldnorse.com/?p=9#comment-51 I had an inspiring morning reading this memorial site for Harold. I wish he could have seen the small revival of his era, which I think is coming. I had an inspiring morning reading this memorial site for Harold. I wish he could have seen the small revival of his era, which I think is coming.

]]> By: MP Fleming http://haroldnorse.com/9#comment-32 MP Fleming Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:43:12 +0000 http://haroldnorse.com/?p=9#comment-32 I'd never heard of Harold Norse until I read his obit in Time. Sounds like an interesting fellow, I thought. I wanted to know more. Stumbled onto this website, perused, read this poem. It made me cry. I'm not a man, either; I'm a woman, a lesbian, and certainly, even beyond that, not the societal stereotype. I understand what he means. I’d never heard of Harold Norse until I read his obit in Time. Sounds like an interesting fellow, I thought. I wanted to know more. Stumbled onto this website, perused, read this poem. It made me cry. I’m not a man, either; I’m a woman, a lesbian, and certainly, even beyond that, not the societal stereotype. I understand what he means.

]]> By: Bryan Borland http://haroldnorse.com/9#comment-23 Bryan Borland Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:54:06 +0000 http://haroldnorse.com/?p=9#comment-23 Mr. Norse was everything I wanted to be. He will live on in the poets of today and tomorrow the same as Whitman and Ginsberg, and it is with those Saints, Saint Walt and Saint Allen, he now takes his place in forever. Thank you, Saint Harold. For existing. Mr. Norse was everything I wanted to be. He will live on in the poets of today and tomorrow the same as Whitman and Ginsberg, and it is with those Saints, Saint Walt and Saint Allen, he now takes his place in forever.

Thank you, Saint Harold. For existing.

]]> By: Dustin W. http://haroldnorse.com/9#comment-17 Dustin W. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:51:22 +0000 http://haroldnorse.com/?p=9#comment-17 Brilliant. The world has lost a great poet. -Dustin W. Brilliant. The world has lost a great poet.
-Dustin W.

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