tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35088240.post523715788813127424..comments2023-01-07T19:00:52.526-05:00Comments on the excelsior file: Nothing Ever Happens On My Blockdavid elzeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653215150526146224noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35088240.post-87383786410685111822011-06-20T08:49:27.595-04:002011-06-20T08:49:27.595-04:00the thing is, heidi, i think i'll make allowan...the thing is, heidi, i think i'll make allowances where poetry is involved in life. chester's story is a litany of complaint and his change is a stubbornness without reward. in <i>moon jumpers</i> the children there are in a creative celebration of nothing, a dance if you will, while <i>nothing ever happens...</i> is more a more stagnant view of life. <br /><br />i would be more likely todavid elzeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653215150526146224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35088240.post-29985179843445742272011-06-20T06:10:11.619-04:002011-06-20T06:10:11.619-04:00Hi, David. Fascinating: I do know Nothing Ever H...Hi, David. Fascinating: I do know Nothing Ever Happens and I didn't know Punch in NY, and as usual you've given me a new view of the first and first view of the "new".<br /><br />Here's what I notice in your two posts: in this world of picture book literature, maybe Chester is the bad guy who seems to get away with the very inattention and deliberate boredom and ignorance Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.com