tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175798629534874434.post5184304703784426733..comments2024-03-03T23:03:20.977-08:00Comments on Talk Stephen King: The Dark Man: An Illustrated PoemUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175798629534874434.post-71292040286535561132013-05-15T11:17:40.637-07:002013-05-15T11:17:40.637-07:00You said it, Bryant! My credit card is on fire.You said it, Bryant! My credit card is on fire.David Squyreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16632008924923459612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175798629534874434.post-9052986632084941012013-05-15T01:58:03.202-07:002013-05-15T01:58:03.202-07:00I enjoy King's poetry relatively well, and wou...I enjoy King's poetry relatively well, and would be excited if a big collection of the (supposedly) hundreds of unpublished poems he's written, plus the relatively few published ones, were to come out. But personally, I don't think "The Dark Man" is much of a poem, and not necessarily deserving of deluxe treatment like this.<br /><br />But for a mere $25, yeah, sure, I bought one. The art will probably make it worthwhile for that price.<br /><br />Man oh man, this has been a rough year on the wallets of people who collect signed King limited editions!Bryant Burnettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01189356171455609865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175798629534874434.post-76375975056620913702013-05-14T17:19:59.868-07:002013-05-14T17:19:59.868-07:00King once said somewhere, "All the good stori...King once said somewhere, "All the good stories seem to wait." I guess the character in the poem is the best proof of that.<br /><br />Technically, I'm willing to say this poem is the closest King ever got a to T.S. Eliot, sort of a walking, living Wasteland, or Hollow Man if you prefer.<br /><br />Here's a reading of the Hollow Men by the author. His voice sounds just like Boris Karloff, almost:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fu8awT5Jzs<br /><br />ChrisC<br />PrisonerNumber6https://www.blogger.com/profile/03156430802462353459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175798629534874434.post-16030078313050072412013-05-14T11:31:47.419-07:002013-05-14T11:31:47.419-07:00Should definitely check this out. This is big!Should definitely check this out. This is big!Josh Caporalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12388877987189461463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175798629534874434.post-51367806528008787452013-05-14T10:31:58.100-07:002013-05-14T10:31:58.100-07:00Both signed editions now sold out.
Both signed editions now sold out.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06994022501504907836noreply@blogger.com