Potter, Dennis, Seeing the Blossom: Two Interviews, a Lecture and a Story, pp4-5 (Faber & Faber, 1994, London & Boston)
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@vincewood0217 жыл бұрын
It is a favourite passage I like to share with my friends every so often. I'm glad I had the chance to share it with you.
@queenastilon14 жыл бұрын
I saw that interview and was touched by his talking about the blossom on the trees. And in Cold Lazarus by him, made just after his death, there is a scene of the preserved head's dreams where he's sitting at his desk, the windows open and blossom blows in from the trees.
@vincewood0217 жыл бұрын
Dennis Potter was (is?) a controversial playwright in the UK. On a personal level, even I found his "The Singing Detective" difficult to watch. But, if you find the orginal interview (it may even be on KZbin; I haven't looked), I've not reflected one micron of the tension. Even so, I enjoyed sharing it with you guys and thank you for your part in inspiring me to dust the cobwebs from it once again.
@MrShempenman13 жыл бұрын
And yes Vince, you also look a little like the great man himself. You really do look like him. Watching his plays in the 80's, I never knew we had such a great writer about which we could be so proud to be English. He's so sad and funny. He should have won the Nobel Prize, now that would have been a laugh.
@highwayman14457 жыл бұрын
For me, listening to that interview as a young man is unforgettable, and I admit that I have on many occasions since held on the coat tails of that great man when I see the whitest, frothiest blossom
@herefordmsv14 жыл бұрын
You can find the original interview in my channel. Great words and I think we would all do well to take some notice, appreciate the now and take the time to appreciate and really connect with those who we care about...even more so connect with ourselves.
@MrShempenman13 жыл бұрын
. . . the whitest, frothiest blossomist blossom there ever could be. . . Has shades of James Joyce. Was Mr Potter influenced by Joyce? I've been trying to search online for the literary influences of Potter, but can't find much. Who were his great masters? What writers helped shape him? I need to delve into his work more to find out, but am fascinated to know other people's greater knowledge and opinions on this.
@richardparry108 жыл бұрын
does anyone know where to find that original potter blossom interview? It seems to have been deleted.