Comments on: Man Reading Yeats at Wrigley Field

By: Emily Warn

Emily Warn — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:14:40 +0000

Calling all Kaul poets!
Welcome to Harriet. You have your priorities straight–baseball before poetry.
Thanks for your poems!
Emily Warn

By: Daniel Kaul

Daniel Kaul — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:13:03 +0000

As Bob’s son I have to say,
I cannot imagine that he would miss a play
For years he has suffered so much pain
Watching so many games in vain
Yeats, engrossing as he may be,
Cannot compete derek lee
(Linda- you are next)

By: Jilly

Jilly — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:11:14 +0000

Abner Doubleday was a Theosophist & hung out with HPB.

By: Bob Kaul

Bob Kaul — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:33:21 +0000

I wasn’t trying to tempt the fates,
I was killing time reading about Yeats.
The minute the anthem we fans did greet,
Richard Ellmann went under the seat.
This is not an excuse that’s lame,
I watched every play. It was a great game.

By: Edward Byrne

Edward Byrne — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:31:00 +0000

If only Steve Bartman had been absorbed with reading Yeats in Aisle 4 Row 8 seat 113 during the 8th inning at game 6 of the championship series on October 14, 2003!

By: Don Share

Don Share — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:51:13 +0000

I suppose Yeats would have understood from his study of Theosophy that the Cubs are, like each of the world’s religions, fellow travelers on the long road to spiritual perfection.

By: Michael Robbins

Michael Robbins — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:52:51 +0000

Reading criticism at a baseball game is clearly a third-order activity. Also, Professor Ellmann would like Harriet to spell his name correctly. As for the Cubs, Professor Ellmann notes on p. 42 of his fine study that in his opening address to the Dublin Hermetic Society, Yeats said, “I warn you that on the road to truth lurks many a dragon & goblin of mischief in wait for the soul. Miracle hunger is one of them.”

By: Mark Eleveld

Mark Eleveld — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:48:39 +0000

Actually…one of the (very) long-time beer vendors at Wrigley is a failry famous Chicago poet. Has great pieces that WTTW has played extensively on the destruction of old Comiskey as well as pieces on Wrigley Field … poet Bob Chico.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:38:35 +0000

Great. More fuel to the fire of the stereotype that fans at Wrigley don’t pay attention to the game.

By: Lydia Olidea

Lydia Olidea — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:43:24 +0000

Okay, I’ll point out the obvious: “Man Reading Yeats Ellman.”