tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post7171447443054933231..comments2024-03-24T18:58:13.583-07:00Comments on Divers and Sundry: The Children of the Night: A Book of Poems Divers and Sundryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-87867215615526076222015-09-17T06:21:41.036-07:002015-09-17T06:21:41.036-07:00It sounds like his parents didn't even try. So...It sounds like his parents didn't even try. So sad. At least he lived to see professional success and knew the public had a real appreciation of his work. I hope he came to understand that it was his family who failed him and not the other way around.Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-9839985462780833842015-09-17T02:59:37.446-07:002015-09-17T02:59:37.446-07:00I had never heard of Robinson until you profiled h...I had never heard of Robinson until you profiled his work. Of course, I had to check out the wiki link and all I can say is, this guy had nothing but bad luck most of his life! To think his mother died shortly before he had a chance to surprise her with the books he purchased and how seemingly little his parents thought of him when he was born. Glad I had the chance to learn about him.Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-10648795171450303152015-09-16T15:41:34.906-07:002015-09-16T15:41:34.906-07:00Yes, I thought the naming was so sad.
I don't...Yes, I thought the naming was so sad.<br /><br />I don't know that quote, but I think some people have a single-minded passion.Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-6226535749870247172015-09-16T13:36:28.242-07:002015-09-16T13:36:28.242-07:00Odd story about how he got his name. I guess many ...Odd story about how he got his name. I guess many of our greatest artists had a tough upbringing and turned to art to cope. I canĀ“t remember what German actor who said that for him, it was "the stage or death". Viktoria Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608160759512904861noreply@blogger.com