tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post6173722263328079457..comments2024-03-28T16:20:18.628-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Four-Year-Old British Poet Signs His First Book DealSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-5317042452538214252020-07-28T13:21:08.345-05:002020-07-28T13:21:08.345-05:00He dictates to his mother and she writes everythin...He dictates to his mother and she writes everything down for him, formatting and spelling words correctly, so that is a legitimate question. I get the feeling that it starts out very conversationally, and goes from there. The percentage of her input hasn't been questioned anywhere I can find, but you do have to wonder.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-52138307958733396702020-07-28T13:17:50.261-05:002020-07-28T13:17:50.261-05:00That's what is nagging at me, too. I hope he i...That's what is nagging at me, too. I hope he isn't pushed too hard by his justifiably proud mother to keep producing poems to the point that he burns out on everything "intellectual."Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-76873403050447962122020-07-28T13:16:20.193-05:002020-07-28T13:16:20.193-05:00I like the way his mind works. He still has the vo...I like the way his mind works. He still has the voice of a child, but there are simple things there worth pondering.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-4480775221582853952020-07-28T13:13:50.028-05:002020-07-28T13:13:50.028-05:00I'm fascinated that he is thinking so much abo...I'm fascinated that he is thinking so much about his emotions at this age and trying to express them. I know that he "dictates" his poems to his mother, and that she formats everything for him, but he is certainly remarkable. Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-6714183753485433812020-07-28T12:13:28.528-05:002020-07-28T12:13:28.528-05:00I do like the poems you quoted. Do you think he re...I do like the poems you quoted. Do you think he really wrote them without any help from anyone else? Or am I just too cynical these days? Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-17590316497814503902020-07-28T08:08:04.780-05:002020-07-28T08:08:04.780-05:00Children often have a gift of description that get...Children often have a gift of description that gets lost over the years. I've seen a couple of articles about Nadim recently. I hope he isn't getting too much attention too early.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-10815021915332631342020-07-27T21:22:05.917-05:002020-07-27T21:22:05.917-05:00I'm not much for poetry either, but I do like ...I'm not much for poetry either, but I do like that one about the garden.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-21581229404085343582020-07-27T17:16:00.466-05:002020-07-27T17:16:00.466-05:00He's very good isn't he? And this from ano...He's very good isn't he? And this from another near poetry illiterate (and I have tried). Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.com