Comments on: For Those Who Fail - Joaquin Miller

By: Kimberly Bock

Kimberly Bock — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:28:13 +0000

I’m grateful to have found it on your site Don. Thank you.

By: Classic Poetry Aloud

Classic Poetry Aloud — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:18:43 +0000

Kimberly, many thanks for the mention, and for picking this poem in particular. When it first aired it did not receive as many downloads as I had hoped, perhaps because the title seems negative: ‘For those who fail’. But of course the poem is not about failing and giving up, but carrying on. It deserves wider recognition. Thank you for posting it.

Don
Classic Poetry Aloud

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:07:55 +0000

Yes, Kimberly. That’s the way that I read it too. As a tribute to the underdog.

By: Kimberly Bock

Kimberly Bock — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:36:25 +0000

Jason: Thank you for taking time to comment and for the compliment.

Bill: For Those Who Fail is a tribute to the underdog. Anyone can receive praise upon screaming the words “Look at me aren’t I great?!”
Typically all it takes is a little company from an in-crowd that forgets what humanity is. They seem to be mass promoters of stepping on toes and being hurtful to others on their journey up.
Those that fight for what is most meaningful in life will always be the underdog.
In the end, they prove the strongest because they still fought though it be alone.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:21:00 +0000

Intriguing post! I’d like to learn more about Joaquin Miller now. The stories of the lives of poets and writers can be as rich and interesting as the words they pen. “For Those Who Fail” does contain thoughts worth thinking about carefully.

I’m going to be looking for more from Joaquin Miller. Thanks.