tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post2793121709202498419..comments2024-03-29T01:19:03.714-04:00Comments on Poet Mom: Poem for Poetry ThursdayJanuaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-80717343694589637462007-03-02T06:25:00.000-05:002007-03-02T06:25:00.000-05:00The present you are already homesick for was what ...The present you are already homesick for was what grabbed me most too...Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-28156350077401220562007-03-01T23:07:00.000-05:002007-03-01T23:07:00.000-05:00I think you already have the perfect title. This ...I think you already have the perfect title. This was fantastic. I really liked the velvet wrecking ball and the present you are homesick for...that is a beautiful line.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058447022953846355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-46117760976831752292007-03-01T21:45:00.000-05:002007-03-01T21:45:00.000-05:00Jim, truth be told, I had your poem in mind when I...Jim, truth be told, I had your poem in mind when I wrote mine. Although, I did not lift any copy from "Pictures."<BR/><BR/>Wish you were here!Januaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-66466724010008762422007-03-01T21:44:00.000-05:002007-03-01T21:44:00.000-05:00Thanks everyone for the feedback. Will see out all...Thanks everyone for the feedback. Will see out all of your poems when I return from Atlanta.Januaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-51990650746542684812007-03-01T21:43:00.000-05:002007-03-01T21:43:00.000-05:00Wendy, I think poem is affirmation of my arrogance...Wendy, I think poem <I>is</I> affirmation of my arrogance!Januaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-19805436502307557832007-03-01T18:40:00.000-05:002007-03-01T18:40:00.000-05:00What a affirmation from you for you.So bravely con...What a affirmation from you for you.So bravely confident, without arrogance. A bold steo that will be rewarded. Have fun basking it the poet glow.wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586814769281622578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-15498352415519716652007-03-01T18:35:00.000-05:002007-03-01T18:35:00.000-05:00Jan:Blurbperfect!Actually, I love this as a compan...Jan:<BR/><BR/>Blurbperfect!<BR/><BR/>Actually, I love this as a companion piece to my poetry contest prose poem a couple weeks ago. There's gotta be money in this sort of thing, no?<BR/><BR/>I know you're having a great time in Atlanta.Jim Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408507847342833145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-49871391764337470832007-03-01T18:18:00.000-05:002007-03-01T18:18:00.000-05:00Wow! You set high standards for yourself, if you w...Wow! You set high standards for yourself, if you want your poetry to live up to that description. But I do think that poetry shouldn't aim for anything less.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236329216260906624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-43888755890181769072007-03-01T17:14:00.000-05:002007-03-01T17:14:00.000-05:00Your idea was so wonderful and that it is a fantas...Your idea was so wonderful and that it is a fantastic poem. Man I wish I had something other than a picture on the back of my books now.Clockworkchrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889793842709699969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-90198159030025836642007-03-01T15:56:00.000-05:002007-03-01T15:56:00.000-05:00I am completely inept with titles--but I want to r...I am completely inept with titles--but I want to read this on the back of your first poetry collection. I mean it...<BR/>Love,<BR/>D.Left-handed Trees...https://www.blogger.com/profile/06057727021295729384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-45266595988138390852007-03-01T15:04:00.000-05:002007-03-01T15:04:00.000-05:00That would definitely work for the back cover! Lot...That would definitely work for the back cover! Lots of power in those words. xoparis parfaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457437124988976587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-63600212999984432732007-03-01T14:24:00.000-05:002007-03-01T14:24:00.000-05:00This is so great. I loved the title AND the idea. ...This is so great. I loved the title AND the idea. I am especially in love with the final line. I feel the desire to write the poems you want coming through this description, and I also feel a bittersweet echo of fear from the speaker, worry that this has not been accomplished in the poems. It's really clever because this poem does accomplish it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-38741136552490407272007-03-01T14:14:00.000-05:002007-03-01T14:14:00.000-05:00i expect to see this on a book coming to shelves n...i expect to see this on a book coming to shelves near me soon! I love how it demands attention with all of the command-style sentences. and i love how it reveals how you'd like your work to be seen, how you want to be as a poet. the words in it are so strong and big ... and yet there's an implied vulnerability. <BR/><BR/>have fun at the conference!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-88773609776447149022007-03-01T13:32:00.000-05:002007-03-01T13:32:00.000-05:00My title suggestionPoet LaureateMy title suggestion<BR/><BR/>Poet LaureateRomanceWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920489469191764147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-75491866511005773532007-03-01T13:30:00.000-05:002007-03-01T13:30:00.000-05:00Oh my god, I love it. I am doing a post linking to...Oh my god, I love it. I am doing a post linking to this.RomanceWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920489469191764147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-7117126597568568422007-03-01T13:10:00.000-05:002007-03-01T13:10:00.000-05:00If that is on the backcover, I would go for it!gau...If that is on the backcover, I would go for it!<BR/><BR/>gautami<BR/><A HREF="http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2007/02/parallel-streams-poetry-thursday.html" REL="nofollow">Parallel Streams</A>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-45790241380043960342007-03-01T12:59:00.000-05:002007-03-01T12:59:00.000-05:00Wow- I'd buy it! You go, January!Wow- I'd buy it! You go, January!Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14287107184977896696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-7600409614826178902007-03-01T12:22:00.000-05:002007-03-01T12:22:00.000-05:00I love the power suggested by the words within.I love the power suggested by the words within.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15917954423962512385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-18653535965501236162007-03-01T11:20:00.000-05:002007-03-01T11:20:00.000-05:00Why not? This works for me! :)Why not? This works for me! :)Joyce Ellen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494251587598676788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-22973601013031631252007-03-01T07:21:00.000-05:002007-03-01T07:21:00.000-05:00I think that is a great back cover. How about for ...I think that is a great back cover. How about for a title.<BR/><BR/>"Serrated Society"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com