tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post1820588813681590496..comments2023-10-19T10:51:43.826-04:00Comments on Author Amok: 30 Habits of Highly Effective Poets #19: Irene Latham on the 1:1 RatioAuthor Amokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-86900142001810355062012-04-28T02:46:54.148-04:002012-04-28T02:46:54.148-04:00Wow, I have a lot of reading to get to, stat. It&#...Wow, I have a lot of reading to get to, stat. It's a good reminder. Why, I wonder, is it so hard for us to remember as poets? I know my ratio is close to that or better with regard to middle grade and young adult and even my adult essays. Worse is the fact that I have made a conscious effort to grow my poetry shelves but OWNING the books is not the same as actually reading them.Susan Taylor Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-89867909902201497332012-04-19T14:43:12.034-04:002012-04-19T14:43:12.034-04:00I also love that she writes love poems to her moth...I also love that she writes love poems to her mother. :) Thanks for featuring Irene and her wonderful advice.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-7877508108456582342012-04-19T11:20:45.711-04:002012-04-19T11:20:45.711-04:00Wonderful advice from a very lovely poet. I hadn&...Wonderful advice from a very lovely poet. I hadn't thought about an actual ratio before re. poetry. But my own is certainly better when I'm immersed in reading lots and lots - certainly including Irene's!Robyn Hood Blackhttp://www.robynhoodblack.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-31610817819073441752012-04-19T08:49:47.286-04:002012-04-19T08:49:47.286-04:00Laura, thank you so much for having me! And y'...Laura, thank you so much for having me! And y'all: I am still writing love poems to my mother. My book Leaving Gee's Bend? Pretty much a love poem to Mama. I don't have daughters, so I can only speak from the perspective of daughter in the mother-daughter relationship, but isn't it one of THE most complex relationships? Rich and ripe for writing. Thanks again, Laura!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-21358922348504358542012-04-19T08:20:16.091-04:002012-04-19T08:20:16.091-04:00Isn't that lovely, Tabatha? It makes me want t...Isn't that lovely, Tabatha? It makes me want to go through my daughter's old school work and save all the things she has written.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-87150949554474829912012-04-19T07:37:45.025-04:002012-04-19T07:37:45.025-04:00Fantastic advice! (I was also really struck by the...Fantastic advice! (I was also really struck by the concept of writing love poems to her mother. Very sweet.)Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.com