tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post5823112360610986251..comments2023-10-19T10:51:43.826-04:00Comments on Author Amok: National Poetry Month 2013: Amok with Irene's Progressive PoemAuthor Amokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-86466269682690691972013-04-24T18:16:48.315-04:002013-04-24T18:16:48.315-04:00I'm a little behind on commenting, but I had t...I'm a little behind on commenting, but I had to drop in to read your line, and I love it! Every now and then we all need to remind ourselves to get back up!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-14425879138341186082013-04-23T23:31:40.010-04:002013-04-23T23:31:40.010-04:00Oh, I like the rhyme coming back too. And the pow...Oh, I like the rhyme coming back too. And the powerful voice. Getting back up matters greatly for a writer or performer. <br /><br />Congratulations and wishes for health for your family! Amy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-43616680205696146412013-04-23T21:21:38.236-04:002013-04-23T21:21:38.236-04:00Late with my comment as I was at IRA and flying ho...Late with my comment as I was at IRA and flying home yesterday night. Got to see PF bloggers and poetry friends. Plus meet Haiti Ruth!! Lucky to have been with Mary Lee Hahn at the Pre-conference Institute and hear how she uses poetry with her 5th graders. We had a nice "picnic" lunch sitting outdoors at the Convention Center soaking up the sun. Saw and heard Amy LV, Janet Wong, Sylvia Vardell and also Joyce Sidman talk about poetry.<br /><br />Now your line. LOVE that FLOURISH. Pick yourself up, dust off the cobwebs or the poetry fears or whatever might befall your antics and continue. Great!<br /><br />Glad all is well with your kids!<br />Janet F.skanny17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07488350213473016250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-23319812823868931122013-04-23T05:19:21.086-04:002013-04-23T05:19:21.086-04:00Your line made me laugh, Laura--I like the contras...Your line made me laugh, Laura--I like the contrast of "flourish," which suggests fancy feathered costumes and gold-trimmed fountain pens, with the matter-of-fact pencil--a bit grubby, chewed and entirely serviceable.<br /><br />Do you ever write in pencil, really?Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-86493327748160600022013-04-22T22:54:01.310-04:002013-04-22T22:54:01.310-04:00Love the 'pencil's still intact' line,...Love the 'pencil's still intact' line, like so many others...great way to bring us into the home stretch!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-30047303195377651312013-04-22T20:59:57.245-04:002013-04-22T20:59:57.245-04:00I'm glad Julia was well in time for her show! ...I'm glad Julia was well in time for her show! Ariana had a show last weekend also -- big weekend for school musicals! <br /><br />"Flourish" has a lot of flair! Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-46789100967424986032013-04-22T20:39:08.290-04:002013-04-22T20:39:08.290-04:00Nice line, Laura, definitely not a clunker. :-) I&...Nice line, Laura, definitely not a clunker. :-) I've enjoyed following this and can't wait to see what the final few poets do with it.Carrie Fhttp://storypatch.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-77264900663890734112013-04-22T19:42:54.013-04:002013-04-22T19:42:54.013-04:00Great next line! Good that the pencil's still ...Great next line! Good that the pencil's still intact! Can't wait to hear the rest! We're gearing up to a grande finale!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-9402870782492327162013-04-22T15:15:50.814-04:002013-04-22T15:15:50.814-04:00Hi, Everyone. Thank you for the comments. I apprec...Hi, Everyone. Thank you for the comments. I appreciate the positive feedback. Collaborative writing is a fun process, but there is also (self-induced) pressure not to let the group down by contributing a clunker.<br /><br />Julia is feeling much better! The play has wrapped. She's back to eating like a teenager and getting caught up on missed homework. My son is home safe. It's good to be back to normal. I can breathe a sigh of relief, pick up my own pencil after a stumbling, fumbling few days, and get back to writing too.<br /><br />Good luck this week Diane and Joanna. You're sure to bring your personal flourish to the poem.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-87617006822248222722013-04-22T12:40:10.458-04:002013-04-22T12:40:10.458-04:00Oh, superb! I do hope I can flourish my pencil as ...Oh, superb! I do hope I can flourish my pencil as well tomorrow. <br /><br />Great intro too, wow, what a wild week for you, too!Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633484787634197878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-13218170646324989932013-04-22T11:28:09.239-04:002013-04-22T11:28:09.239-04:00I love the drama of a drama! Way to make the poem ...I love the drama of a drama! Way to make the poem land on its feet, Laura. I'll be curious to see if the remaining poets put that pencil on paper once and for all.<br /><br />And kudos to your daughter. Stage managing is a thankless job, but the most important one in theater. No stage manager, no show. She made sure the show went on indeed. :)Renee LaTulippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520719663052253627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-51421421267776080102013-04-22T09:40:41.701-04:002013-04-22T09:40:41.701-04:00I'm so relieved the pencil is still intact! Wh...I'm so relieved the pencil is still intact! Where would we be without it? Very nice line-done with flourish!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-50046274186308477592013-04-22T08:43:58.398-04:002013-04-22T08:43:58.398-04:00Love that you rhymed, & that you brought back ...Love that you rhymed, & that you brought back the writing part more concretely, Laura. Beautiful to read aloud! I liked the intro too. You certainly did have a busy week! Stomach flu is not fun! Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-11504154909067869852013-04-22T08:40:05.018-04:002013-04-22T08:40:05.018-04:00I'm starting to get nervous--will I be up to t...I'm starting to get nervous--will I be up to the task of adding to this already wildly colorful, action-packed, poem. Two more days. Yikes!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-25884446858026846922013-04-22T08:30:38.386-04:002013-04-22T08:30:38.386-04:00It sounds like a pretty dramatic week...
I love ...It sounds like a pretty dramatic week... <br /><br />I love the idea of getting up with a flourish when you stumble -- I need to adopt more of that attitude.Katyahttp://www.katyaczaja.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-100337537025214562013-04-22T08:16:25.807-04:002013-04-22T08:16:25.807-04:00What a journey this poem has taken. I'm happy ...What a journey this poem has taken. I'm happy to see the pencil's still intact. Sometimes all you can do is keep writing.Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-74663839692538737932013-04-22T07:36:56.750-04:002013-04-22T07:36:56.750-04:00Love it love it love it! Sometimes it is hard to p...Love it love it love it! Sometimes it is hard to pull off that flourish, isn't it? <br /><br />Thank you, Laura, and cheers for the kid-happenings. Another thing that's hard is showing up when you'd rather be in bed. Sigh.Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.com