tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post6253981987329937278..comments2023-10-19T10:51:43.826-04:00Comments on Author Amok: NPM 2015: What Are You Wearing, Jane Elkin?Author Amokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-42744374212081597122015-04-05T22:11:01.134-04:002015-04-05T22:11:01.134-04:00Thank you all for your warm feedback. It is, indee...Thank you all for your warm feedback. It is, indeed, a true story. And Donna, I was struck by your reference to the seamstress grandmother, because I also worked as a seamstress for a while. Organization mattered a lot!Jane Elkinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-47661664944129405032015-04-03T07:35:00.309-04:002015-04-03T07:35:00.309-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-49284534653794955372015-04-03T07:34:34.370-04:002015-04-03T07:34:34.370-04:00I put on my walking shoes - Valérie Rouzeau
I pu...I put on my walking shoes - Valérie Rouzeau <br /><br />I put on my walking shoes <br />I had shown you with the soles retreaded <br />from old tires.<br /> In pilgrim boats I floated to you<br />petals stuck to the leather as proofs<br />of my wishes on the way.<br />I know you've a good pair too<br />on your cold feet I know that<br />better than you and how does it help you.<br /> I wanted to see you to empty <br />the sand eternally in my shoes to be your <br />little sand girl for a bit but you have<br />shut your eyes too tight.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-65121064511103077882015-04-03T07:31:54.093-04:002015-04-03T07:31:54.093-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-41172937913173858882015-04-02T22:55:28.624-04:002015-04-02T22:55:28.624-04:00Wow - what a way to start off this project! Thank...Wow - what a way to start off this project! Thank you, Jane, and thanks to Laura for facilitating. I love that the personal story featured "girlie" clothes and the two poems were recollections of men/men's clothes. <br />"...wind hymning/through pines" - gorgeous.Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-12306072586500863092015-04-01T13:18:13.463-04:002015-04-01T13:18:13.463-04:00My grandmother was a dressmaker, and I think that ...My grandmother was a dressmaker, and I think that is where I learned to make sure the hangers were all open to the back. Much easier to gather them all at once off a rack, and pick them up to hang again.<br />Loved the diversity in your post.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-47750705390803381812015-04-01T12:41:13.267-04:002015-04-01T12:41:13.267-04:00Wow that's a crazy story! What a great reason ...Wow that's a crazy story! What a great reason to put them all the same direction. I definitely don't do that but I will!<br /><br />Great poemsCatherine Johnsonhttp://catherinemjohnson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-31477618077729475752015-04-01T12:38:14.595-04:002015-04-01T12:38:14.595-04:00What a great idea. I hope you link up all of thes...What a great idea. I hope you link up all of these posts throughout April at Savvy Verse & Wit. I loved these clothing poems, etc.Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745809545249574387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-83404301887262858882015-04-01T11:11:31.005-04:002015-04-01T11:11:31.005-04:00My students travel often, & I just shared Koer...My students travel often, & I just shared Koertge's "Negative Space" with them last week. We're getting ready for our class big trip & we talked about packing. The students had a lot to share-tips & disasters! I love the memory, wonder at our mothers' advice in the past - to create habits? And I love the line: "I looked older and fancier, like I belonged in the Sears catalog." It certainly takes me back to that yearning page after page. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-65632296187146523982015-04-01T10:35:09.371-04:002015-04-01T10:35:09.371-04:00What remembrances, Jane. The ending tickled me. I&...What remembrances, Jane. The ending tickled me. I've read Ron's poem before. Renee posted it in the The Lyrical Language Lab alumni FB group. That poem still haunts me today with that ending and the rich language in Mark Irwin's poem. Excellent start to National Poetry month. :-)Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-39707825918098393202015-04-01T09:34:58.706-04:002015-04-01T09:34:58.706-04:00Golly, that was rich. Jane, is that a true story-...Golly, that was rich. Jane, is that a true story--waking up from a nap to a whole new wardrobe?<br /><br />Both poems are so affecting--the thrilling scent of "clove in the godsome/air" and the abrupt, painful wasted space of the coffin.<br /><br />Wonderful, both of you and both of them!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-56029181615271479672015-04-01T07:35:50.169-04:002015-04-01T07:35:50.169-04:00Beautiful child-memory essay from Jane Elkin. I fe...Beautiful child-memory essay from Jane Elkin. I felt myself scooting along with her at -<br /> "I sock-skated to the closet and stroked a satin bow."<br /><br />The full suit of this post fits me well.<br /><br />Appreciations for the poems Jane shares from Mark Irwin & Ron Koertge.<br /><br />I expect to share "My Father's Hats" with my pal Adrian Fogelin, who has written a similar scene into her new novel, SOME KIND OF MAGIC, which debut's today, April 1.<br /><br />Thanks, all around.jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.com