tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post8677131790066416370..comments2023-10-19T10:51:43.826-04:00Comments on Author Amok: Poetry Friday: Postcards Are EverywhereAuthor Amokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-16547996965992632292013-01-28T19:25:15.687-05:002013-01-28T19:25:15.687-05:00Now these works are positively gorgeous. How beaut...Now these works are positively gorgeous. How beautiful! I have also just recently received a postcard all the way from Kabul. :) Your post reminded me wistfully of it. I also loved reading about the intersections between you and Linda, how nice! :)<br />And yes, the triolet, I was riveted by these lines:<br />"Perhaps we’ve<br />(my love and I) out-stayed our fair love’s ration."<br />*sigh.* GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-69691701913056889442013-01-26T07:59:01.200-05:002013-01-26T07:59:01.200-05:00You've definitely captured the "double-ed...You've definitely captured the "double-edge" sword. I felt worried for those naked arms. <br /><br />You and the students you've featured have convinced me that postcards can really inspire creative work. I will have to start a collection too. <br /><br />Again, what an amazing way to celebrate your birthday!Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-90620739988618586352013-01-26T07:58:15.162-05:002013-01-26T07:58:15.162-05:00You've definitely captured the "double-ed...You've definitely captured the "double-edge" sword. I felt worried for those naked arms. <br /><br />You and the students you've featured have convinced me that postcards can really inspire creative work. I will have to start a collection too. <br /><br />Again, what an amazing way to celebrate your birthday!Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-10027357106107497832013-01-26T06:33:43.632-05:002013-01-26T06:33:43.632-05:00Love the connection between extending the postcard...Love the connection between extending the postcard's art with words OR art!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-29822315628012881152013-01-25T22:55:44.777-05:002013-01-25T22:55:44.777-05:00You've got me looking for postcards! I found a...You've got me looking for postcards! I found a set of four in an envelope of cards I and am saving to frame 'some day" (yeah, right!). I might just put them to use sooner in a poetry project!<br /><br />I like your idea of jogging your muse with a form. The triolet you wrote has a wonderful formal and traditional feel to it. And thanks to you and Linda for bringing us that student postcard project. <br /> <br /><br />All the best as you Violet N.http://vnesdolypoems.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-57666281584604673232013-01-25T19:28:19.881-05:002013-01-25T19:28:19.881-05:00First, I'm jealous you two get to have lunch i...First, I'm jealous you two get to have lunch in person. ;0)<br /><br />What a wonderful gift in so many directions today! Linda's sharing of the students' extended postcards is just fabulous. I love how the additional art creates additional story...<br /><br />And I love triolets, too. Yours is wonderful - conveying so much with such restricted lines. And, as others have noted, with those sharp corners.... Thanks for sharing!Robyn Hood Blackhttp://www.robynhoodblack.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-68760100837083188792013-01-25T17:49:50.749-05:002013-01-25T17:49:50.749-05:00Matt -- we have had sub-20 degree weather all week...Matt -- we have had sub-20 degree weather all week and now it is snowing. As you know, schools in central MD will close when snow is merely threatened. We had an inch or so yesterday morning and a two hour delay.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-71630771844378226002013-01-25T13:02:13.329-05:002013-01-25T13:02:13.329-05:00I like triolets - and this one is very pretty! Tho...I like triolets - and this one is very pretty! Thought-provoking, too. (Wishing I could be back in Baltimore, as well - it's been freezing up here in NH all week!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-79679688945651026152013-01-25T12:35:23.841-05:002013-01-25T12:35:23.841-05:00I'm so happy to hear from a Logan School paren...I'm so happy to hear from a Logan School parent. I love how the postcards give students a safe springboard for creating original art. Their artistic extensions are skilled -- mimicking the style of the card -- but also inventive.<br /><br />Tara, if you do try this with your students, please let us all know how it goes.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-213257487180894182013-01-25T11:57:15.384-05:002013-01-25T11:57:15.384-05:00Both the student projects and the triolet poem are...Both the student projects and the triolet poem are wonderful. Thanks for sharing! Happy Friday! =)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-59808168786117272242013-01-25T11:48:59.339-05:002013-01-25T11:48:59.339-05:00What a fabulous idea to extend the art and thereby...What a fabulous idea to extend the art and thereby the story. I will have to "steal" this idea! The poem itself has such a strong voice - menacing almost.Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-20351280490317341752013-01-25T10:07:13.359-05:002013-01-25T10:07:13.359-05:00Thanks for sharing this beautiful art from Jamie&#...Thanks for sharing this beautiful art from Jamie's class. My son did the piece with Georgia O'Keefe's painting. He can't remember the title, but it is definitely O'Keefe's. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-25963850050927517472013-01-25T09:17:17.347-05:002013-01-25T09:17:17.347-05:00An intriguing poem, Laura, that keeps me guessing ...An intriguing poem, Laura, that keeps me guessing about the positives and negatives of "piercing," the ups and downs of any relationship. <br /><br />Lovely to see all the students' postcard projects, too. jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-45189245105117229782013-01-25T08:36:19.593-05:002013-01-25T08:36:19.593-05:00Tabatha -- those points do feel dangerous. I choos...Tabatha -- those points do feel dangerous. I choose to think of this poem as being in another voice. A character who is a less patient, maybe needier version of myself.<br /><br />Linda, thanks. I just read your anniversary poem. Marriage is a rich subject -- our long lives together.<br /><br />Thank you, Diane. I'm so glad you're enjoying the series. I'm having fun with it. You have not yet met the errant beauty mark. It's not one of my finest efforts.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-84915127750540342722013-01-25T08:28:02.663-05:002013-01-25T08:28:02.663-05:00Laura, each day this series is getting better and ...Laura, each day this series is getting better and better! Brava!8619Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-69615514063133977942013-01-25T08:04:50.767-05:002013-01-25T08:04:50.767-05:00Thank you for all the 'love' for the stude...Thank you for all the 'love' for the students' work, Laura. They will be very excited! As for your poem, the triolet keeps us just peeking into this relationship, & of course I have questions. One is that I wonder if the words are thoughts of one who doesn't want to stay? It's an intriguing poem, the repeating line giving such importance to that 'piercing'. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-58409889205999451412013-01-25T07:29:03.013-05:002013-01-25T07:29:03.013-05:00I love how dangerous your triolet feels -- all tho...I love how dangerous your triolet feels -- all those points threatening your heart. And Linda's postcard art stories are Excellent!! Looking forward to seeing you.Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.com