tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post2557646692630219316..comments2023-10-19T10:51:43.826-04:00Comments on Author Amok: Poetry Friday: Poetry Postcard 12Author Amokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-66314411694643790072013-01-20T11:06:58.663-05:002013-01-20T11:06:58.663-05:00Irene -- thanks for putting things in perspective....Irene -- thanks for putting things in perspective. You're right. A good quilt has to have some fluff. Perfect metaphor.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-13133986247420164192013-01-19T22:59:41.457-05:002013-01-19T22:59:41.457-05:00Laura, you had me at the title of this one. I unde...Laura, you had me at the title of this one. I understand your disenchantment at this point... good time to visualize yourself at the end of the race, feeling high on your accomplishment. And hey, any good quilt has gotta have some fluff. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-38330764464860353852013-01-19T15:36:10.634-05:002013-01-19T15:36:10.634-05:00Hi, everyone! We are hosting a gaggle of 12/13 yea...Hi, everyone! We are hosting a gaggle of 12/13 year olds for a little belated birthday celebration today.<br /><br />Thanks for your comments. This is how my mind works much of the time. I try to rein in the bounciness for blog readers, but this time the crazy slipped through. Shocking, I know.<br /><br />Renee, I can tell from your comments that you HAVE found HAWTHORNE! Congratulations. One poetry postcard is your prize.<br /><br />I was working on poem 22 this morning and the darn thing wants to be a sonnet. What?!Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-71139378518505688062013-01-19T13:23:26.488-05:002013-01-19T13:23:26.488-05:00Laura, you had me at the title of this one. I unde...Laura, you had me at the title of this one. I understand your disenchantment at this point... good time to visualize yourself at the end of the race, feeling high on your accomplishment. And hey, fluff is NECESSARY. You know? Love to you! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-89555173450998169012013-01-19T10:05:54.002-05:002013-01-19T10:05:54.002-05:00I know I say this every week, but this is a really...I know I say this every week, but this is a really cool project. I've been collecting postcards all my life, and this is a fantastic way to use them. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-65331622728518934242013-01-19T04:14:10.826-05:002013-01-19T04:14:10.826-05:00What a funhouse of a post! I was here, I was there...What a funhouse of a post! I was here, I was there, I was upside down - love it! And what a great poem experiment, so fun to try to decipher and grasp all the hid (den) meanings. :) Hey, I would love to be poetry-bombed!Renee LaTulippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520719663052253627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-12945538166558706152013-01-18T21:01:27.829-05:002013-01-18T21:01:27.829-05:00I like the emotion that you've packed into the...I like the emotion that you've packed into the poem, but thank you also for your information about Toll - whom I'd not heard of, even though I was born in Towson! (and even though I've grown up a Pats fan, I'd still be happy to see the Ravens make it! They might be the only professional sports team, period)Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-57386942888851954252013-01-18T18:46:01.903-05:002013-01-18T18:46:01.903-05:00Your project is so interesting! I'm sure this ...Your project is so interesting! I'm sure this bout of poetic bends will soon pass, you'll get your second wind or (to extend the metaphor) your lungs will regain their equilibrium, and the words will flow again. Loved the way you described your research and thought processes as you wrote this poem. Thanks for your contribution to Poetry Friday!Violet N.http://vnesdolypoems.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-42614539273987435852013-01-18T18:24:39.923-05:002013-01-18T18:24:39.923-05:00I love the playfulness and artsy-ness of your poem...I love the playfulness and artsy-ness of your poem. Your whole project is inspiring. I am writing poems to my father's Christmas cards. There are only 9! I don't think I could do 44! But if you need someone else to bomb, someone who loves poetry and appreciates the creative effort, please consider including me. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-70408351876734886912013-01-18T17:08:24.016-05:002013-01-18T17:08:24.016-05:00Great post -- you really quilted these pieces toge...Great post -- you really quilted these pieces together. I can imagine how exhausting it must be to keep up this level of inventiveness! You are really stretching yourself. Joyce's quote is one I'd like to remember. Tabathanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-69325099457083603892013-01-18T16:24:24.134-05:002013-01-18T16:24:24.134-05:00Okay, what did you put in your coffee this morning...Okay, what did you put in your coffee this morning (or week)? <br /><br /> This is all great, Laura - thanks for sharing the behind-the-scenes guts and glories of your project. I will revisit your poem - love all that wordplay. <br /><br />"no ancient sun/ ken byways" - wonderful!Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-62334703633288157342013-01-18T14:05:16.477-05:002013-01-18T14:05:16.477-05:00Such fun reading your poem and taking in all the s...Such fun reading your poem and taking in all the stylistic devices you used to add to its playfulness. The postcard project is going strong again this year!Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-53656662728239235942013-01-18T13:19:04.089-05:002013-01-18T13:19:04.089-05:00Just got in from a long morning. Thank you all for...Just got in from a long morning. Thank you all for your comments. I'd sign you all as a cheerleading squad any day! I will think positive and keep going.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-16448365710192120002013-01-18T12:28:22.712-05:002013-01-18T12:28:22.712-05:00Laura,
Change your chant. Instead of saying yo...Laura,<br /> Change your chant. Instead of saying you've pulled a hamstring, tell yourself, you are amazing! You've gotten half way there. Stop<br />judging the poems and just write them. Have fun writing.<br /> Thank you for bringing Toll's poetry to our attention. I love you extension and experimentation with that. It is brilliant. <br /> Keep going, I can hardly wait to see the next poems. Enjoyed the back story.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825251724115541708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-54193573748499120752013-01-18T10:58:50.419-05:002013-01-18T10:58:50.419-05:00Love, love your poem! In your link to Toll's b...Love, love your poem! In your link to Toll's book, author CA Conrad commented that "Poems that wake us are the very lightning rods to enter storms with." Your poem wakes the reader and challenges us to think about your words in fresh ways. I'm writing an ekphrastic poem now, and your poem challenges me to move away from overdependence on the art.<br /><br />Best wishes for your Postcard Poem project. You're in the homestretch. Dig out those Women Who Dared postcards. They'll inspire you.Joyce Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905709719444916488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-80260748629774545672013-01-18T10:46:37.697-05:002013-01-18T10:46:37.697-05:00Interesting poem, Laura -- reminded me of cummings...Interesting poem, Laura -- reminded me of cummings. Loved hearing the backstory about Toll and how you combined various elements to fashion a new poem. <br /><br />Halfway there -- sprint to the finish :)!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-37959719712011745472013-01-18T10:32:14.630-05:002013-01-18T10:32:14.630-05:00Congratulations on your impending halfway point v...Congratulations on your impending halfway point victory with this amazing project. You deserve a pat on the back (*pat-pat*) and then some. Now that the Packers are out...Go Ravens! Happy Friday! =)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-80048358160970544102013-01-18T09:40:23.627-05:002013-01-18T09:40:23.627-05:00I love the plays on words in your poem.I love the plays on words in your poem.Katyahttp://www.katyaczaja.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-91955293143660370182013-01-18T08:43:40.187-05:002013-01-18T08:43:40.187-05:00V-I-C-T-O-R-Y!
You can do it
if you try!
I love...V-I-C-T-O-R-Y! <br />You can do it <br />if you try!<br /><br />I love the poem, especially all the double meanings and broken words. My favorite is the river never tips its palm.Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-149799345601011832013-01-18T08:24:56.410-05:002013-01-18T08:24:56.410-05:00Laura, it was so much fun reading your poem and lo...Laura, it was so much fun reading your poem and looking at it, sort of crossed-eyed, in an attempt to see the multiple words and meanings. I appreciate your fatigue and hope a second wind will soon be at your back.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-81649962318237024322013-01-18T01:22:29.893-05:002013-01-18T01:22:29.893-05:00Love all your news about the postcards, & abou...Love all your news about the postcards, & about this poet Toll & his, now your, play with words. I like that I could try to figure out which word you wanted to work within the lines, or perhaps both. Nice! Best to you as you turn the corner, & OKAY-GO RAVENS! (much talk in Denver this week, of course)Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-75665058687026694852013-01-17T22:16:24.148-05:002013-01-17T22:16:24.148-05:00Oops, I meant to say Author Amok. My mistake! Than...Oops, I meant to say Author Amok. My mistake! Thanks again for sharing the poem!! =)Fats Suela from Gathering Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10669126888557235026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-11408823191482714032013-01-17T22:14:31.721-05:002013-01-17T22:14:31.721-05:00Love the poem, Laura! Wish I can be just as creati...Love the poem, Laura! Wish I can be just as creative with words! I don't watch football but I like the Ravens, too, because a good friend of mine used to live in Baltimore and is rooting for them to this day! =)Fats Suela from Gathering Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10669126888557235026noreply@blogger.com