tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post7119417504201731361..comments2023-10-19T10:51:43.826-04:00Comments on Author Amok: Poetry Friday: Leaving Home, Part 3Author Amokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-56227941232410673542015-09-15T14:38:57.772-04:002015-09-15T14:38:57.772-04:00Caio!
The link works well - thanks.
And now I thi...Caio!<br />The link works well - thanks. <br />And now I think I'm going to crack open our saved jar<br />of prime Sicilian olives.jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-41120170140332170542015-09-06T12:11:17.998-04:002015-09-06T12:11:17.998-04:00Nice read, i agree with the others it does make me...Nice read, i agree with the others it does make me hungry :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-42327775345240914212015-09-05T23:07:30.737-04:002015-09-05T23:07:30.737-04:00I love the line: "little dark nuggets of love...I love the line: "little dark nuggets of love." Lisa's poem is a "nugget of love" as well. Thanks for the introduction to her work, Laura. =)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-15674546332751187662015-09-05T15:17:39.890-04:002015-09-05T15:17:39.890-04:00I've never had to say goodbye to a child, but ...I've never had to say goodbye to a child, but now I'm hungry for olives and a train ride!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-30726144309437390922015-09-05T14:45:29.434-04:002015-09-05T14:45:29.434-04:00I enjoyed Lisa's juicy word choices (and, of c...I enjoyed Lisa's juicy word choices (and, of course, children growing up is always of interest)! I am not an olive eater, but you don't have to be to appreciate the sentiment here. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-39980576914114383022015-09-04T19:32:53.824-04:002015-09-04T19:32:53.824-04:00Thank you all for these wonderfully kind words. An...Thank you all for these wonderfully kind words. And thank you, Laura, for posting this poem today. I am honored to be in good company here. I'm so glad you all enjoyed this poem. Olives are definitely a good thing. Enjoy them with friends and family often!Lisa Vihoshttps://lisavihos.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-40075485293150651732015-09-04T14:47:59.381-04:002015-09-04T14:47:59.381-04:00I think our subconsciouses lead us to read about c...I think our subconsciouses lead us to read about certain topics during major life changes. I'm glad you've found some good leaving home poems--love the idea of planting olive memories! Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-16144891312130377692015-09-04T14:38:31.498-04:002015-09-04T14:38:31.498-04:00Laura, thank you for the introduction to a new poe...Laura, thank you for the introduction to a new poet for me. The poem created is a fine example of a stellar small moment that will be immortalized forever. Olives are one of my family's favorites. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-78574043910733808922015-09-04T14:04:47.143-04:002015-09-04T14:04:47.143-04:00My favorite recipe, and the world's easiest to...My favorite recipe, and the world's easiest to make, involves olives. Shredded Swiss cheese, sliced green olives with pimentos, barely moistened with a basic vinaigrette. Sounds odd, but delicious! I'm a fan of olives and enjoyed Lisa's poem very much.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-43984947876187869192015-09-04T11:48:56.671-04:002015-09-04T11:48:56.671-04:00What a beautiful poem. So nice to be introduced to...What a beautiful poem. So nice to be introduced to Lisa's work!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-11150498206487478252015-09-04T11:06:38.428-04:002015-09-04T11:06:38.428-04:00I can't thank you enough for sharing Lisa'...I can't thank you enough for sharing Lisa's wonderful poem, Laura. I love her ability to link everyday events to one's past and even future. The sensory details of the lunch, the olives, bring the reader right into the moment. I am especially touched as I had the experience of writing as I traveled to Greece this summer, and olives worked their way into the poem before I even began to enjoy them in my grandfather's homeland. I'm very interested in Lisa's chapbook and the fact that there was a global conference for 100 Thousand Poets for Change!Joyce Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905709719444916488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-75925399627635077142015-09-04T11:02:26.966-04:002015-09-04T11:02:26.966-04:00Laura, thank you for sharing Lisa's lovely wor...Laura, thank you for sharing Lisa's lovely work. I don't think I will ever tire of motherhood poems -- and to think Sharon Olds was criticized when she first started writing them! Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-65832595996398190512015-09-04T07:39:29.188-04:002015-09-04T07:39:29.188-04:00Thanks, Linda and Jan. I appreciate the comments a...Thanks, Linda and Jan. I appreciate the comments and I know that Lisa will too. I'm updating with a link to purchase the chapbook, but will also send you both an email.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-38732610358926155842015-09-04T07:03:28.241-04:002015-09-04T07:03:28.241-04:00Laura, hello.
Appreciations for this introduction...Laura, hello. <br />Appreciations for this introduction to a poet new to me.<br />Yes, I want to purchase Linda Pastan's chapbook. The cover alone grabs me - title & photograph. I am a papermailaholic. I realize the eyedears in it will travel out from that concept, but I'm sold. I think you have my email? Please share or send me the way to obtain it.<br /><br />As for this tasty & a bit wistful poem, "Leaving Home," I especially am drawn to "little dark nuggets of love." It reminds me of a poem "Moments" by Velma Frye, who wrote it as a song as she is a performing musician. She writes 'we live for moments' & those perfect olives she packed for the brief train trip are a moment now we can all savor. <br /><br />Lastly, the Tuscan scenery & Italian train stations & of course the foods of Italy speak to me, having been fortunate to marry into an all-Italian (noto, sicily homebase) familia. <br /><br />Brava.jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-6195594463418353232015-09-04T00:23:49.029-04:002015-09-04T00:23:49.029-04:00Poems like this one by touch me so much, Laura. I ...Poems like this one by touch me so much, Laura. I know that all those tiny experiences mean that the world for our children has just expanded a little, without them knowing. I'd love to purchase one of Lisa's books, A Brief History of Mail. If necessary you can share my e-mail. Thanks for this "taste of olives".Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com