tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post8271631444873369086..comments2023-10-19T10:51:43.826-04:00Comments on Author Amok: Summer Reads: Chapter & Verse (Walk Two Moons)Author Amokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-86322621577923061732014-08-23T20:48:45.196-04:002014-08-23T20:48:45.196-04:00What a rich post -- so much to think about. Walk T...What a rich post -- so much to think about. Walk Two Moons made me weep too, so I can empathize with your mascara situation. Lots of heart in Creech's work.Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754424789728293252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-62700802838203990372014-08-23T13:54:36.613-04:002014-08-23T13:54:36.613-04:00Walk Two Moons is one my favorites, but it has bee...Walk Two Moons is one my favorites, but it has been too long since I've reread it. I'm inspired to pick it up again after reading your post. I especially want to pay attention to the blackberry thread. Mmm, delicious blackberry poems as well. = )Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-80032782166678760962014-08-22T22:23:31.842-04:002014-08-22T22:23:31.842-04:00This is such an inspired idea - pairing YA novels ...This is such an inspired idea - pairing YA novels with poetry. Gorgeous. I have a copy of Walk Two Moons - and I like you it's been languishing in my shelves for the longest time. Maybe it will find me too very soon. :)GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-28022145366298524952014-08-22T21:52:57.457-04:002014-08-22T21:52:57.457-04:00I picked blackberries beside the sea today (and ye...I picked blackberries beside the sea today (and yesterday, and the day before). They might be the very best part of August.<br /><br />Loved the Crescent Dragonwagon poem! Delightful. I'll have to find that book....<br /><br />Thanks for this post. :)Shari Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12495151345889657066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-27076432107059451562014-08-22T19:43:00.948-04:002014-08-22T19:43:00.948-04:00I'm saving these brilliant pairings, Laura - s...I'm saving these brilliant pairings, Laura - such a thoughtful way to extend the thinking of each book. Walk Two Moons has long been a classroom favorite, now I'll have these gorgeous poems to share with my kids, too. Thank you!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-40736031273394272012014-08-22T19:04:47.382-04:002014-08-22T19:04:47.382-04:00I read Walk Two Moons several years ago. Your blac...I read Walk Two Moons several years ago. Your blackberry poem connection makes me want to read it again. Thanks for such a thoughtful post!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-87785976310346861002014-08-22T16:44:00.409-04:002014-08-22T16:44:00.409-04:00Yes, I love the Heaney blackberry poem, too, Julie...Yes, I love the Heaney blackberry poem, too, Julie. A tasty collection you made for us today, Laura. I will write a guest post for you -- thanks for the extension. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-39349761997472195312014-08-22T12:26:55.683-04:002014-08-22T12:26:55.683-04:00You are seriously the connection QUEEN, Laura. Th...You are seriously the connection QUEEN, Laura. Thanks for mascara-alert for Walk Two Moons. I am embarrassed by the number of times I have turned myself into a blubbering idiot in the car. Also, that last poem you shared is as delicious as poet's name: Crescent Dragonwagon... I'll have to see if I can dig up the rest of it.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-33275481398569486092014-08-22T11:48:13.808-04:002014-08-22T11:48:13.808-04:00What a rich post. Now I must reread Walk Two Moons...What a rich post. Now I must reread Walk Two Moons. I'd heard of Food Fight and have been meaning to pick it up. Love all the blackberry poems. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-7088077086435237302014-08-22T08:57:29.262-04:002014-08-22T08:57:29.262-04:00Sorry that I've missed some of these, Laura. I...Sorry that I've missed some of these, Laura. I love Sharon Creech, and our students do, too. This is a particularly poignant book, and sometimes I am careful about the student to share it with. The Blackberry poems are beautiful, and I am only familiar with the Plath one. Thanks for all-will look for that book! I will try to find a good pairing for you, would love to be a part of this idea! Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-15552929462782368472014-08-22T03:49:40.068-04:002014-08-22T03:49:40.068-04:00Love those blackberry poems, and the whole idea of...Love those blackberry poems, and the whole idea of pairing book and poem. My favorite berry poem is Seamus Heaney's Blackberry Picking. If anyone wants to read it here's the link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4818965<br />Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-57007038195585441742014-08-22T00:32:50.412-04:002014-08-22T00:32:50.412-04:00Loved the poems! Crescent's was particularly r...Loved the poems! Crescent's was particularly relatable, as we pick so many around here that grow on our property and along the road, and the only thing left of them by winter is the preserves!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-85915378825465783892014-08-21T22:44:53.232-04:002014-08-21T22:44:53.232-04:00Love the impact Walk Two Moons had on you -- and t...Love the impact Walk Two Moons had on you -- and that you waited until you were ready to read it. I love when that happens! Also, I am a big fan of blackberries, and blackberry poems. Chiggers, which so often accompany blackberry brambles at least hear in the south, not so much. Thanks for the post! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-67301263357460256442014-08-21T22:36:10.413-04:002014-08-21T22:36:10.413-04:00The blackberry poem connection makes me want to re...The blackberry poem connection makes me want to re-read Walk Two Moons, which I read long ago. I love the Plath poem-"blood sisterhood" - and the earthy sound of Kinnell reading his blackberry poem. Thanks for this series!Joyce Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905709719444916488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-43900106097200886042014-08-21T22:08:55.389-04:002014-08-21T22:08:55.389-04:00Who knew there were so many blackberry poems! I e...Who knew there were so many blackberry poems! I especially like Kinnell's fabulous words--like squinch!<br /><br />I'd volunteer to do a pairing, but I only read adult contemporary suitable for book discussions! A little restrictive, but awfully good reading.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-38807506891128268512014-08-21T17:34:14.217-04:002014-08-21T17:34:14.217-04:00Last year one of my students read Walk Two Moons a...Last year one of my students read Walk Two Moons and we had a discussion about Longfellow's poem. I would love to show her your blackberry poem connection. As I remember it, we do not know until the end that her mother is dead. That got me, too. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.com