tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post1499005989756749710..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- How to Be a PoetMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-57207529221174301882020-09-19T22:47:13.407-04:002020-09-19T22:47:13.407-04:00Oh, I love this... "More of each than you hav...Oh, I love this... "More of each than you have." Yep.laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-65994020988695570922020-09-14T20:14:31.261-04:002020-09-14T20:14:31.261-04:00"More of each than you have" -- sigh. Th..."More of each than you have" -- sigh. That feels very true, but somehow we make the poem anyway. That's the magic of it.author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-83878161594568478012020-09-13T21:49:31.329-04:002020-09-13T21:49:31.329-04:00Ack! Dang. Ouch! Okay.
Thanks.🌞Ack! Dang. Ouch! Okay.<br />Thanks.🌞Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-20915909676061974492020-09-13T19:17:57.316-04:002020-09-13T19:17:57.316-04:00Yes, I needed to reread this wise, comforting poem...Yes, I needed to reread this wise, comforting poem. It is a bit of a challenge to "stay away from screens" though.Catherine Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390699128046569127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-88053900035319013132020-09-13T13:51:34.900-04:002020-09-13T13:51:34.900-04:00Yes, yes, yes! Thank you for this reminder. I have...Yes, yes, yes! Thank you for this reminder. I have been so busy with school and have not made time to sit down, be quiet, and let myself be a poet again. I needed to hear this today!Whispers from the Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819098985292406065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-56729892624189535262020-09-13T10:12:38.245-04:002020-09-13T10:12:38.245-04:00I definitely need to hear this right now! I can...I definitely need to hear this right now! I can't get past the first two lines! Thank you, my friend!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15313660637219263185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-12809054092834228882020-09-13T02:24:35.484-04:002020-09-13T02:24:35.484-04:00Wendell Berry's ending lines are ones to remem...Wendell Berry's ending lines are ones to remember, "make a poem that does not disturb <br />the silence from which it came." They let you breathe a little bit easier. Thanks Mary Lee!<br /><br />michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-39429049308041071722020-09-12T15:20:45.072-04:002020-09-12T15:20:45.072-04:00This is a goood reminder for me today. Thanks for ...This is a goood reminder for me today. Thanks for sharing it.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-28827385706773467832020-09-11T23:15:42.069-04:002020-09-11T23:15:42.069-04:00Yes, I did need to read this today. Love Wendell B...Yes, I did need to read this today. Love Wendell Berry's poems.Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-42339847547096067622020-09-11T21:57:46.958-04:002020-09-11T21:57:46.958-04:00This is a worthy reminder Mary Lee. Your timing is...This is a worthy reminder Mary Lee. Your timing is spot on. Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-49066264348545281442020-09-11T20:16:14.123-04:002020-09-11T20:16:14.123-04:00YES - I needed the reminder. Thank you!!YES - I needed the reminder. Thank you!!Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-49435036830730450772020-09-11T18:16:13.288-04:002020-09-11T18:16:13.288-04:00Perhaps in another time similar to our today, Wend...Perhaps in another time similar to our today, Wendell Berry wrote this to remind how it is? I am of course imagining that some, like him, know how we are to be & thank goodness for their prescience. And thank you for sharing, Mary LeeLinda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-53354167440218924222020-09-11T17:40:33.805-04:002020-09-11T17:40:33.805-04:00Truth. A perfect poem for today. Indeed so much gr...Truth. A perfect poem for today. Indeed so much great advice. <br />Janet Clare F. skanny17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07488350213473016250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-87714321644064315112020-09-11T17:35:52.974-04:002020-09-11T17:35:52.974-04:00What a wonderful and profound poem! I love this li...What a wonderful and profound poem! I love this line: "Stay away from anything <br />that obscures the place it is in." There's so much to linger with in this poem. Thank you!mbhmainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12368641525885104669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-82177775034029264792020-09-11T17:30:44.526-04:002020-09-11T17:30:44.526-04:00I have found lately that throwing myself into writ...I have found lately that throwing myself into writing is a kind of meditation. Thanks for this reminder. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-12584152272276153662020-09-11T12:15:10.701-04:002020-09-11T12:15:10.701-04:00Good find! Those things - patience, listening, ins...Good find! Those things - patience, listening, inspiration, all of it - apply to so many things in life, not only for creatives, but just life - finding, acknowledging, appreciating joy, and time, and all of it!Little Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058463472836988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-21750594468615717742020-09-11T10:20:42.127-04:002020-09-11T10:20:42.127-04:00I have recently copied this poem into my notebook ...I have recently copied this poem into my notebook again. There is something incredibly validating and soothing in these words. Wishing you some still time over the weekend.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-1424619917998063412020-09-11T09:41:27.471-04:002020-09-11T09:41:27.471-04:00One of my favorite Berry poems. Thanks for the ins...One of my favorite Berry poems. Thanks for the inspiration!!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-38260011598257706532020-09-11T07:42:47.553-04:002020-09-11T07:42:47.553-04:00An excellent an timely reminder - reaching for mor...An excellent an timely reminder - reaching for more "affection, reading, knowledge, skill" - more than what we have - it is how we grow as poets and writers, and how we remember that we are still works in progress, as are our fellow humans. The chuckle at the end of the selection is just right ... remaining humble frame's life and work as much as those essential quiet moments. <br /><br />Fran Haley https://litbitsandpieces.com/Fran Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05295033583781089018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-83327192898882585282020-09-11T07:41:04.867-04:002020-09-11T07:41:04.867-04:00I love Wendell Berry's poems and his whole out...I love Wendell Berry's poems and his whole outlook about how poems are meant to exist in this world as sacred spaces. LOVE. Thank you! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.com