tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post2309612808014722204..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- ColdMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-21864704089261637282017-02-02T12:28:22.487-05:002017-02-02T12:28:22.487-05:00Chiming in late, Mary Lee. This poem makes a good ...Chiming in late, Mary Lee. This poem makes a good companion to the high-dive article we worked with yesterday. I love the last two lines.author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-598411666804876532017-01-31T07:40:04.425-05:002017-01-31T07:40:04.425-05:00A shock to the system, indeed!A shock to the system, indeed!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-29486665515904069602017-01-30T20:32:15.173-05:002017-01-30T20:32:15.173-05:00Day after day, the cold shock keeps getting more a...Day after day, the cold shock keeps getting more and more frigid!Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-37342570826126678792017-01-29T06:45:21.222-05:002017-01-29T06:45:21.222-05:00Kapow. The long title, the visceral energy, the s...Kapow. The long title, the visceral energy, the surprising long disappearing word--perfect. #revolt<br />(Also, you look great in a bikini :)Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-77540045614677875092017-01-28T12:45:20.430-05:002017-01-28T12:45:20.430-05:00"hard truths, and cold shocks" Great wor..."hard truths, and cold shocks" Great words, Mary Lee!Whispers from the Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819098985292406065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-49575900334227118712017-01-28T10:58:02.365-05:002017-01-28T10:58:02.365-05:00"rewriting the liberation of my body" - ..."rewriting the liberation of my body" - no that's a line to linger on. Thank you, Mary Lee, for diving, and for writing. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-26896424695102959102017-01-28T09:26:18.810-05:002017-01-28T09:26:18.810-05:00For me, it's the first line that holds all the...For me, it's the first line that holds all the power. My 4 year old just looked at the picture and said, Wow! There are sharks under there! Indeed.Kortney Garrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789254894839363439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-52281306038042084612017-01-28T09:18:40.196-05:002017-01-28T09:18:40.196-05:00I'm getting so tired of confronting icy water....I'm getting so tired of confronting icy water. Thanks for reminding me not to give up.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-12932511471925863772017-01-27T20:36:15.041-05:002017-01-27T20:36:15.041-05:00Wow! I think we are experiencing that harsh truth ...Wow! I think we are experiencing that harsh truth and cold shock. I hope it is enough to wake enough of us to take action as we reinvent ourselves.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-74622186876669588242017-01-27T18:23:33.176-05:002017-01-27T18:23:33.176-05:00There is that 'shock', and now we're e...There is that 'shock', and now we're experiencing it every day. I guess we've all jumped into cold before, and know that there is hope after a while, right?Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-5471263828829333442017-01-27T18:20:52.441-05:002017-01-27T18:20:52.441-05:00What a deliciously icy state of affairs poem you&#...What a deliciously icy state of affairs poem you've created. "rewriting the liberation of my body" let's do it, thanks! michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-39773465579188648702017-01-27T17:44:17.173-05:002017-01-27T17:44:17.173-05:00Wow! What a fantastic way to describe this moment ...Wow! What a fantastic way to describe this moment in time. And, the graphic....well it just makes me shiver. Bravo!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-47188281257546974182017-01-27T17:28:43.740-05:002017-01-27T17:28:43.740-05:00I love how you used the words in this poem. You ...I love how you used the words in this poem. You are such a master in making metaphor that cuts to the core. (In a good way)Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-16133310219245917172017-01-27T15:14:21.585-05:002017-01-27T15:14:21.585-05:00Yes! Fabulous poem. Invisibilizng - wonderful! Tha...Yes! Fabulous poem. Invisibilizng - wonderful! Thank you for sharing!BJ Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810656260650783785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-25076855753640523232017-01-27T13:46:11.835-05:002017-01-27T13:46:11.835-05:00"the cold shock that awaits" - beautiful..."the cold shock that awaits" - beautiful. Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-77960165795788764282017-01-27T12:08:17.161-05:002017-01-27T12:08:17.161-05:00That is a great title, and I love the short, punch...That is a great title, and I love the short, punchiness of it. Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-4365050479687289702017-01-27T11:51:38.335-05:002017-01-27T11:51:38.335-05:00Icy waters indeed! Here's to revolution and &q...Icy waters indeed! Here's to revolution and "diving deep". And I, too, love your word, "invisibilizing" - brilliant. =)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-28216277313350101082017-01-27T11:24:27.644-05:002017-01-27T11:24:27.644-05:00Mary Lee, I am grateful that you set the ball in m...Mary Lee, I am grateful that you set the ball in motion to let all voices soar. Bracing yourself for realities and pushing out from the icy waters with a strong voice mark your new mission. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-46318519876937889002017-01-27T11:00:50.332-05:002017-01-27T11:00:50.332-05:00Wow. Terrific analogy. A shock to the system!Wow. Terrific analogy. A shock to the system!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-89455644686392230862017-01-27T09:47:32.566-05:002017-01-27T09:47:32.566-05:00Diving deep to rewrite ourselves. What an image. W...Diving deep to rewrite ourselves. What an image. What a speech. This IS awesome.Julieannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876141420632207823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-27710379232052753922017-01-27T09:41:14.891-05:002017-01-27T09:41:14.891-05:00Oooh, "invisibilizing"! Neat word. And...Oooh, "invisibilizing"! Neat word. And isn't it an amazing feeling to dive into water? It truly does rewrite your body image for those seconds beneath the surface.<br />Hope you get around to some of the poems today with your "ferocious women do not exaggerate" line in them!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-18917741596603165302017-01-27T09:40:20.519-05:002017-01-27T09:40:20.519-05:00This is awesome. :)This is awesome. :)Little Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058463472836988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-88457312228922720632017-01-27T09:13:51.869-05:002017-01-27T09:13:51.869-05:00"invisibilizing"
Yes to all of this. Lo... "invisibilizing"<br />Yes to all of this. Love that title too, Mary Lee. Hug. xxAmy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.com