tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post4502111836522806719..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- Poets Laureate -- Our National PoetsMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-56446782477132684572011-07-03T11:58:27.263-04:002011-07-03T11:58:27.263-04:00Very interesting! I have to think about the poem t...Very interesting! I have to think about the poem too...but of course, that's what poems are meant to do. Followed you here from twitter. Stop by and visit my blog sometime.Melissa Ann Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907380469372468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-29991347546748222952011-07-03T07:49:35.481-04:002011-07-03T07:49:35.481-04:00Howdy and, as you would say, Huzzah for our Nation...Howdy and, as you would say, Huzzah for our National Poets! What strikes me as curious is that from his name I assume that Auslander is either German or Jewish, and there he is, selected just at the moment in our history when that might have been problematic. Does your book shed any light? And isn't his diction so old-fashioned? Yet I admit I aspire "to inspire and instruct" with my all-American work...Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-8902302930029712612011-07-02T07:24:47.625-04:002011-07-02T07:24:47.625-04:00Andi, I think he's saying that he wouldn't...Andi, I think he's saying that he wouldn't want to stop believing in the smell of spring.<br /><br />Happy Poetry Friday/4th of July, Mary Lee! Fun topic.Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-15558407524821020252011-07-01T20:20:58.443-04:002011-07-01T20:20:58.443-04:00I like others am intrigued...I had not given thoug...I like others am intrigued...I had not given thought to our "first" nor the succession in those early years. A most appreciated post, Mary Lee!Carol H Rascohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15129483986450326966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-16293847684863013882011-07-01T17:43:16.946-04:002011-07-01T17:43:16.946-04:00That is a wonderful thought, that PF is a sanctuar...That is a wonderful thought, that PF is a sanctuary and so heartening. I always find it so!<br /><br />I confess I am confused by Auslander's poem. Seems a loss of trust is much more awful than the scent of spring. Maybe I am misreading?Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-54467495729351817592011-07-01T14:37:12.015-04:002011-07-01T14:37:12.015-04:00I've always thought that this was one of the b...I've always thought that this was one of the best things we adopted from the Brits - amazing to think that the first American laureate was only voted in in 1986!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-15719519359979320662011-07-01T14:23:22.903-04:002011-07-01T14:23:22.903-04:00My poems are not always my "best and noble ut...My poems are not always my "best and noble utterances!" Thank you for this post. Poet Laureates do wonderful work. Wes McNair, Maine's new Poet Laureate, has already initiated two programs to highlight poetry in Maine. Patricia O'Donnell writes about McNair's projects at the Maine Humanities Council site:<br /><br />http://mainehumanities.org/notes/2011/04/taking-heart-for-poetry/#more-925Joyce Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905709719444916488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-11676651948110349962011-07-01T11:33:23.428-04:002011-07-01T11:33:23.428-04:00it never occurred to me to wonder about this idea ...it never occurred to me to wonder about this idea of there being a first poet laureate, or the succession of them. growing up, every once in a while, a poet's name popped out as a laureate, but it really isn't one of the cultural histories we are taught in the US of A.<br /><br />thanks for this, and here's hoping you have a wondrous weekend.david elzeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653215150526146224noreply@blogger.com