tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post4925027509350119662..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- New National Youth Poet Laureate!Mary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-75499398860911717392017-08-28T22:05:04.082-04:002017-08-28T22:05:04.082-04:00Someone has a dynamite future ahead of them. Many ...Someone has a dynamite future ahead of them. Many congrats, Amanda!Charles Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336052424127127605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-15638246005698156852017-08-13T13:17:26.219-04:002017-08-13T13:17:26.219-04:00How fantastic! What an incredible opportunity for ...How fantastic! What an incredible opportunity for young poets to share their power and brilliance with the world, and inspire their peers to share their words. Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-76669338386880249232017-08-13T09:54:44.803-04:002017-08-13T09:54:44.803-04:00Wow! What a powerful role model she is and will be...Wow! What a powerful role model she is and will be. Exciting to see where she goes! Thanks for bringing Miss Gorman and this position to our attention. -- Christie @ https://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/Mrs. Wymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601071678011498746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-58356441043819223572017-08-13T09:25:49.310-04:002017-08-13T09:25:49.310-04:00What a powerhouse of a teen. She is already settin...What a powerhouse of a teen. She is already setting hearts alight with her magic. Thanks for sharing this.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-36980102204005079552017-08-13T01:36:15.781-04:002017-08-13T01:36:15.781-04:00A great share! Thanks for highlighting this stron...A great share! Thanks for highlighting this strong voice today!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-83903289240294865992017-08-12T21:07:02.457-04:002017-08-12T21:07:02.457-04:00So nice to see young poets encouraged, and honored...So nice to see young poets encouraged, and honored, in their work. <br />Thanks for featuring Amanda Gorman this week!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-91707062526481387162017-08-11T23:40:29.778-04:002017-08-11T23:40:29.778-04:00I wish I could have known of her when teaching jus...I wish I could have known of her when teaching just a few years ago. We did spoken word poetry and Amanda would have been quite an inspiration. I didn't know of this title, either, and her poem is so strong. Thanks!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-46453537135215596552017-08-11T21:35:29.221-04:002017-08-11T21:35:29.221-04:00This was quite a treat, Mary Lee, what an exceptio...This was quite a treat, Mary Lee, what an exceptional individual, writer and performer, thanks for sharing Amanda Gorman with us, I look forward to hearing more about her and her poetry!michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-12311724962254366852017-08-11T19:31:16.941-04:002017-08-11T19:31:16.941-04:00Woo hoo! Go, Amanda! The world is going to be all ...Woo hoo! Go, Amanda! The world is going to be all right with poets like her shining bright.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-14511560415425380992017-08-11T16:50:52.985-04:002017-08-11T16:50:52.985-04:00Ode to Girls of Color—bold, powerful, magnificent!...Ode to Girls of Color—bold, powerful, magnificent!RLMrvoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636618560050688005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-27798189587127013442017-08-11T11:37:33.236-04:002017-08-11T11:37:33.236-04:00Wow. Just wow. "...we will set the sky alight...Wow. Just wow. "...we will set the sky alight with our magic." She is well on her way. Thank you for sharing this, Mary Lee!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-10144437422611374072017-08-11T11:35:08.216-04:002017-08-11T11:35:08.216-04:00Wow--what an amazing young woman and poet! I reall...Wow--what an amazing young woman and poet! I really love her Ode to Girls of Color! Thanks for sharing.Molly Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975100905434379155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-75723024331457579582017-08-11T11:34:59.392-04:002017-08-11T11:34:59.392-04:00Wow - her body of work is so strong already! If th...Wow - her body of work is so strong already! If there had been teen laureates when we were teens, we would all have written more, I think, and certainly read more poetry of substance. Lucky teens of today!tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-49339161917389876052017-08-11T08:06:02.528-04:002017-08-11T08:06:02.528-04:00I didn't even know there was such a title! LOV...I didn't even know there was such a title! LOVE that it has been awarded to a spoken word poet. And this reframe of color is beautiful... to find our own beauty, isn't that part of our life's work? Thank you. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.com