tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post6495537333859548139..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- Celebrating Nikki GrimesMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-50219220267564982092020-06-14T07:53:35.741-04:002020-06-14T07:53:35.741-04:00I'm so glad you disrupted the cat's plans!...I'm so glad you disrupted the cat's plans! It seems to me that Golden Shovels are a bit like kaleidoscopes: each new poem refracts and highlights words in different ways, all the while deepening the meaning of the original line. Well done, Mary Lee!Catherine Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390699128046569127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-68851879014529027362020-06-14T02:05:23.033-04:002020-06-14T02:05:23.033-04:00We need more "disrupters" who will watch...We need more "disrupters" who will watch over all… Thanks for your voice and keen poem Mary Lee, and for Nikki's poem too!michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-71905534234716483002020-06-13T11:55:05.276-04:002020-06-13T11:55:05.276-04:00Great stuff, Mary Lee!Great stuff, Mary Lee!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-3119636554783281762020-06-13T09:40:18.624-04:002020-06-13T09:40:18.624-04:00What a great protective poem, Mary Lee. And Nikki&...What a great protective poem, Mary Lee. And Nikki's poem--mercy.laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-77677211875921800932020-06-12T17:10:00.310-04:002020-06-12T17:10:00.310-04:00Close call for your fledgling! Love the way your g...Close call for your fledgling! Love the way your golden shovel reflects on nature and our current climate--and honors Nikki's fabulous poem.Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-62192784391431572142020-06-12T13:06:44.559-04:002020-06-12T13:06:44.559-04:00I love what you have done here! You honored Nikki...I love what you have done here! You honored Nikki's words with the added punch of "The value of all lives is condoned." Yes! <br />Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-961556981199326512020-06-12T11:11:51.814-04:002020-06-12T11:11:51.814-04:00Great golden shovel, Mary Lee -- love the symbolic...Great golden shovel, Mary Lee -- love the symbolic meaning, especially timely now. And thanks too, for posting Nikki's poem. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-91968861511647136012020-06-12T11:03:06.721-04:002020-06-12T11:03:06.721-04:00Love your golden shovel, Mary Lee. Thanks for also...Love your golden shovel, Mary Lee. Thanks for also sharing Nikki's Twitter poem that you got your striking line from. Not being on social media, I know I miss out on great poetry sometimes. :)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-51976320523950009192020-06-12T10:33:12.087-04:002020-06-12T10:33:12.087-04:00Your posts always inspire me and your golden shove...Your posts always inspire me and your golden shovel wonderfully echoes Nikki's work with so much feeling. Thank you, Mary Lee. Janice Scullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913934779785635150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-61650920802570080112020-06-12T09:20:08.619-04:002020-06-12T09:20:08.619-04:00Thank you for sharing your thoughts on "inter...Thank you for sharing your thoughts on "intercessor" and "disrupter." And thank you for valuing all lives in your "yard." You inspire, Mary Lee! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-34123129771137035132020-06-12T06:51:30.003-04:002020-06-12T06:51:30.003-04:00I see two powerful poems here. Golden shovels bloo...I see two powerful poems here. Golden shovels bloom across the blogs today--isn't it great? What a wonderful way to show how much the form re-introduced to us by Nikki has made an impact in the poetry world. And, I love that you saved the fledgling. And, so true...talk about looting as if Africa weren't looted repeatedly. What a well made point in her poem, Thievery. That's a keeper.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-10224249870697452102020-06-11T23:55:54.749-04:002020-06-11T23:55:54.749-04:00I saw Nikki's poem & a few others, too, on...I saw Nikki's poem & a few others, too, on twitter, all thoughtful & pointed, which I liked. Like your poem, Mary Lee, broadening your outlook means action, something more than simple agreeing. Thanks!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-40681574701862985002020-06-11T21:59:39.139-04:002020-06-11T21:59:39.139-04:00Mary Lee, Nikki's poems are always thought-pro...Mary Lee, Nikki's poems are always thought-provoking. I do like your golden shovel and how you set up the word thievery as the focal point in the beginning.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.com