tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post7696776784562887747..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- Writer's NotebooksMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-8884376783589649612012-11-05T20:00:30.015-05:002012-11-05T20:00:30.015-05:00I love William Stafford. This poem is similar in t...I love William Stafford. This poem is similar in theme to one I've been working with by Stafford, "Things I Learned about Last Week." He sees randomness as a kind of thread.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-88293948771625972102012-11-04T18:06:09.366-05:002012-11-04T18:06:09.366-05:00Love! Mary Lee...I just linked to this from Shari...Love! Mary Lee...I just linked to this from Sharing Our Notebooks! Might you be willing to open your notebook full of tomatoes to post over there? You on your own or with your students! xo, a.Amy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-19533611430721028122012-11-03T23:35:24.104-04:002012-11-03T23:35:24.104-04:00Ooh, I am such a delinquent notebook keeper. Every...Ooh, I am such a delinquent notebook keeper. Every time I see a fun reference to one, like the poem and your comment, I vow I must do better. (That tomato definitely belongs!)<br /><br /><a href="http://vnesdolypoems.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">Violet N.</a>Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-5631649197451959572012-11-03T11:43:19.554-04:002012-11-03T11:43:19.554-04:00I love it. What great jagged words. There seem to ...I love it. What great jagged words. There seem to be quite a few list poems this week--but such different lists. Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-75152599494875314322012-11-03T10:49:04.780-04:002012-11-03T10:49:04.780-04:00Yes, odd things, like a button drawer...that's...Yes, odd things, like a button drawer...that's what is in my "ideas" folder or journal. Loved this list poem. Thanks for sharing. Have a great weekend.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-36000751663994883362012-11-02T20:18:39.402-04:002012-11-02T20:18:39.402-04:00Looks like someone loves her heirlooms! Thanks fo...Looks like someone loves her heirlooms! Thanks for sharing, Mary Lee!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-76500692629062106252012-11-02T19:15:56.395-04:002012-11-02T19:15:56.395-04:00I have been trying to get myself to take time to g...I have been trying to get myself to take time to go through three little notebooks I have. Lots of notes, but not enough time spent tending to them. I need to do something with the "voluptuous discards"!Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-61338159911904414252012-11-02T19:07:10.428-04:002012-11-02T19:07:10.428-04:00I love William Stafford, but somehow I have never ...I love William Stafford, but somehow I have never read this poem! It gave me a new way to think about my notebook! Thanks, Mary Lee!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-6214190774790887252012-11-02T17:31:24.241-04:002012-11-02T17:31:24.241-04:00Well, I love both list poems & William Staffor...Well, I love both list poems & William Stafford, so thank you for these wondrous words, Mary Lee. Just a perfect piece to keep in one's notebook! Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-79204689122067931002012-11-02T17:00:58.908-04:002012-11-02T17:00:58.908-04:00"Pages you know exist
but you can't find..."Pages you know exist<br /> but you can't find them."<br /><br />Argh--I can't stand that! And marbles and fishhooks--aren't we all full of that weird combo...laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-81467289902041643422012-11-02T15:31:44.183-04:002012-11-02T15:31:44.183-04:00LOVE Stafford. Thanks for sharing this one, and th...LOVE Stafford. Thanks for sharing this one, and the photo of the weirdly tomato! I'm craving three BLTs now. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-76646950533100226812012-11-02T11:26:39.630-04:002012-11-02T11:26:39.630-04:00"Evidence to hang me, or beatify." I su..."Evidence to hang me, or beatify." I suspect we all have a bit of both!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-18752901775712775282012-11-02T10:57:06.370-04:002012-11-02T10:57:06.370-04:00"Loud omissions. " That's mostly wha..."Loud omissions. " That's mostly what's in mine LOL. Love that photo.Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-89309142904220312872012-11-02T07:52:01.155-04:002012-11-02T07:52:01.155-04:00I love the lines "Deliberate obfuscation, the...I love the lines "Deliberate obfuscation, the kind/ that takes genius. Chasms in character."<br />I must have kid-lit on the brain this morning because the poem made me think of Artemis Fowl.Katyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14618886866798905292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-19817837476797227462012-11-02T07:48:31.019-04:002012-11-02T07:48:31.019-04:00My husband is in the tomato industry. I've nev...My husband is in the tomato industry. I've never seen one quite like that. Love that poem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com