tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post8265438526180043502..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- An Opportunity to LearnMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-16870088787274099692019-06-24T09:12:57.393-04:002019-06-24T09:12:57.393-04:00What a great, informative post! It's good to h...What a great, informative post! It's good to have some places to start in learning about our new Poet Laureate and all the other topics you introduced. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-116367658400264412019-06-24T07:53:02.841-04:002019-06-24T07:53:02.841-04:00We have much to learn about the native people and ...We have much to learn about the native people and having Joy as a PL is a great way to begin. Thanks for the rabbit hole. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-39554321321796799052019-06-23T12:12:57.201-04:002019-06-23T12:12:57.201-04:00Such a gorgeous and wise poem. Thank you for shari...Such a gorgeous and wise poem. Thank you for sharing it along with wisdom garnered at the Highlights Foundation and all of these other wonderful resources. This is a treasure-filled post, Mary Lee.Kimberly Hutmacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481478199892532599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-86110873166938792452019-06-23T09:14:06.900-04:002019-06-23T09:14:06.900-04:00Thanks for the introduction to this poet I knew in...Thanks for the introduction to this poet I knew in name only, and for visibilizing some ideas and cultures that have been carelessly or systematically hidden. Huzzah for one Academy that uses its influence to uncover the whole rainbow!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-60430007282541300072019-06-22T17:53:37.665-04:002019-06-22T17:53:37.665-04:00Thanks for this powerful post Mary Lee, there'...Thanks for this powerful post Mary Lee, there's too much of Joy Harjo's poem that I like to pick out just one line. I think I'd like to learn it and carry it around inside of me… The music here hits that special sweet spot also. <br />And I really like the Peruvian singer Renata Flores Rivera and her take on "The Way You Make Me Feel! Thanks also for sharing all the links from your Highlights weekend review, I'll be stopping by them as I can.Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-49232262321368612922019-06-22T07:39:13.128-04:002019-06-22T07:39:13.128-04:00All very exciting! I have so much to learn about o...All very exciting! I have so much to learn about our new PL and your post was informative in so many ways. Thank you, Mary Lee! -- Christie @ https://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/Mrs. Wymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601071678011498746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-19407961392133623212019-06-22T07:04:14.481-04:002019-06-22T07:04:14.481-04:00Thank you for sharing so much about your time at H...Thank you for sharing so much about your time at Highlights. How lucky you were to hear Dr. Debbie Reese speak! The poem you've shared is stunning. I can't decide which line I love best, but you can be sure that soon I'll "Open the door, then close it behind you.<br />Take a breath offered by friendly winds." <br />This line, too, is one I need to keep close. "...help the next person find their way through the dark."Catherine Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390699128046569127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-19138605845241990772019-06-22T01:20:23.570-04:002019-06-22T01:20:23.570-04:00Lost my comment, but I appreciate the learning you...Lost my comment, but I appreciate the learning you shared with us from your symposium and the Joy Harjo poem too (it's new to me). Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-27751793468485711952019-06-21T21:39:38.184-04:002019-06-21T21:39:38.184-04:00After a long and stressful day today, "a brea...After a long and stressful day today, "a breath offered by friendly winds" is exactly what I needed. Thanks for sharing, Mary Lee.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-79924926283329397002019-06-21T20:56:15.250-04:002019-06-21T20:56:15.250-04:00Thank you for the introduction to Joy Harjo. I'...Thank you for the introduction to Joy Harjo. I'm looking forward to learning more about and from her. The poem of hers you shared is gorgeous and full of wisdom. That last line gets me. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-67687253168407627442019-06-21T18:42:54.477-04:002019-06-21T18:42:54.477-04:00Thank you so much for sharing this news, poem, and...Thank you so much for sharing this news, poem, and music with us. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296827820807569574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-33006154586173587442019-06-21T18:06:25.108-04:002019-06-21T18:06:25.108-04:00Just becoming acquainted with Joy Harjo's work...Just becoming acquainted with Joy Harjo's work. So far, I love every poem I've read, including this one. And I'm looking forward to checking out some of your links from yesterday. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-50128065960755589212019-06-21T13:34:18.345-04:002019-06-21T13:34:18.345-04:00Mary Lee, I stand here at the door of learning as ...Mary Lee, I stand here at the door of learning as I read your post with wonder. I am so in awe of Joy Harjo's poetry. I look forward to exposing teachers and children to her work. As an aside, when in Tuscon for the NCFL Conference, I met Larry Redhouse who led "resort guests in a morning ritual, explaining the basics of Native American spirituality, the concept of Mitakuye Oyasin the inter-relatedness of all, greeting the new day, making a prayer tie and smudging with white sage as a cleansing and blessing." I was hoping he would send me a poem for one of my galleries as he said he would. The experience at the morning ceremonies out in the open was unlike any other I have been to.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-52372023983940287022019-06-21T12:22:28.994-04:002019-06-21T12:22:28.994-04:00I am so grateful for your attendance at the Highli...I am so grateful for your attendance at the Highlights Foundation workshop, for your post here today (& yesterday) for all these links, which I expect to return to. I know & value the tireless educational work that Dr. Reese does with such integrity. Among many other corrections in our educations, It is crucial to honor that - <br /> They Were Here First. <br />The First Peoples/Early Peoples were Governments, Families, Artists, Educators, Singers, Creative Minds.<br /> <br />Appreciations for all this potent sharing dear MaryLee.jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-39973810018076092882019-06-21T09:29:29.071-04:002019-06-21T09:29:29.071-04:00Mary Lee, thank you for giving me this opportunity...Mary Lee, thank you for giving me this opportunity to learn... I am off to revise my post to include the the name of the Nation to which Joy Harjo belongs... THANK YOU... xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-6056092800699564442019-06-21T08:07:41.331-04:002019-06-21T08:07:41.331-04:00Wow, you really ventured into a lot of interesting...Wow, you really ventured into a lot of interesting places with this post! When I was in Guatemala, a long time ago, I tried to learn a little Quiché. One of my favorite poems by Joy Harjo is "Perhaps the World Ends Here." https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49622/perhaps-the-world-ends-here Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-25982664442463376682019-06-20T22:26:42.743-04:002019-06-20T22:26:42.743-04:00That poem is lovely.
I'm a fan of Debbie Rees...That poem is lovely. <br />I'm a fan of Debbie Reese's work and would have loved to have heard her talk. I recently finished reading Buffy St Marie's biography and went on to read Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King. It's a harsh and depressing history. Cheriee Weichelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662398117320256935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-10994922362738789432019-06-20T20:58:44.963-04:002019-06-20T20:58:44.963-04:00What a beautiful poem. I too am delighted with Ms....What a beautiful poem. I too am delighted with Ms. Harjo's appointment and look forward to getting to know her work more. Thank you for such a great kick-start for us. This phrase from 'Calling the Spirit Back..." is, "the encampment of the guardians who have known you before time,"<br />Oh, I want to go there.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.com