tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post131527444540543011..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- Teachers Who Write PoetryMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-70448364035362680262019-05-13T02:11:27.644-04:002019-05-13T02:11:27.644-04:00I love the last line of your poem and all the vide...I love the last line of your poem and all the videos on oobleck–comic relief yes! Your poem is a fantastic response to Dante Di Stefano, thanks for all you do with your students and your sense of humor we sure need it. Wonderful about Naomi Shihab Nye!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-44596108682886974472019-05-12T13:36:55.944-04:002019-05-12T13:36:55.944-04:00Both of these are a powerful poem and response th...Both of these are a powerful poem and response that show the tragedy and humor and pathos and joy of teaching. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-46446098048624977502019-05-11T20:21:08.550-04:002019-05-11T20:21:08.550-04:00This line is a doozy: "Write
a poem containin...This line is a doozy: "Write<br />a poem containing the words “common”<br />“core,” “differentiate,” and “overdose.”"<br />Your response post is so powerful. I, too, love that you ended with the messy optimism of oobleck, matter that seems to defy classification. That seems so fitting.Molly Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975100905434379155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-44815591062359247792019-05-11T19:48:10.511-04:002019-05-11T19:48:10.511-04:00The section that begins "Write about the unco...The section that begins "Write about the uncounted hours" in Di Stefano's poem -- yes. That was me for years after I left classroom teaching. Your poem contains delights and horrors, true of the craft of being an educator.author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-3175144036918947522019-05-11T15:10:42.656-04:002019-05-11T15:10:42.656-04:00These are stunning. I think we need a collection o...These are stunning. I think we need a collection of these written by teachers or perhaps everyone whose job is to care. Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-71082215783495521192019-05-11T10:16:28.183-04:002019-05-11T10:16:28.183-04:00Dante Di Stefano's poem makes my heart ache. S...Dante Di Stefano's poem makes my heart ache. So does yours, but I'm thankful for the joy in it. It's all those names of all those students. There are many who haunt me, but one in particular I really can't seem to forget. Even when we know they are hurt, rescuing them is another matter. Cheriee Weichelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662398117320256935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-5176949681559540962019-05-11T08:36:24.536-04:002019-05-11T08:36:24.536-04:00Mary Lee, both poems are so very poignant. In spit...Mary Lee, both poems are so very poignant. In spite of the challenges you and your students have faced, both inside and outside of the school walls, I can see that each child has touched your heart and that you've been a blessing to them all. Kimberly Hutmacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481478199892532599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-7852435353908464072019-05-10T23:31:16.414-04:002019-05-10T23:31:16.414-04:00Mary Lee, what a powerful poem you shared with us-...Mary Lee, what a powerful poem you shared with us-exemplifying the contrasts we may see in the classroom. My second year of teaching in an urban setting, my school was in the middle of the red light district; a little one came to school crying because his hands were so cold; others had little to wear to weather the cold winters. I was so touched, so saddened but yet there were the smiles of success on faces hardened by years of not being recognized. Thank you for bringing that back to me and thanks for your powerful reply. Once again the contrasts were real and shocking. Security systems in schools are ratcheted up and teachers' PD consists of shooter training sessions. How horrible! Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-36325376719688216812019-05-10T20:25:09.906-04:002019-05-10T20:25:09.906-04:00Ah, good ol' oobleck, the stuff of memories. ;...Ah, good ol' oobleck, the stuff of memories. ;) Thanks for sharing both of these, Mary Lee!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-77793414734185937122019-05-10T20:21:51.180-04:002019-05-10T20:21:51.180-04:00Wow. Just wow. These are two amazing poems that su...Wow. Just wow. These are two amazing poems that sum up the incongruity of our days perfectly. I love that you ended yours with oobleck.Catherine Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390699128046569127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-19661660866129564922019-05-10T18:04:49.685-04:002019-05-10T18:04:49.685-04:00I have tears and need a tissue. Your poem should ...I have tears and need a tissue. Your poem should be posted everywhere. <br />AND I love the Nye inspired post for 5/31Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-61016557749348888902019-05-10T17:50:33.985-04:002019-05-10T17:50:33.985-04:00Sorry, I meant the 2019 winner and finalist.Sorry, I meant the 2019 winner and finalist.Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-70088208898857071692019-05-10T17:48:23.369-04:002019-05-10T17:48:23.369-04:00Powerful post, Mary Lee. Thanks for sharing this n...Powerful post, Mary Lee. Thanks for sharing this new-to-me prize. All the poems (yours and the 2019 and 2018 winners) are very moving. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-90949351651203803022019-05-10T17:30:41.577-04:002019-05-10T17:30:41.577-04:00I saw that first one and loved it, now yours is on...I saw that first one and loved it, now yours is one to cherish, too, Mary Lee. In my 'older' ones, even oobleck gave them joy. We were only beginning the lockdown drills when I retired. The saddest thing to me is that my granddaughters, when asked about them, say 'Oh, yeah, we have them." It is their lives. Thank you.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-84063600994549127092019-05-10T17:20:11.248-04:002019-05-10T17:20:11.248-04:00I read that Di Stefano poem earlier this week and ...I read that Di Stefano poem earlier this week and thought about sharing it myself at some point. Maybe I still will, maybe I won't, but I'm quite certain I could never write a response poem quite like yours, Mary Lee. Thank you for writing. Thank you for sharing.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-44757242174259715042019-05-10T17:04:20.914-04:002019-05-10T17:04:20.914-04:00I love your poem for so many reasons! The contras...I love your poem for so many reasons! The contrast of joy "two dozen eleven year olds giggling" to tragedy "school shootings and lockdown drills" and then ending with "oobleck", there is so much telling here of the times we live in. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-68794733615488083392019-05-10T12:11:16.948-04:002019-05-10T12:11:16.948-04:00Mary Lee- I couldn't help but think about how ...Mary Lee- I couldn't help but think about how teaching has changed in the past several years. You captured the joys and sorrows in one lovely poem. xoLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-61851252709082528422019-05-10T11:22:22.864-04:002019-05-10T11:22:22.864-04:00Wow to this whole post. Loved both poems. The deta...Wow to this whole post. Loved both poems. The details capture the joys, sorrows, complexities and challenges of teaching. Thank you for all you do, Mary Lee.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-17098145280399878242019-05-10T09:41:55.529-04:002019-05-10T09:41:55.529-04:00Di Stefano's poem is wonderful, and so is your...Di Stefano's poem is wonderful, and so is yours, Mary Lee! Much to celebrate here, and YES to Naomi Shihab Nye's appointment. What a great choice. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-26702538097900783422019-05-10T08:39:03.881-04:002019-05-10T08:39:03.881-04:00Mary Lee- I love, love, love this. You have captur...Mary Lee- I love, love, love this. You have capture the complexity, the joys of our teaching lives so beautifully. I needed this today. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-41057729798257382312019-05-10T07:01:18.829-04:002019-05-10T07:01:18.829-04:00What an incredible response to Gelling's poem....What an incredible response to Gelling's poem...so perfect to end with the joyful mess of oobleck. I think this a poem one can write in May ... not in hopeful August ...but after learning and disappointment and redemption. Beautiful job. And, Geller's poem...I read it the other day. JUST WOW!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.com