tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post3490180394535628952..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- Renga With FriendsMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-4377799857701556482015-08-28T07:58:12.070-04:002015-08-28T07:58:12.070-04:00Mary Lee, this process is such a wonderful way to ...Mary Lee, this process is such a wonderful way to collaborate and allow three distinct voices to blend their thoughts into one sweeping poem. Yes Rosenblatt's theory is alive as not only all three of you interact with the text but you allow the reader to have a close encounter with the blended voices and what they are saying. The lines that resonant with me are: try to imagine<br />the layers of memories <br />beneath the dust<br /><br />how much memory is imagination<br />how much dust is history.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-73380207714479611982015-07-31T05:06:45.759-04:002015-07-31T05:06:45.759-04:00Terrific post, Mary Lee, both the renga and the re...Terrific post, Mary Lee, both the renga and the reflection. It felt both enclosed and holding, like the sanctuary of a church, and wiiiide open like prairie fields. Also glad to know you have found time to participate in this!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16390683254344950352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-11420270198512259532015-07-28T11:52:25.504-04:002015-07-28T11:52:25.504-04:00This is so lovely! Many lines really resonate--I e...This is so lovely! Many lines really resonate--I especially loved: peace be with wheat<br /><br />and<br /><br /> how much memory is imagination<br /> how much dust is history<br /><br />and <br /><br /> thunderheads poke fingers<br />at a thirsty land<br /><br />laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-69235979355921232282015-07-26T23:52:57.354-04:002015-07-26T23:52:57.354-04:00I don't have much experience with prairie land...I don't have much experience with prairie landscapes; thanks for the view from three poetic angles. Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-9310122149024046462015-07-26T18:03:27.106-04:002015-07-26T18:03:27.106-04:00I loved reading this -- both the poem and process....I loved reading this -- both the poem and process. Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-38922705756986907682015-07-26T18:03:21.620-04:002015-07-26T18:03:21.620-04:00I loved reading this -- both the poem and process....I loved reading this -- both the poem and process. Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-92124388530797549432015-07-26T15:22:30.568-04:002015-07-26T15:22:30.568-04:00This collaboration was both challenging and fun. ...This collaboration was both challenging and fun. Creativity shared with each other makes meaning. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-67003334531078917342015-07-26T09:09:33.512-04:002015-07-26T09:09:33.512-04:00I am a big fan of collaborative work and believe t...I am a big fan of collaborative work and believe that art breeds art... I've participated in a few renga over the years and always find it a stimulating, rewarding experience. My favorite above is the faded calendar tucked among all those nature images!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-66650175298403835502015-07-25T22:22:53.642-04:002015-07-25T22:22:53.642-04:00Totally enjoyed reading about your collaboration. ...Totally enjoyed reading about your collaboration. I love the poem!Penny Parker Klostermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043861965501388155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-58490026572251097122015-07-25T08:46:43.605-04:002015-07-25T08:46:43.605-04:00Ever since I read Willa Cather (40 years ago!), I&...Ever since I read Willa Cather (40 years ago!), I've been intrigued by the prairie. These poems are truly evocative.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-20106731193188747002015-07-24T20:08:38.974-04:002015-07-24T20:08:38.974-04:00In our early marriage, my husband and I drove the ...In our early marriage, my husband and I drove the back roads of Missouri (where we lived) and found abandoned houses to explore and wonder about. That was so long ago, before the time that everyone took pictures and pictures, so I have none, but your poem brought that time back so vividly, although not on the prairie. That calendar on the wall, in every house, abandoned to fade. And I love this: "does the ground remember<br />stories brought to earth". Indeed. Love the collaboration, Mary Lee. What a nice gift you have given each other.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-59074954809124421572015-07-24T15:59:23.355-04:002015-07-24T15:59:23.355-04:00Beautiful, Mary Lee. Thank you for describing the ...Beautiful, Mary Lee. Thank you for describing the collaborative process of how this poem came to be. Sounds like a lot of fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-16055500665772980022015-07-24T15:30:44.356-04:002015-07-24T15:30:44.356-04:00You three play well together! Very nice. You three play well together! Very nice. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-11783948913449032252015-07-24T14:23:53.563-04:002015-07-24T14:23:53.563-04:00Sounds like a fun project! Sounds like a fun project! Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-79731390875903830332015-07-24T10:55:26.217-04:002015-07-24T10:55:26.217-04:00This is very cool! Love the prairie dawn, the cric...This is very cool! Love the prairie dawn, the crickets, the memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com