tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post7295738905528493838..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Nothing Gold -- After Robert FrostMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-41163861496469020042019-03-28T00:53:30.214-04:002019-03-28T00:53:30.214-04:00I love your poem after Nothing Gold can Stay (whic...I love your poem after Nothing Gold can Stay (which I also like). I love your descriptions of all the colors of early spring and how closely you've observed what's around you. And I'm glad you didn't listen to that goofy teacher! "Teach the writer, not the writing" I'll take that with me, too.susanbruck.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14622383204401655375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-12972002193481788462019-03-25T01:56:14.511-04:002019-03-25T01:56:14.511-04:00I love your "golden Eden of Life" poem M...I love your "golden Eden of Life" poem Mary Lee–all the emerging plants that you've captured as they make their way through the still very cold but thawing earth, thanks! Looks like little crowns popping up out of the ground…Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-88026819283799060802019-03-25T01:41:15.548-04:002019-03-25T01:41:15.548-04:00I love this. I always find myself both loving and ...I love this. I always find myself both loving and wanting to challenge the Frost poem, and you've really done it!tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-49724972655751090132019-03-23T19:27:56.146-04:002019-03-23T19:27:56.146-04:00Wow. Goes to show some of the hardest earned lesso...Wow. Goes to show some of the hardest earned lessons are ones we teach ourselves, when we've been in challenging situations. "Teach the writer, not the writing" is something I'm going to carry with me and pass on, Mary Lee. Thank you for that.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-50791461093392890322019-03-23T12:44:30.373-04:002019-03-23T12:44:30.373-04:00I love your poem and the backstory. I'll alway...I love your poem and the backstory. I'll always love the Robert Frost version, but I so appreciate the way yours looks at the way things actually are in your own yard. And your teaching point is well taken. The kind of writer you figured out how to be is a wonderful kind of writer! Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-59510091274286363502019-03-23T09:08:33.922-04:002019-03-23T09:08:33.922-04:00Thank you for sharing this poem Thank you for not ...Thank you for sharing this poem Thank you for not letting your terrible professor discourage you in your writing journey, and thank you for being a much better teacher than your professor ever was. Kimberly Hutmacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481478199892532599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-59426411649937173342019-03-23T08:53:26.107-04:002019-03-23T08:53:26.107-04:00Your poem....so worthy of Frost. I remember that f...Your poem....so worthy of Frost. I remember that feeling of understanding that I didn't know what I didn't know in college. And, I was such a proud person. It was very hard for me to learn humility...to learn to listen and question. The writer in me needed teaching. I'm so fortunate that good people, good mentors and literature have helped guide. The words of your poem just shine. Subsumed....such a strong and perfect word for your description. Sigh. This is a poem I wish I had written. Well done.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-51896008974597463362019-03-23T06:51:51.804-04:002019-03-23T06:51:51.804-04:00Your poem is gorgeous, Mary Lee. It reminds me of ...Your poem is gorgeous, Mary Lee. It reminds me of Red Sings From the Treetops. I especially love these lines:<br />not so much subsiding<br />as being subsumed<br />in the golden Eden<br />of Life.<br />I'm so glad you "figured out on my own how to be the kind of writer I wanted to be." You are an inspiration to me in so many ways! Enjoy your break!Catherine Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390699128046569127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-41618837490821400192019-03-22T23:19:08.116-04:002019-03-22T23:19:08.116-04:00We each have our own past that informs the way we ...We each have our own past that informs the way we want to teach. Your story is transforming. I wish you could show your post to that professor (probably long gone). The poem is one I've used as a mentor with students, finding their own gold. Wish I could show them yours, Mary Lee!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-75183725489207353132019-03-22T22:23:55.263-04:002019-03-22T22:23:55.263-04:00Love this line from your post: "And then I fi...Love this line from your post: "And then I figured out on my own how to be the kind of writer I wanted to be." And then you've taken what you've learned to "teach the writer, not the writing." So much to learn in those six words.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-80486504081102441282019-03-22T16:37:07.702-04:002019-03-22T16:37:07.702-04:00Thank you for sharing your poem. And I hope you...Thank you for sharing your poem. And I hope you're able to find some time to goof off during spring break!Rebecca Herzoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14384549967693583445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-54693087620434101722019-03-22T14:15:38.613-04:002019-03-22T14:15:38.613-04:00really lovely poem - thanks
really lovely poem - thanks<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10729112955362567028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-74952583398280563692019-03-22T11:27:26.194-04:002019-03-22T11:27:26.194-04:00Lovely poem, and thanks for sharing about your col...Lovely poem, and thanks for sharing about your college experience. Wise words about teaching the writer, not the writing!!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-90058019400873417242019-03-22T08:03:31.651-04:002019-03-22T08:03:31.651-04:00Teach the writer, not the writing... I LOVE THAT. ...Teach the writer, not the writing... I LOVE THAT. I appreciate you sharing about your college experience... so glad you knifed your way up, just like those bulbs in your poem. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.com