tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post7898514824115582625..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- WorkMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-70201803898111725122008-01-22T09:06:00.000-05:002008-01-22T09:06:00.000-05:00What a terrific poem. Especially for those of us w...What a terrific poem. Especially for those of us writers who often feel like sloggers, worker bees. We get the work done, but is it fiery enough, creative enough? Who knows. But this poem made me feel satisfied just to be doing the work.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-68077858398140420802008-01-18T22:14:00.000-05:002008-01-18T22:14:00.000-05:00you have no idea how much i needed to read this to...you have no idea how much i needed to read this today. Thanks!!! i'm adding it to my "teaching with fire" personal collection.AMY Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02452785773591343577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-76576403667509523012008-01-18T17:00:00.000-05:002008-01-18T17:00:00.000-05:00Really liked this one (first time reading it). Yes...Really liked this one (first time reading it). Yes, I feel guilty, but it's more inspiring in the end. Thanks for sharing it!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-72910582807404543342008-01-18T15:19:00.000-05:002008-01-18T15:19:00.000-05:00oh gosh, ever since I started reading blogs I have...oh gosh, ever since I started reading blogs I have spent even more time than I did before splashing in the shallows work wise...so I doubt this poem, beautifully written though it is, will become a favorite of mine! Makes me feel too guilty.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15750715350958105088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-57275722940073338702008-01-18T12:57:00.000-05:002008-01-18T12:57:00.000-05:00The joy of a job well-done is even better with a l...The joy of a job well-done is even better with a little Marge Piercy! This is a lesson that's always good to hear, especially for kids, and she puts it so eloquently, not to mention convincingly.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17697320319544886978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-38245095526665989932008-01-18T12:52:00.000-05:002008-01-18T12:52:00.000-05:00OK. I get the hint. No more dilly-dallying. I'm of...OK. I get the hint. No more dilly-dallying. I'm off to pull like a water buffalo now...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-34583939263278586832008-01-18T11:10:00.000-05:002008-01-18T11:10:00.000-05:00Nice. Love her word choices.Nice. Love her word choices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-27821219977016934642008-01-18T10:47:00.000-05:002008-01-18T10:47:00.000-05:00A wonderful, satisfying poem for a day of hard wor...A wonderful, satisfying poem for a day of hard work. Enjoy your weekend!Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-79823751238026386692008-01-18T10:42:00.000-05:002008-01-18T10:42:00.000-05:00This is one of my favorite poems ever!!Jules, 7-Im...This is one of my favorite poems ever!!<BR/><BR/>Jules, 7-ImpJules at 7-Imphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439756778611468303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-89009767077456671492008-01-18T09:51:00.000-05:002008-01-18T09:51:00.000-05:00This is my ALMOST favorite Marge Piercy poem; it's...This is my ALMOST favorite Marge Piercy poem; it's the first one of hers I ever heard. Lovely.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-24357340693907044582008-01-18T09:48:00.000-05:002008-01-18T09:48:00.000-05:00Thank you, dear friend. It is a pleasure working w...Thank you, dear friend. It is a pleasure working with you and I appreciate you so much. <BR/>We all work so hard and this poem is perfect... we do what has to be done... and beyond.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com