tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post8420943967251037941..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- Veterans' Day CoincidenceMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-63748753966776778932009-11-13T23:49:19.283-05:002009-11-13T23:49:19.283-05:00Awesome, awesome! I loved the poem and I am buying...Awesome, awesome! I loved the poem and I am buying the books - thanks for the convincing and beautiful post.<br />With the holidays coming, have you seen/read the book The Great Mizzariddle by Roland McElroy? It is a fun christmas story that really plays with words. Kids love it! :)<br />Shannon O'Donnell<br />www.shannonkodonnell.blogspot.comShannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-17237999196022589532009-11-13T20:06:43.711-05:002009-11-13T20:06:43.711-05:00Both books look great. I like the focus on women i...Both books look great. I like the focus on women in war, too.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-633191590853507162009-11-13T17:16:48.474-05:002009-11-13T17:16:48.474-05:00Hey, I wanna come! I went to Scotland last year bu...Hey, I wanna come! I went to Scotland last year but didn't get to meet Tanita. Would love to go again someday.<br /><br />Cool poem and reviews. I love Mare's War--terrific book! Need to read Crossing Stones. Diamond Willow was just so beautifully written.<br /><br />I've thought about doing book reviews in poem form before, but it was just too daunting:>) Brava!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-76496804486207459162009-11-13T15:46:33.699-05:002009-11-13T15:46:33.699-05:00P.S., to Helen: I'm in Glasgow; TechBoy is doi...P.S., to Helen: I'm in Glasgow; TechBoy is doing his PhD, and I'm along for the ride.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-28228819376327093922009-11-13T15:44:51.636-05:002009-11-13T15:44:51.636-05:00Okay, Cousin,
I'm getting a futon and a spare...Okay, Cousin,<br /><br />I'm getting a futon and a spare bed. Y'all come on, kids.<br /><br />:)tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-54312012213272154992009-11-13T14:41:13.974-05:002009-11-13T14:41:13.974-05:00Love your poem! These books are on my must read ne...Love your poem! These books are on my must read next list too. Thanks for the reviews.Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-41692245684203950982009-11-13T12:56:54.805-05:002009-11-13T12:56:54.805-05:00What a cool post -- an original poem, and two awes...What a cool post -- an original poem, and two awesome books.<br />Now that everybody's going to Scotland, I shall take out my bagpipes. I'm changing my name to Mary Talitha Lee, too.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-21737716465822366242009-11-13T12:37:09.473-05:002009-11-13T12:37:09.473-05:00Thank you for this, Mary Lee!
Tanita, are you in ...Thank you for this, Mary Lee! <br />Tanita, are you in Scotland? Where? (I used to live there.)<br />It's so nice to see our two books linked in this way, and it looks like there are lots of other connections, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-52392067779178940242009-11-13T11:09:34.593-05:002009-11-13T11:09:34.593-05:00Jone,
I'm TOTALLY up for a field trip to Scot...Jone,<br /><br />I'm TOTALLY up for a field trip to Scotland and you're definitely invited!<br /><br />Yes, I think Mare's War would be good for later in 4th grade and definitely in 5th grade. Lots of great discussion possibilities about WWII, segregation, women's roles. There is a bit about Mare's mother's abusive boyfriend and how Mare protects herself and her younger sister from him, but nothing explicit and probably nothing worse than our kids have seen on TV. The two granddaughters are teens, but one is younger and not worldly like her sister...probably the one older elem. readers might relate to.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-82477503357528226032009-11-13T10:58:38.723-05:002009-11-13T10:58:38.723-05:00Can i go to Scotland with you to visit Tanita? Is...Can i go to Scotland with you to visit Tanita? Is Mare's War good for 4th and 5th? I love how you tied the two books together witht he poem. Fabulous! Both books are on my list!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-80422531292143198502009-11-13T09:22:36.556-05:002009-11-13T09:22:36.556-05:00Tanita,
We are SO TOTALLY cousins-of-some-kind! H...Tanita,<br /><br />We are SO TOTALLY cousins-of-some-kind! How else could two (TWO!!) unusual names be in both our lives at the same time!!!<br /><br />WOOT!<br /><br />Does this mean I can come visit you in Scotland?!?! :-)Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-86023002804852897352009-11-13T07:32:50.738-05:002009-11-13T07:32:50.738-05:00Wait, I just reread that. Your grandmother's n...Wait, I just reread that. Your grandmother's name was Talitha??? How much do I love that name!?<br /><br />Are we cousins? ;)<br />I totally declare us cousins. Or some relation.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-7340820387889532972009-11-13T07:31:29.667-05:002009-11-13T07:31:29.667-05:00Hey, glad you enjoyed it!
My grandmother's rea...Hey, glad you enjoyed it!<br />My grandmother's real name? Was Mary Lee. So you can totally feel like this heroine really DOES have your name.<br /><br />Just this Veteran's Day, I finally tracked down my real grandmother's WAC enlistment record. I had a moment, let me tell you. It was a neat thing to come full circle.<br /><br />Happy Veteran's Poetry Friday!tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-40425934798678537002009-11-12T23:16:05.041-05:002009-11-12T23:16:05.041-05:00I love how you tied your poem to two books--and re...I love how you tied your poem to two books--and reviews of them! And I love the coincidence of reading these books back to back on Veteran's Day! You've got me interested in reading both books--and I must say I'm intrigued especially to read Frost's word-paintings (and how beautifully she describes the poetic process!). Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com