tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post266290977004402760..comments2024-03-01T00:32:17.498-05:00Comments on Read Write Believe: Poetry Friday: What's to Be Done? (A Sestina)Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-52774629706581080762018-08-08T15:31:00.607-04:002018-08-08T15:31:00.607-04:00A driving kind of chaos...I LOVE that. Thank you....A driving kind of chaos...I LOVE that. Thank you. Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-14132841794300138822018-08-08T15:20:40.113-04:002018-08-08T15:20:40.113-04:00Oh my goodness, I'm so impressed! This is not ...Oh my goodness, I'm so impressed! This is not an easy format to work with, yet you've managed it. And I agree, it's chaotic in the best kind of way, a driving kind of chaos that sweeps the reader along with it. Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-9482849993314037452018-08-06T07:31:16.180-04:002018-08-06T07:31:16.180-04:00Thanks, Kay. It’s difficult to make each stanza sa...Thanks, Kay. It’s difficult to make each stanza say something new with the same words. Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-22410232509488079962018-08-05T08:37:34.650-04:002018-08-05T08:37:34.650-04:00Wow! I find so much to think about from stanza to ...Wow! I find so much to think about from stanza to stanza. It's one to read again and again. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-57681336036235785212018-08-03T13:48:26.280-04:002018-08-03T13:48:26.280-04:00Wow. That is lovely. Thank you.Wow. That is lovely. Thank you.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-71982295089168351762018-08-03T13:47:25.806-04:002018-08-03T13:47:25.806-04:00I'm going with your interpretation, T. Thanks...I'm going with your interpretation, T. Thanks. Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-23764651874612479172018-08-03T12:08:24.825-04:002018-08-03T12:08:24.825-04:00Despite you naming it so, I don't think it'...Despite you naming it so, I don't think it's chaotic so much as... like a prism itself, unexpected and bending and splintering in new directions. I love the energy and the leaps and the balancing...<br /><br />tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-39732613835076069182018-08-03T11:34:48.667-04:002018-08-03T11:34:48.667-04:00Sometimes chaos is confusing or subduing, but this...Sometimes chaos is confusing or subduing, but this was invigorating and magical. Like a painting that seems abstract until the meaning blossoms in your mind and you realize it was never abstract at all.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-53230187233227127772018-08-03T10:27:40.805-04:002018-08-03T10:27:40.805-04:00Thank you, Linda. I'm honored you would read ...Thank you, Linda. I'm honored you would read it closely and follow my jumps of thought. I recommend the sestina to anyone who feels they need to sort through their thoughts---the repetition shakes things loose. Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-7001954402866870102018-08-03T10:23:27.987-04:002018-08-03T10:23:27.987-04:00Thanks, Laura. I often feel poetry is just talkin...Thanks, Laura. I often feel poetry is just talking to myself. But...I'm glad you are her to talk WITH instead. I'm always amazed at what I'm willing to leap into with you Poetry Sisters...Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-26084654685629434482018-08-03T10:06:07.721-04:002018-08-03T10:06:07.721-04:00I agree with comments above. This is an incredible...I agree with comments above. This is an incredible piece of writing. The imagery of hooking an elbow to dirt's face and the bending of light literally and metaphorically in camera, in breaths, in the past. Brilliant and makes me want to read it again and again.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-90727614622544566762018-08-03T08:51:29.670-04:002018-08-03T08:51:29.670-04:00Mercy me. Sara, this is just stunning. It doesn...Mercy me. Sara, this is just stunning. It doesn't feel chaotic to me, more a searching...a talking yourself through (in gorgeous language) what life is all about. I am amazed by this. (Favorite verse is the one that begins "towards justice," but there are just breath-catching phrases and ideas all throughout! Good for me to read this this morning. Thank you.laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-71117259384722553402018-08-03T08:51:06.520-04:002018-08-03T08:51:06.520-04:00Thank you. I wasn't sure where I was going wi...Thank you. I wasn't sure where I was going with it when I began, but the sestina knew. Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-77014384334548541922018-08-03T08:50:26.765-04:002018-08-03T08:50:26.765-04:00Thanks, Mary Lee. I like the way poetry bends my ...Thanks, Mary Lee. I like the way poetry bends my mind as I write it. :)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-49506838635189063032018-08-03T08:35:07.725-04:002018-08-03T08:35:07.725-04:00"if history bends towards justice" and &..."if history bends towards justice" and "hooking an elbow punch to dirt’s face," manages to give some hope for that light. Love how you wove the words into your own personal message.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-54467499483589966982018-08-03T07:46:55.473-04:002018-08-03T07:46:55.473-04:00Dazzling. Mind (and light) bending! Abeam and bela...Dazzling. Mind (and light) bending! Abeam and belayed -- my favorite of all the creative moves in this wonder of a poem!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.com