tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post5519807079435994237..comments2024-03-01T00:32:17.498-05:00Comments on Read Write Believe: Poetry Friday: Crossing StonesSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-11261541049800861702010-05-22T20:53:43.417-04:002010-05-22T20:53:43.417-04:00I've beens so busy reading novels for our new ...I've beens so busy reading novels for our new curriculum this year, I haven't had much time to read anything else. Summer is coming, and I hope to finally get a chance to catch up on some of the wonderful verse novels published this year starting with Crossing Stones. Thank you for reminding me to order it! : )Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-18386481237700029832010-05-22T08:13:44.808-04:002010-05-22T08:13:44.808-04:00LOVE this book!
I'm reading aloud Diamond Wil...LOVE this book!<br /><br />I'm reading aloud Diamond Willow to my 4th graders now -- they have copies of the book (giving thanks for the public library) so they can see the shapes of the poems and find the hidden messages.<br /><br />I can't wait to see what she'll come up with next -- it'll be fabulous!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-2672053124674642532010-05-21T20:01:44.033-04:002010-05-21T20:01:44.033-04:00I'm still stuck on how charming the phrase &qu...I'm still stuck on how charming the phrase "cupped hand sonnet" is. Y'know?Liz in Inkhttp://liz-scanlon.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-5900154350364633012010-05-21T18:29:38.709-04:002010-05-21T18:29:38.709-04:00Thanks, Sara. I liked this book, too, but can'...Thanks, Sara. I liked this book, too, but can't help thinking I'd have found even more to admire if I'd been in your book club. Thanks for giving us a glimpse into what you found.Jeannine Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136763515106821320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-59178857590758586892010-05-21T16:17:10.384-04:002010-05-21T16:17:10.384-04:00Sara,
Thanks for your take on this book. It is on...Sara,<br /><br />Thanks for your take on this book. It is on my reading list.<br /><br />Laura Evans<br />all things poetryLaurahttp://www.teachpoetryk12.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-56008243092267240192010-05-21T14:21:05.668-04:002010-05-21T14:21:05.668-04:00Sara, thanks for this review! I just read KEESHA&#...Sara, thanks for this review! I just read KEESHA'S HOUSE last month, and I still need to read <br />SPINNING THROUGH THE UNIVERSE, THE BRAID, MONARCH AND MILKWEED, and <br />CROSSING STONES. I really enjoyed DIAMOND WILLOW, too. I'm making this title next on my list.laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-44195050062862792422010-05-21T10:37:15.585-04:002010-05-21T10:37:15.585-04:00How I love the shaping on these. The curves to the...How I love the shaping on these. The curves to the lines add so much visually, almost as much overall as reading the poems aloud.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-88771517046214576912010-05-21T10:35:29.532-04:002010-05-21T10:35:29.532-04:00Thanks for the sample poems and your thoughts. Wis...Thanks for the sample poems and your thoughts. Wish I could have attended the Book Club meeting last month. It really looks like a beautiful book.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-17978438297387592602010-05-21T09:43:53.342-04:002010-05-21T09:43:53.342-04:00I first heard of this book a few months ago, when ...I first heard of this book a few months ago, when I thought it might work as a comp. title for my own novel-in-verse. Thank you for this beautiful glimpse. This is one I need to read.<br /><br />I'm hosting a verse novel challenge (5 books by the end of 2010), if you'd like to join me!Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.com