tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post8449772825687490530..comments2024-03-29T08:15:25.080-04:00Comments on Read Write Believe: Poetry Friday: More about "Why Dream?"Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-41744879713242837692008-02-12T09:28:00.000-05:002008-02-12T09:28:00.000-05:00Thank you for sharing the history behind this poem...Thank you for sharing the history behind this poem. That makes it even cooler, though it stands firmly on its own, of course. I love the contrast between the reclining freshness of morning and the declining roughness of the world, when you're backed against an empty doorframe (at least that's what I pictured).<BR/><BR/>I'm always trying to force logic onto my poems. It helps to hear other writers must fight that impulse, too!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-64926947320902913302008-02-11T10:24:00.000-05:002008-02-11T10:24:00.000-05:00I think I already told you this, but I sometimes s...I think I already told you this, but I sometimes share your poems (the public ones, of course) with my big 'ol poetry-lovin' partner, my friend Shannon who teaches children's lit (amongst other things) and loves loves loves poetry (he guest-blogged one Poetry Friday for us). And he wrote one of them down in his journal one day to read repeatedly and ponder. <BR/><BR/>I think *that* must be such a compliment to a poet.<BR/><BR/>I could never possibly thank you enough for obliging my bold, send-us-a-new-poem-if-you-can request. It was a treat for me and all our readers, too. <BR/><BR/>Jules, 7-ImpJules at 7-Imphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439756778611468303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-86440918073395661502008-02-09T16:36:00.000-05:002008-02-09T16:36:00.000-05:00I've been thinking recently that you are the perfe...I've been thinking recently that you are the perfect person to write a verse novel. Your poesy flowing in novel format would be so awesome!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-25208210030330710592008-02-09T15:51:00.000-05:002008-02-09T15:51:00.000-05:00Thanks, all. I'm thinking on my next book project ...Thanks, all. I'm thinking on my next book project and trying to imagine how poetry belongs. What I really want is to be able to write novels in the same state of mind that I write poetry. But perhaps, then, my head would explode. :)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-41886922259526467542008-02-09T09:49:00.000-05:002008-02-09T09:49:00.000-05:00The process...the questions with no answers, or an...The process...the questions with no answers, or answers too full to know...the why...the why not...<BR/><BR/>mmmm. Thanks.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-62192608551991462162008-02-09T09:24:00.000-05:002008-02-09T09:24:00.000-05:00Yes, I love the economy of words that is necessary...Yes, I love the economy of words that is necessary for (and so rewarding in) poetry. I, too, love to read about the process of writing -- thanks for sharing this one.Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-36558510426197102882008-02-09T05:54:00.000-05:002008-02-09T05:54:00.000-05:00"Poetry enables me to say at least two things at o..."Poetry enables me to say at least two things at once, and possibly a third, as meaning arises from tension between the other two." YES! That is one thing I love about poetry too. I am so glad you shared this one with us again. I love it. I love the stretch from morning light to night and the contrast of how the question and perspectives change. That's me on a typical day. Naked, still and full in the morning and back pressed against the wall by nightfall. Oy. <BR/><BR/>I am truly heartened to hear that this poem has been growing for ten years too. I usually work quickly and tend to give up on things that lie fallow for a while. I am encouraged to hear the story of this lovely poem.Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-34832158341139417782008-02-08T21:38:00.000-05:002008-02-08T21:38:00.000-05:00Sara,It's nice to hear a poet read her own work. W...Sara,<BR/><BR/>It's nice to hear a poet read her own work. When I read this post earlier today, it inspired me to revisit "a-not-ready-for-prime-time" poem I had posted some time ago at Blue Rose Girls. <BR/><BR/>I find, too, that some poems just flow out of me and others take years in the making. I like to let certain poems "age" for awhile in a folder or drawer before I revisit them.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-13723847461436857022008-02-08T15:10:00.000-05:002008-02-08T15:10:00.000-05:00I too struggle with the idea that poems need some ...I too struggle with the idea that poems need some sort of resolution. I like poems that pose questions, why can't I write them?John Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-8867978753006312612008-02-08T14:54:00.000-05:002008-02-08T14:54:00.000-05:00Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ditto what Jennifer said!!!Seriousl...Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ditto what Jennifer said!!!<BR/><BR/>Seriously, after the whole Poetry Princess thing, I have been thinking that for quite some time, Sara...tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-13412910238711757352008-02-08T11:48:00.000-05:002008-02-08T11:48:00.000-05:00I love this.Do you have plans to do a book of poet...I love this.<BR/><BR/>Do you have plans to do a book of poetry? Pretty please?Jennifer Thermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970621166460145330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-35622602984962105712008-02-08T11:32:00.000-05:002008-02-08T11:32:00.000-05:00I really love process posts, and I'm glad you shar...I really love process posts, and I'm glad you shared this one with all of us. Sometimes, it's the questions that are the most important part, and that's what you've reminded us about today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-10963156905044002122008-02-08T10:34:00.000-05:002008-02-08T10:34:00.000-05:00Thanks for listening to you? No, darling, thanks f...Thanks for listening to you? No, darling, thanks for talking to us. You bring me into your process, and by doing so, into the very heart of you. How can I not appreciate that openess? and appreciate you.MotherReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274509991340797264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-63792596929894173802008-02-08T08:31:00.000-05:002008-02-08T08:31:00.000-05:00I loved listening to you read it. Somehow hearing ...I loved listening to you read it. Somehow hearing it makes me appreciate the process even more.<BR/><BR/>On another note, I saw something this morning and thought immediately of you. Visit this site and view the video on God's Grandeur.<BR/><A HREF="http://www.favoritepoem.org/videos.html" REL="nofollow">http://www.favoritepoem.org/videos.html</A>Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-13407904144412609292008-02-08T07:59:00.000-05:002008-02-08T07:59:00.000-05:00Loved reading this again and hearing about how you...Loved reading this again and hearing about how you successfully reworked it. Cummings said poetry is a process, not a product.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-69345739963311587402008-02-07T22:53:00.000-05:002008-02-07T22:53:00.000-05:00It's a wonderful poem, Sara. Thanks for sharing yo...It's a wonderful poem, Sara. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on its evolution :)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169707337312707247noreply@blogger.com