tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post1551264900653920853..comments2024-03-01T00:32:17.498-05:00Comments on Read Write Believe: Poetry Friday: Martín Espada and Yellow Legal PadsSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-74397113685152079982010-04-17T16:07:40.449-04:002010-04-17T16:07:40.449-04:00Beautiful meditation indeed. Thanks Tanita for add...Beautiful meditation indeed. Thanks Tanita for adding your insight. What a beautiful poem!Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-23700806007604974332010-04-17T12:42:18.226-04:002010-04-17T12:42:18.226-04:00I'm with Laura -- I covet all tools of the wri...I'm with Laura -- I covet all tools of the writing trade. I recently spent the big bucks for a blank Moleskine journal...no, make that TWO Moleskines -- because I love them so much! One black for everyday notetaking and to-do lists and a red one for my poetry this month!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-9762469302493021092010-04-16T22:27:56.673-04:002010-04-16T22:27:56.673-04:00I love the tools of a writer's trade. I get ve...I love the tools of a writer's trade. I get very excited just to walk down the office supply aisle where colorful pens, pencils, and papers ambush me. <br /><br />Neat poem!<br /><br />Laura Evans<br />all things poetryLaurahttp://www.teachpoetryk12.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-1859076205280243982010-04-16T14:13:08.804-04:002010-04-16T14:13:08.804-04:00Wow. I love the way poetry can make you look at a...Wow. I love the way poetry can make you look at an ordinary object in a completely different way.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-69574408938345467842010-04-16T10:32:00.770-04:002010-04-16T10:32:00.770-04:00Legal pads will never be the same. Love Tanita'...Legal pads will never be the same. Love Tanita's interpretation. Definitely a very thought provoking poem. There are so many cool poems at the Poetry 180 site. Thanks for finding this one.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-17967282250198563702010-04-16T07:51:37.729-04:002010-04-16T07:51:37.729-04:00"...fingertips required / for the perfection ..."...fingertips required / for the perfection of paper."<br /><br />this so speaks to my college bookbiniding experience. if you couldn't get a literal feel for it then it never looked quite right.<br /><br />and as for legal pads, i coveted them as a teen, but as an adult i prefer the 5x7 size for some reason.david elzeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653215150526146224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-31426469473947179882010-04-16T06:32:09.451-04:002010-04-16T06:32:09.451-04:00Actually, this poem is also a beautiful meditation...Actually, this poem is also a beautiful meditation of the law -- that justice doesn't come without work and pain. What an intriguing and gorgeous poem.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.com