tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post8306709073448500117..comments2024-03-18T21:16:14.441-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Thoughts on PoetryJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3239632943225466082019-03-05T14:11:29.924-05:002019-03-05T14:11:29.924-05:00Wonderful post about poetry. I loved the poem And...Wonderful post about poetry. I loved the poem And Now You are Six. For a long time, I struggled with poetry because I thought the words had to rhyme. Thank you.<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37492270595469786112019-03-05T09:46:13.129-05:002019-03-05T09:46:13.129-05:00A day late to the party. I am a passionate fan of ...A day late to the party. I am a passionate fan of Wallace Stevens, and used to travel with his Collected Poems just in case I needed one. The Idea of Order at Key West brings me to my knees. I also have a "poetry book." When I find a poem that moves me, I cut it out or copy it and paste it into my poetry book. I think these days a lot of poetry is hip-hop. There are poetry "slams" in the Bay Area where young people get to have an open mic for their poetry.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478393430722574447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65191825613539875332019-03-04T21:38:26.524-05:002019-03-04T21:38:26.524-05:00Flora, I was introduced to it on a CD by Linda Ron...Flora, I was introduced to it on a CD by Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris titled, "Western Wall The Tucson Sessions" Lyda McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211808700153787911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68068180758568665342019-03-04T21:35:04.742-05:002019-03-04T21:35:04.742-05:00This is now my go-to explanation! "My brain i...This is now my go-to explanation! "My brain is thawing."Lyda McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211808700153787911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16009126244242006962019-03-04T17:40:19.695-05:002019-03-04T17:40:19.695-05:00I don't recall having to memorize many poems i...I don't recall having to memorize many poems in school, though "Casey At the Bat" was required in an early grade, and I had to recite it. I loved the Brit. poets, and the classic Americans, so Sanders and Frost and Worthworth and so on. Cummings' wee ballon man, even a bit of Shakespeare. I also like some of the San Francisco hippie poets, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, ("Dog" - he had a tale to tell and a real tail to tell it with) even Ginsberg (he wrote other things than "Howl", thank goodness). I have three shelves of poetry books, but rarely pull them out. Did you all know there is a fat book of all of Bob Dylan's lyrics? Of course it's poetry. Oh, and Maisfield, the fog coming in on cat's feet. Note I'm pulling this out of my head, so I may have some words off, but it's the spirit that counts.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80726108535348217572019-03-04T17:29:49.454-05:002019-03-04T17:29:49.454-05:00Ah, Milne. How I loved those books, both of them, ...Ah, Milne. How I loved those books, both of them, and the illustrations by Ernest Shepard. "James, James Morrison Weatherby George Dupree, took great care of his mother, though he was only three..."<br /><br />So many more. I used to be able to recite them all, but seem to have let many slip away. Fortunately, I have my copies close to hand.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48202246805985741562019-03-04T16:02:14.198-05:002019-03-04T16:02:14.198-05:00Lucy, does that mean I get to due a steamy duet wi...Lucy, does that mean I get to due a steamy duet with Lady Gaga?<br /><br />Seriously though, thank you. But my future does not lay with an endless search for rhyming couplets. I think I was just really fired up this morning for some reason and all the synapses fired just right for me to come up with the piece.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43267475104028451942019-03-04T15:37:21.800-05:002019-03-04T15:37:21.800-05:00Oh, wonderful! xoo
Oh, wonderful! xoo<br />Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47175135141423453582019-03-04T15:36:59.963-05:002019-03-04T15:36:59.963-05:00Yes, it's SO easy to learn a song..much harder...Yes, it's SO easy to learn a song..much harder to do it without music.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59680828212407105832019-03-04T15:36:30.821-05:002019-03-04T15:36:30.821-05:00Yup- sometimes the curtains are just--blue. :-)Yup- sometimes the curtains are just--blue. :-)Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70303712498730113432019-03-04T15:32:22.545-05:002019-03-04T15:32:22.545-05:00Deb:
One of my college professors told us about a...Deb:<br /><br />One of my college professors told us about attending a reading by Robert Frost when she was in college. A student asked him about the message he was trying to convey in one of his poems. I can’t remember which one. He got a little annoyed and said he was tired of people looking for “messages” or “meaning” in his poetry! Sometimes he just wanted to write about something that looked pretty!<br /><br />DebRo Deb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71259452851847494872019-03-04T14:51:20.927-05:002019-03-04T14:51:20.927-05:00My Mom's family were all from the country. It ...My Mom's family were all from the country. It seems like many of them wrote poems about where they lived and things they did. I remember seeing some my aunt wrote while she was in a sanitorium recovering from a bout of TB. One infamous poem was composed by Great Uncle Clarence. It was assigned by the teacher of their one room schoolhouse. Uncle Copper didn't do the assignment so improvised. <br />The thunder roared. The lightning flashed. Hit a rock and killed a pig. <br />All accompanied by dramatic flourishes. I think he had trouble sitting for a while after that.Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72925574008320616242019-03-04T14:46:12.453-05:002019-03-04T14:46:12.453-05:00I just remembered a favorite.
I wrote a paper on...I just remembered a favorite. <br />I wrote a paper on Lewis Carroll in high school and found some of his other offerings (other than the usual).<br />From PHANTASMAGORIA by Lewis Carroll<br />(an excerpt)<br />“ And did you really walk,” said I, “On such a wretched night? <br />I always fancied Ghosts could fly— If not exactly in the sky, Yet at a fairish height.” “It’s very well,” said he, “for Kings To soar above the earth: <br />But Phantoms often find that wings— Like many other pleasant things— Cost more than they are worth.<br /><br />I love how it feels in my mouth and brain when I say it outloud.<br />Libby<br /><br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967590242114956411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53414037100342787142019-03-04T14:34:15.541-05:002019-03-04T14:34:15.541-05:00Kaye, I always look forward to your poetry posting...Kaye, I always look forward to your poetry postings! You find and share the most wonderful verses!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60203996345839408332019-03-04T14:17:49.152-05:002019-03-04T14:17:49.152-05:00Louise may write some of the poetry, I'm not s...Louise may write some of the poetry, I'm not sure. But I know she has used excerpts from pieces by A. A. Milne, Margaret Atwood and Auden. She has said in interviews that she writes with a stack of poetry books close by.Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76512173992657247332019-03-04T14:14:41.967-05:002019-03-04T14:14:41.967-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4200007085167173722019-03-04T13:55:28.401-05:002019-03-04T13:55:28.401-05:00Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass ...Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass were dinner readings at my house. Early on we could recite The Jabberwocky, The Walrus and the Carpenter, You are Old Father William (a bit of a joke since my father's name was William), and others.<br />Libby DoddUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967590242114956411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84825790997694159702019-03-04T13:51:40.736-05:002019-03-04T13:51:40.736-05:00I have something that might restore some faith to ...I have something that might restore some faith to us about poetry still being alive for young people. In our local paper today, on the front page no less, was a story about a program called Poetry Out Loud. The contest was created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. Here's the Website, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNvBVJpa1h4 The article in our paper was about the winner from our county who was advancing to the state competition, and the winner of the state would then advance to the national competition in Washington, D.C. I have to tell you all that I was much encouraged by this news, and I plan to follow the student's progress. So hurrah for good news on the poetry front!Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-17856653102911976402019-03-04T13:45:18.081-05:002019-03-04T13:45:18.081-05:00I did have to memorize poetry in school - although...I did have to memorize poetry in school - although for the life of me I can't think of it now. And The Girl's AP Literature class in high school had a big poetry section. The analysis of the year's scores (an all-time low) wondered if lack of focus on poetry is part of the reason.<br /><br />Are any of you familiar with poetry slams? Some of them are amazing.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22761724459396850372019-03-04T13:35:20.554-05:002019-03-04T13:35:20.554-05:00Oh, Ramona, how did I forget to mention "The ...Oh, Ramona, how did I forget to mention "The Highwayman"? I loved and still love that poem and the tragic story it tells. There are some good Youtube videos using it. Here's one that made a short movie out of it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNvBVJpa1h4 And, the song that Loreena McKennitt sings with its verses is beautiful.<br />Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46584960699071582442019-03-04T13:35:07.435-05:002019-03-04T13:35:07.435-05:00I wish! I'm not the first to think of this. He...I wish! I'm not the first to think of this. Here's one study. <br />https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/how-poetry-affects-human-brain.htmDeborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50979795133805396962019-03-04T13:34:17.761-05:002019-03-04T13:34:17.761-05:00I'm late to the party today, but love reading ...I'm late to the party today, but love reading about all your favorite poems and poets--and Jay! a star is born...Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1718432383254548252019-03-04T13:32:31.819-05:002019-03-04T13:32:31.819-05:00Pat, I so agree. That is the main reason I didn...Pat, I so agree. That is the main reason I didn't major in English--literary analysis, especially of poetry, made me nuts.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13861293969149984592019-03-04T13:23:49.034-05:002019-03-04T13:23:49.034-05:00"Jabberwocky" is one of my favorites, to..."Jabberwocky" is one of my favorites, too, Margie. I used to recite and act it out for my kids when they were very small.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30768861819468505702019-03-04T13:22:45.263-05:002019-03-04T13:22:45.263-05:00Mark, the best explanation I received was that poe...Mark, the best explanation I received was that poetry is prose with every extraneous word removed. Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.com