tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post3206949884125212619..comments2024-03-24T11:00:49.738-05:00Comments on Live Your Poem...: Remembering Walter Dean Myers for Poetry FridayIrene Lathamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-33885771455510562082019-10-15T09:08:14.349-05:002019-10-15T09:08:14.349-05:00we love u bookswe love u booksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284826629131182937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-62457034633676238222014-07-28T10:17:35.250-05:002014-07-28T10:17:35.250-05:00I can't wait to hear about your presentation, ...I can't wait to hear about your presentation, Irene. Exciting! I was halfway through Walter Dean Myers' recent novel DARIUS AND TWIG when he died. It's not a novel in verse, but the book is filled with a poet's voice -- symbolism, metaphor, stories within stories.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-6105185239224168952014-07-26T13:42:42.461-05:002014-07-26T13:42:42.461-05:00Go well among the eyes, hands and quilts of Gee...Go well among the eyes, hands and quilts of Gee's Bend, Irene! And thank you for bringing Walter's work even more out into the open.Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-80152203292554393732014-07-26T07:25:10.740-05:002014-07-26T07:25:10.740-05:00Love the poems by WD Meyers! I'll have to loo...Love the poems by WD Meyers! I'll have to look for more. Have a great time in Gee's Bend!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-60636455600527744022014-07-25T23:32:02.019-05:002014-07-25T23:32:02.019-05:00Holy firecrackers, indeed! What a terrific post, I...Holy firecrackers, indeed! What a terrific post, Irene!!Janet Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335945237210886655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-77966503818760862222014-07-25T19:25:30.663-05:002014-07-25T19:25:30.663-05:00These are amazing, Irene. I especially love these ...These are amazing, Irene. I especially love these lines: No words to stir the moment/Only a curve in your smile/That somehow matches mine...<br />Thank you so much for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-28369892382114059882014-07-25T18:49:01.677-05:002014-07-25T18:49:01.677-05:00Amazingly beautiful Walter Dean Myers poems...Amazingly beautiful Walter Dean Myers poems...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-1039783334165481732014-07-25T16:58:11.127-05:002014-07-25T16:58:11.127-05:00Walter Dean Myers was a gem. The poems you selecte...Walter Dean Myers was a gem. The poems you selected are phenomenal, Irene. Thank you for sharing them today. And enjoy your talk in Gee's Bend! What a wonderful way to spend your weekend. = )Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-60606757068443199622014-07-25T15:03:22.455-05:002014-07-25T15:03:22.455-05:00I have Brown Angels, and I love the poems and phot...I have Brown Angels, and I love the poems and photographs. Thank you for sharing them Walter Dean Myers beautiful poems. Have a great time in Gee's Bend!<br />Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-77582028521252114792014-07-25T10:04:58.088-05:002014-07-25T10:04:58.088-05:00Thank you for sharing these. For the past several ...Thank you for sharing these. For the past several years my students have become entranced by "Mr. Walter Dean Myers" thanks to Sharon Creech's "Love that Dog." What a loss.<br /><br />I'm sharing today about using Poetry Friday in my classroom and have shared a student PowerPoint point. http://www.thelogonauts.com/2014/07/poetry-friday.htmlKatie TheLogonautshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692992719352402255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-89547764626475344692014-07-25T09:59:11.284-05:002014-07-25T09:59:11.284-05:00You picked three wonderful poems here to represent...You picked three wonderful poems here to represent the work of such a well-loved man. I melted with the words of "My Child".Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-69987819788848241902014-07-25T08:54:35.068-05:002014-07-25T08:54:35.068-05:00Irene Latham, arriving here through Poetry Friday ...Irene Latham, arriving here through Poetry Friday & made silent by the simple majesty of these selections. Your Sound Cloud reading is spot-on.<br />So many lines of love here linger but I especially think -<br /><br />"My rhymes tamed the thunder" <br /><br />has such power to it.<br /><br />I would wish that many Ernest Scotts of today, could discover the power of their own poetry.<br />Thank you for this important reading.<br />jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-31902342243908746392014-07-24T23:09:09.816-05:002014-07-24T23:09:09.816-05:00Wonderful poems by Walter Dean Myers which leave m...Wonderful poems by Walter Dean Myers which leave me wanting more. Thank you for sharing these, Irene! and good luck with your presentation!BJ Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810656260650783785noreply@blogger.com