tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post6438195282422601767..comments2024-03-17T08:12:04.092-05:00Comments on Live Your Poem...: ON METAPHOR IN POETRY, WITH LAURA PURDIE SALASIrene Lathamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-62927877963431422762012-04-18T19:54:18.318-05:002012-04-18T19:54:18.318-05:00Funny, I've been trying to write a poem every ...Funny, I've been trying to write a poem every day this month. I keep finding myself frustrated as my poems fall short. I was just thinking I need to try to use metaphor --- and then I stopped by here. Thanks for giving me something to think about. I really enjoyed the poems above. Great examples of using metaphor effectively.<br /><br />CathyCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-6961933381511950052012-04-18T14:49:23.345-05:002012-04-18T14:49:23.345-05:00Thanks, Irene and Laura, for a great post! The bi...Thanks, Irene and Laura, for a great post! The birds got my vote, from the very first time I read this delightful collection (which I happily have, so you don't have to stir me into the giveaway mix).Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-21053716116412616572012-04-18T05:57:38.496-05:002012-04-18T05:57:38.496-05:00Thanks, Linda! I'm glad you liked the post. I ...Thanks, Linda! I'm glad you liked the post. I feel like I haven't shut up about BookSpeak all month! I am so happy to be able to share stuff from it around the kidlitosphere, but fear I am becoming a party bore. Thanks for the kind words.laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-17471562970186308402012-04-18T05:56:31.357-05:002012-04-18T05:56:31.357-05:00Thank you, Becky. Oooh, I, too, am intrigued.Thank you, Becky. Oooh, I, too, am intrigued.laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-3859535372616757542012-04-18T05:55:55.430-05:002012-04-18T05:55:55.430-05:00The birds! Except that I hear Alred Hitchcock'...The birds! Except that I hear Alred Hitchcock's voice when I say that...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-72160560628074508652012-04-18T05:54:57.449-05:002012-04-18T05:54:57.449-05:00Thank you, Amy! Wise and gentle are two words neve...Thank you, Amy! Wise and gentle are two words never used to describe ME, so it's fun to see them applied to my work:>)laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-85639900710707919262012-04-17T23:06:51.615-05:002012-04-17T23:06:51.615-05:00Just like all the poems in the book, these two are...Just like all the poems in the book, these two are just visions, aren't they? Thank you for sharing them Irene, & for the good words about metaphor, Laura. Interesting post!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-55031211352036473522012-04-17T19:41:02.618-05:002012-04-17T19:41:02.618-05:00Yes to "tales winging by." I love that t...Yes to "tales winging by." I love that too!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-39666253843532707442012-04-17T19:40:26.783-05:002012-04-17T19:40:26.783-05:00Thanks, Laura... hope you enjoy Ludelphia's ad...Thanks, Laura... hope you enjoy Ludelphia's adventures!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-5617686321554023252012-04-17T19:39:34.283-05:002012-04-17T19:39:34.283-05:00Not a metaphor fan? I'm intrigued! Tell me mor...Not a metaphor fan? I'm intrigued! Tell me more?Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-90895182880701562322012-04-17T19:39:07.710-05:002012-04-17T19:39:07.710-05:00I'm with you, Kate - impossible to choose!I'm with you, Kate - impossible to choose!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-76177506499663072132012-04-17T19:38:43.322-05:002012-04-17T19:38:43.322-05:00"wise gentleness." EXACTLY."wise gentleness." EXACTLY.Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-19472418055788283792012-04-17T17:13:33.351-05:002012-04-17T17:13:33.351-05:00Yes, beautiful poems. And that's saying someth...Yes, beautiful poems. And that's saying something, since usually I am NOT a metaphor-fan! Thanks for the giveaway link...I'm off to enter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-52222050916695478932012-04-17T12:32:01.565-05:002012-04-17T12:32:01.565-05:00Beautiful stuff (no surprise)! Can't decided w...Beautiful stuff (no surprise)! Can't decided which I like better, those rabbits or the birds. :)KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-13195069287008905742012-04-17T12:04:16.509-05:002012-04-17T12:04:16.509-05:00This book is so beautiful...in word and picture......This book is so beautiful...in word and picture...just like A LEAF CAN BE! And you chose two of my favorites to share. There is such a wise gentleness in these - love! Thank you both. a.Amy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-4761877292723397372012-04-17T11:53:18.485-05:002012-04-17T11:53:18.485-05:00Thank you, Renee, for inviting me to come visit!
...Thank you, Renee, for inviting me to come visit!<br /><br />By the way, the progressive poem is brilliant! And I just started LEAVING GEE'S BEND and am totally entranced...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-72452558700494377832012-04-17T11:52:25.321-05:002012-04-17T11:52:25.321-05:00Thanks, Renee! And I'm so glad Irene asked abo...Thanks, Renee! And I'm so glad Irene asked about metaphor, because I have to write another piece on poetry, and doing this little piece gave me the idea I needed.laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-87416542936087463552012-04-17T07:30:52.100-05:002012-04-17T07:30:52.100-05:00Oh my goodness, these are both so beautiful. As I ...Oh my goodness, these are both so beautiful. As I read the first one, I imagined the page as the snow, with the story traipsing through, leaving its little tracks behind for others to read.<br /><br />And how great is "tales winging by" - love it!Renee LaTulippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520719663052253627noreply@blogger.com