tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post6613032594621890099..comments2024-03-24T11:00:49.738-05:00Comments on Live Your Poem...: For the Love of Words -- and BIRDSIrene Lathamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-78871704838131067712016-03-10T14:13:43.950-06:002016-03-10T14:13:43.950-06:00Happy book birthday, Amy! And happy birthday, Ire...Happy book birthday, Amy! And happy birthday, Irene! Thanks for the interview, ladies. Can't wait to read the book! Loved your adult poem, Irene. :-)Charles Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336052424127127605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-72648383987625218492016-02-29T08:05:12.040-06:002016-02-29T08:05:12.040-06:00Happy Belated Birthday, Irene! Sorry I'm late ...Happy Belated Birthday, Irene! Sorry I'm late to the party. So enjoyed this chat with Amy -- I love watching birds too -- what a sweet story about the injured robin.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your lovely poem too! jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-5616632504616403562016-02-28T20:02:28.101-06:002016-02-28T20:02:28.101-06:00Sounds like a book after my own heart. I love to w...Sounds like a book after my own heart. I love to watch swifts dart over soccer fields, and sparrows flitting in and out of eaves (except my own) and great blue herons taking off over a pond. A Brewer's blackbird has more color in his dark feathers than I have in my closet. Can't wait to read this one. And that's a lovely, sad and tender poem, Irene.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-2520078825356055322016-02-28T06:00:49.591-06:002016-02-28T06:00:49.591-06:00What a charming glimpse into Amy's birdbrain, ...What a charming glimpse into Amy's birdbrain, and yours, too, Irene. Happy birdday!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16390683254344950352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-53314693567113615492016-02-27T21:30:07.418-06:002016-02-27T21:30:07.418-06:00Happy (even later) Birthday, Lovely Friend! And y...Happy (even later) Birthday, Lovely Friend! And yay that we get to celebrate with Amy and her new Birds too! (Got my copy this week,) You are each "wise and wonderful" -- thanks for sharing your words and wings. XORobyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-8418549220889902062016-02-27T16:46:10.441-06:002016-02-27T16:46:10.441-06:00(Late) Happy Birthday, Irene! Your poem about life...(Late) Happy Birthday, Irene! Your poem about life without birds is the perfect and thoughtful conclusion of this lovely interview with Amy. Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-27478164314458167122016-02-27T08:12:02.159-06:002016-02-27T08:12:02.159-06:00Happy Birthday, Irene! I love Amy's new book a...Happy Birthday, Irene! I love Amy's new book and this interview is terrific. Your poem is lovely but heart-breaking. I will carry this piece of wisdom with me: "We enlarge our worlds by the company we keep." Thank you for enlarging my world!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-53026209333702719882016-02-27T08:07:51.812-06:002016-02-27T08:07:51.812-06:00What a wonderful way to celebrate your bird-day......What a wonderful way to celebrate your bird-day...uh...BIRTHday! Hope it was a happy one!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-34939663534573516182016-02-27T07:53:41.688-06:002016-02-27T07:53:41.688-06:00I'm so glad I visited as Amy suggested. What ...I'm so glad I visited as Amy suggested. What a great blog. Happy birthday!Linda A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16517546647672781332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-28866238537521546002016-02-26T19:57:37.129-06:002016-02-26T19:57:37.129-06:00Happy Birthday, Irene - and you have gifted us tod...Happy Birthday, Irene - and you have gifted us today with this marvelous interview with Amy, and your lovely poem, too. We are lucky this Poetry Friday!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-43607470023247970052016-02-26T14:01:15.157-06:002016-02-26T14:01:15.157-06:00Thank YOU, Amy! Such a treat to share this day wit...Thank YOU, Amy! Such a treat to share this day with you. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-48301088786608825082016-02-26T14:00:41.042-06:002016-02-26T14:00:41.042-06:00Yes, Linda, your granddaughters will become birder...Yes, Linda, your granddaughters will become birders (and poets!) with this book! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-14186960297614928722016-02-26T14:00:07.835-06:002016-02-26T14:00:07.835-06:00Yay, Linda! I am stopping over at your place next....Yay, Linda! I am stopping over at your place next. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-60134257800371764852016-02-26T13:59:44.722-06:002016-02-26T13:59:44.722-06:00Yes, Carol, Amy is a fountain, isn't she?? So ...Yes, Carol, Amy is a fountain, isn't she?? So many beautiful words... such truth. Thank you for visiting!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-3144149696833361132016-02-26T13:59:12.770-06:002016-02-26T13:59:12.770-06:00Liz, I haven't had a chance to read Subway Spa...Liz, I haven't had a chance to read Subway Sparrow yet, but between your lovely endorsement, and Amy's, it sounds not-to-be-missed! Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-59193429499521475172016-02-26T13:58:31.523-06:002016-02-26T13:58:31.523-06:00Thank you, Michelle, my fellow February birthday f...Thank you, Michelle, my fellow February birthday friend. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-87681350685427552752016-02-26T12:26:44.906-06:002016-02-26T12:26:44.906-06:00Happy birthday, dear Irene! I too am sending a hug...Happy birthday, dear Irene! I too am sending a hug on the wings of birds. You came up with such interesting questions for Amy and, of course, her answers were true to character– that "fun, wise, gentle voice" as you say. Your own lovely bird poem swept me away. Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-83566517973763199862016-02-26T12:12:03.631-06:002016-02-26T12:12:03.631-06:00Happy Birthday! How kind of you to share your gift...Happy Birthday! How kind of you to share your gift with all of us. And cheesecake too? Thank you! I love Subway Sparrow for so many reasons. I think I read it hundreds of times and hoped I was pronouncing all the languages even remotely okay. Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-31924850980368924902016-02-26T11:04:37.236-06:002016-02-26T11:04:37.236-06:00Irene, Happy Birthday to you. Your poem draws me i...Irene, Happy Birthday to you. Your poem draws me in as you read it so beautifully. Thank you for your gentle spirit and for recognizing that Amy has one too. Doesn't this line from the interview just sing to you of flight? "Birds and writing: both speak to the free part of our spirits."Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-65764438152695229342016-02-26T10:33:43.485-06:002016-02-26T10:33:43.485-06:00Happy Birthday, Irene! I also wrote about Amy'...Happy Birthday, Irene! I also wrote about Amy's new book today and yours too! I hope you're having a lovely day! Save me some of that cheesecake! : )Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-27592865370856564972016-02-26T09:54:09.991-06:002016-02-26T09:54:09.991-06:00Happy Birthday Irene. What a lovely post about Amy...Happy Birthday Irene. What a lovely post about Amy's beautiful book for your celebration. And the poem you wrote is lovely, "no careful nest in the eaves" in a connection to think about. I have Amy's book and it is wonderful, will be special for my granddaughters!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-51903771881226197122016-02-26T09:38:04.249-06:002016-02-26T09:38:04.249-06:00Dear Ruth, my birthday buddy! I hope you are havin...Dear Ruth, my birthday buddy! I hope you are having a lovely day. So happy to share it with you! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-85842942495827671132016-02-26T07:42:18.750-06:002016-02-26T07:42:18.750-06:00Happy birthday, Irene! It's my birthday, too!...Happy birthday, Irene! It's my birthday, too!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-83935672566953720302016-02-26T07:07:52.552-06:002016-02-26T07:07:52.552-06:00Oh, what a tender and beautiful poem. Happy birth...Oh, what a tender and beautiful poem. Happy birthday to a writer and friend I admire so much...you are good at both, like Charlotte. Thank you for letting me celebrate with you!! xxooAmy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-81102046471292515132016-02-26T06:13:46.714-06:002016-02-26T06:13:46.714-06:00How fitting for this morning! Kelso was barking aw...How fitting for this morning! Kelso was barking away and I looked out to see why and there was a huge blue heron in the tree overlooking our fish pond.Sheila Renfrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07863505792366698713noreply@blogger.com