tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post1148012348601697428..comments2024-03-24T11:00:49.738-05:00Comments on Live Your Poem...: This Choir #NCTE17Irene Lathamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-86445588251102668932018-02-28T13:35:51.342-06:002018-02-28T13:35:51.342-06:00I am delighted to find this newsy & photogenic...I am delighted to find this newsy & photogenic post, Irene. Helpful because Charles will be doing a debut-author Q/A with me. I'm writing this now in launch/tour season & know you are in a book love whirl. Brava! P.S. Marilyn Nelson & all those greats are now known first-person to you? Double Brava!jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-83703954438975861102017-12-03T21:43:01.218-06:002017-12-03T21:43:01.218-06:00Great post, Irene! I, too, came away inspired and ...Great post, Irene! I, too, came away inspired and fortified by the experience. Being around such talented, passionate folk, you included, made the journey worthwhile!Charles Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336052424127127605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-61996929313658255192017-11-25T18:13:08.216-06:002017-11-25T18:13:08.216-06:00I feel the rejuvenating joy in your post. I'm ...I feel the rejuvenating joy in your post. I'm glad we had a moment together. I felt that this year's conference was all about love and joy and spreading that out into the world. I obviously was not the only one who felt it. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-18095030660565311292017-11-25T16:55:49.004-06:002017-11-25T16:55:49.004-06:00What a feast you had at NCTE. Thank you for shari...What a feast you had at NCTE. Thank you for sharing all those moments. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-48393105535627055742017-11-24T23:17:10.547-06:002017-11-24T23:17:10.547-06:00Your enthusiasm and joy are contagious. I wasn'...Your enthusiasm and joy are contagious. I wasn't there, and don't know half the people, but I leave here feeling happy and as if all's right with the world. Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-54716714183852806632017-11-24T20:55:56.040-06:002017-11-24T20:55:56.040-06:00Sounds like you had an amazing time. Go you! And I...Sounds like you had an amazing time. Go you! And I adore the poem. Sally Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840326270568153356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-92084829135646174312017-11-24T18:57:06.086-06:002017-11-24T18:57:06.086-06:00What a fun post! I hope you live on a poetry-high ...What a fun post! I hope you live on a poetry-high for a lot longer, yet, Irene. It looks and sounds like a blast!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-31097599298196572172017-11-24T18:32:34.017-06:002017-11-24T18:32:34.017-06:00NCTE truly looked like a joyous time, Irene. I'...NCTE truly looked like a joyous time, Irene. I'm happy for your and Charles' new book, can't wait to read it! The poem is a wonder of a surprise. Poets know how to do that, don't they?Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-77238066944838669652017-11-24T17:25:18.779-06:002017-11-24T17:25:18.779-06:00Sounds like a wonderful time, Irene. Glad to hear ...Sounds like a wonderful time, Irene. Glad to hear that Charles and your new baby is getting lots of book love!Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-59605955578298654722017-11-24T17:04:52.621-06:002017-11-24T17:04:52.621-06:00Good to hear that this was a wonderful NCTE, Irene...Good to hear that this was a wonderful NCTE, Irene. Love that meet up with you, Jeannine and Edmonia...reading about it just makes me smile.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-85053153389110836542017-11-24T16:59:51.691-06:002017-11-24T16:59:51.691-06:00Thanks for this virtual visit to the NCTE Conferen...Thanks for this virtual visit to the NCTE Conference Irene, it sounds like it was a FANTASTIC and rich event! Marilyn Nelson and Melissa Sweet are two of my favorites, I heard them both at Zena Sutherland lectures at the Chicago Public Library (Melissa Sweet just this past spring.) <br /><br />Congrats on the inclusion in"SCHOOL PEOPLE. Lovely singing from "This Choir"; and I love the little poet pin you have on and all the special pics you've included. Thanks for all!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-87504212554353535482017-11-24T15:52:44.064-06:002017-11-24T15:52:44.064-06:00I think #ncte17 was one of the best in recent memo...I think #ncte17 was one of the best in recent memory! I was so glad to be at your table at the luncheon shouting "HAIR, NO!" to the world. And yes, the cake was quite good, too!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-86679664504779761512017-11-24T14:00:31.653-06:002017-11-24T14:00:31.653-06:00What a wonderful post....the excitement is palpabl...What a wonderful post....the excitement is palpable! I look forward to wherever your newly re-charge self takes us all to next. You are such a joy in this world.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-24048650728166816212017-11-24T09:58:44.912-06:002017-11-24T09:58:44.912-06:00What a joyous post to read. Looks like a great tim...What a joyous post to read. Looks like a great time. Congrats on all your success. Well deserved.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-83230124202763495352017-11-24T09:13:41.847-06:002017-11-24T09:13:41.847-06:00It sounds (and looks!) like you had a wonderful ti...It sounds (and looks!) like you had a wonderful time at NCTE! The Rabia poem captures it perfectly!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-11468632172223717142017-11-24T08:36:58.656-06:002017-11-24T08:36:58.656-06:00What an eventful few days you had, Irene! It all s...What an eventful few days you had, Irene! It all sounds grand (though yes, tiring too!), and you found a wonderful poem to sum up the experience and give thanks for it all. BTW, I tried to tag you on Twitter last Monday, but in case you missed it, I shared "Still Life with Fox" on TLD. Wouldn't want you to miss out on your lovely comments! https://michellehbarnes.blogspot.com/2017/11/dmc-still-life-with-fox-by-irene-latham.html xoMichelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-24313698760246766282017-11-23T20:36:18.724-06:002017-11-23T20:36:18.724-06:00What a grand, wonderful experience! I love seeing ...What a grand, wonderful experience! I love seeing the pictures. Especially the one of Jeannine and the statue!Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-83877762890689066292017-11-22T20:29:23.346-06:002017-11-22T20:29:23.346-06:00Oh, ah, aw, that was one good time. So glad we had...Oh, ah, aw, that was one good time. So glad we had a few chances to connect, and with art and Edmonia Lewis, too. So glad to see people celebrating you and Charles and the new book! Jeannine Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886966069866356470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-31133886001692476522017-11-22T20:13:29.439-06:002017-11-22T20:13:29.439-06:00I'm loving all the NCTE fun in this post. Tha...I'm loving all the NCTE fun in this post. Thanks for labeling the poets in the pic. I recognized you, Kim, and Amy, but didn't know the others. And getting to meet your poetry heroes . . . that's the best. Thanks for all the fun pics and the poem too. Happy Thanksgiving!Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.com