tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post1322774997701674671..comments2024-03-24T11:00:49.738-05:00Comments on Live Your Poem...: VALERIE WORTH POEMS ABOUT HOUSEHOLD ITEMSIrene Lathamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-74433669237845569562018-10-01T11:10:21.186-05:002018-10-01T11:10:21.186-05:00i love poem.i love poem.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482422696378289773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-61968877336521670732013-07-04T04:43:37.175-05:002013-07-04T04:43:37.175-05:00Yay! More Valerie Worth poems! Love love love! It...Yay! More Valerie Worth poems! Love love love! It's such a joy that you post them each with a personal touch-- a story, a picture, a piece of you. I think I might have mentioned something similar in my comment last week, but it's worth repeating!Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-80416987797350742392013-06-30T21:16:01.991-05:002013-06-30T21:16:01.991-05:00Her safety pin poem is probably my favoritest of a...Her safety pin poem is probably my favoritest of all of hers.<br /><br />And on the subject of time and clocks -- I am an all-analog clock person. We have two chiming clocks and a bird clock. THEY tell US the time!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-31129536639549819352013-06-29T16:47:55.115-05:002013-06-29T16:47:55.115-05:00Tara,
This year I printed a picture of a safety pi...Tara,<br />This year I printed a picture of a safety pin that I found via a simple Google search (just a single pin with no background or anything), put it up on the easel/white board and asked the kids to tell me what they saw. We noticed a bunch of things, all interesting and cool, but then I told them I was going to read them a poem about a safety pin to help them see how poets see the world, and why someone might even want to write poetry in the first place. Their reaction to the poem, while looking at the picture, was priceless! Thanks for highlighting Worth's work, Irene!Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793183473454298123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-21193640132668088452013-06-28T19:59:26.930-05:002013-06-28T19:59:26.930-05:00I'm really enjoying these Valerie Worth poems!...I'm really enjoying these Valerie Worth poems!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-79846566539993579242013-06-28T16:41:16.187-05:002013-06-28T16:41:16.187-05:00Valerie Worth, like few others, has that marvelous...Valerie Worth, like few others, has that marvelous gift of 're-seeing' things, doesn't she? You picked some wonderful ones, Irene, & I love your personal connections to them too. This looks like an anthology coming along, with poets sharing a favorite 'thing' to go with a poem!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-44389246581548817162013-06-28T16:14:29.252-05:002013-06-28T16:14:29.252-05:00Tara, makes me so happy to think of students readi...Tara, makes me so happy to think of students reading the safety pin one. And yes, POOR poor broom! What lives they live. Thanks for stopping by. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-46799985375187348382013-06-28T16:13:14.306-05:002013-06-28T16:13:14.306-05:00Ooh, I really do like that chair! Of course it'...Ooh, I really do like that chair! Of course it's all tied to my mother-in-law. And you have one in your family... does that make us chair sisters? :) Happy Poetry Friday, Buffy. Thanks for stopping by.Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-89272274366363589312013-06-28T16:11:54.397-05:002013-06-28T16:11:54.397-05:00Charles, you and me both! Humbled, that is... so m...Charles, you and me both! Humbled, that is... so much wonderful poetry in the world. Certainly encourages one to slow down and pay attention. Happy Poetry Friday to you!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-62757065561145800752013-06-28T16:10:35.029-05:002013-06-28T16:10:35.029-05:00Katya, how much do I love it that you even have a ...Katya, how much do I love it that you even have a sewing machine? :)I was just cussing at mine today as it seemed to be eating the fabric from the back of a quilt piece I was working... grrr.... Thanks for stopping by.Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-74052367139043616232013-06-28T16:09:23.155-05:002013-06-28T16:09:23.155-05:00Dear Jama, I know a sentimental sister when I see ...Dear Jama, I know a sentimental sister when I see one. :) I like to surround myself with all these things with family history -- like being cloaked in love. So many stories! Thanks for stopping by.Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-62913718073001620922013-06-28T16:07:55.082-05:002013-06-28T16:07:55.082-05:00Yes, Amy, so important to recognize these classics...Yes, Amy, so important to recognize these classics. I would love to work with you. :) Hope you are enjoying a happy summer. Love to you and yours. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-57889663730012057792013-06-28T16:05:48.306-05:002013-06-28T16:05:48.306-05:00Oh my goodness, Laura, you are in for a treat! Sim...Oh my goodness, Laura, you are in for a treat! Simple, elegant poems. And yes to "beautiful but also dangerous." Thanks for stopping by. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-5522339261498349182013-06-28T16:05:01.111-05:002013-06-28T16:05:01.111-05:00Yes, Steve, the safety pin one is a jewel! So happ...Yes, Steve, the safety pin one is a jewel! So happy to know you use these in the classroom. Happy Poetry Friday!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-10298395292614332842013-06-28T15:39:51.979-05:002013-06-28T15:39:51.979-05:00Like Steve, I've used Safety Pin in my classro...Like Steve, I've used Safety Pin in my classroom, and it never ceases to inspire my kids to write poems. I love the broom one, too...and I have one just like yours hanging out by my patio as well!Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-5182930053072364672013-06-28T14:31:09.458-05:002013-06-28T14:31:09.458-05:00Wonderful poems--especially love the shape of thos...Wonderful poems--especially love the shape of those chairs that "seem to sit down on themselves." And my mother had a chair just like yours! (well, different upholstery, but same chair.)Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-86852414203123012992013-06-28T14:09:25.178-05:002013-06-28T14:09:25.178-05:00I swear Valerie Worth and Barbara Juster Esbensen ...I swear Valerie Worth and Barbara Juster Esbensen must have been sisters in a previous life. Their pinpoint look at life astounds me. I sit here humbled.Charles Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336052424127127605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-33847927480681154542013-06-28T13:28:52.992-05:002013-06-28T13:28:52.992-05:00I love the imagery of the safety pin fish -- I'...I love the imagery of the safety pin fish -- I've got a nice little basket of them by my sewing machine.Katyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14618886866798905292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-31409241719543063082013-06-28T11:13:52.262-05:002013-06-28T11:13:52.262-05:00Swooning again over Worth's poems, Irene. And ...Swooning again over Worth's poems, Irene. And your pics and comments make them even more enjoyable. I also love clocks and watches, and who can resist precious items that belonged to loved ones? The safety pin poem is especially brilliant. jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-58019403091236179072013-06-28T11:02:38.710-05:002013-06-28T11:02:38.710-05:00Valerie is magical. And your pairings with photog...Valerie is magical. And your pairings with photographs and prose is simply a delight, Irene. Thank you! I am celebrating some older poems on my own too...most recently those of Patricia Hubbell. There are gems, so many, that we need to bring to light. Would you like to work on such a project with me? From VW, I adore "door". Happy PF!Amy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-73500248869328427672013-06-28T09:10:31.801-05:002013-06-28T09:10:31.801-05:00Good morning, Irene. This is my first introduction...Good morning, Irene. This is my first introduction to Valerie Worth's work. I love the metaphor at work in the safety pin poem -- beautiful but also dangerous.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-72644413446408715412013-06-28T09:09:53.964-05:002013-06-28T09:09:53.964-05:00Thanks for this celebration of Valerie Worth's...Thanks for this celebration of Valerie Worth's poems. I love them for myself, but the kids in my classroom love them. They offer such a possibility of a new perspective on the world around us. SAFETY PIN alone convinced the kids (and me!) that poems hang out on every street corner and doorstep.Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793183473454298123noreply@blogger.com