tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post2211915975110488899..comments2024-03-02T08:53:13.969-05:00Comments on The Poem Farm: Quilt Map & Spark 18!Amy LVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-44553107997383552112012-12-10T14:23:17.277-05:002012-12-10T14:23:17.277-05:00Hi Amy,
Late to the party again. Love this poem an...Hi Amy,<br />Late to the party again. Love this poem and post on quilting. Our third graders always go to a local musuem that has a juried Quilt Show every year in Dec. I am sending this on to the teachers to share and I know they will love it as much as I did. Do you know The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco? I am betting you do. She has been our author three times in the last 20 years. So many fabulous books about quilting and poetry books connected to quilting. Your poem connects to the heart of things so poignantly!! Also The Canada Geese Quilt author, Natalie Kinsey Warnock....she brings her grandmother's amazing quilts with her! Thanks, Amy.skanny17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07488350213473016250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-82408480773869665012012-12-10T11:49:02.150-05:002012-12-10T11:49:02.150-05:00Oh, what a gorgeous poem! I love the sounds of the...Oh, what a gorgeous poem! I love the sounds of the words ("stitches swatches/matching patches"), the internal rhyme, and the vivid imagery. JoAnn Early Mackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812079420917080829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-16134551877774142012012-12-09T06:45:08.829-05:002012-12-09T06:45:08.829-05:00Your word choices (at the word store!! so fun!!) w...Your word choices (at the word store!! so fun!!) were so PERFECT! I could imagine you doing a little happy dance as this poem fell into place. LOVE it.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-18777370114634094382012-12-08T11:19:08.460-05:002012-12-08T11:19:08.460-05:00I felt so many great little moments in this piece....I felt so many great little moments in this piece. I love the togetherness and warmth that this poem offers. The project is very cool. I will go check out the link.Betsy Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492340502962987362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-57044923311141175142012-12-08T10:09:14.829-05:002012-12-08T10:09:14.829-05:00What a fun poem. So many lines and words to like, ...What a fun poem. So many lines and words to like, much less the overall theme of quilting, something my own mom does well and often!<br /><br />A sampler of my favorites...<br />"stitches swatches" <br />"matching patches"<br /><br />for their music;<br />and<br /><br />"turning clothes into a map.<br />I try to read where I have been<br />in flannel patterns on her lap."<br /><br />for its depth and truth!!<br /><br />Thanks!Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793183473454298123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-75615047613290209732012-12-08T09:52:53.922-05:002012-12-08T09:52:53.922-05:00Oh, another wonderful poem with which to shop the ...Oh, another wonderful poem with which to shop the word store with my sixth graders, Amy. I will be blogging later today about the fun we'd had with Indian Summer, and the wonderful poetry it inspired.Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-3963428795433298432012-12-07T21:57:22.637-05:002012-12-07T21:57:22.637-05:00I've missed a few of your wonderful poems late...I've missed a few of your wonderful poems lately so I'll be sure to go back & catch up, but I'm so happy I didn't miss this poem, & the collage by Amy Souza. It is just beautiful. My leaning toward art is always vibrant multi-colors. And Amy, your poem is just gorgeous too, especially that next to last stanza, "And jeans I ran in yesterday/have turned to seas of faded blue". Just right!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-69994782916259647012012-12-07T20:55:14.869-05:002012-12-07T20:55:14.869-05:00As always, there's so much to love in one of y...As always, there's so much to love in one of your posts, one doesn't know where to start! <br /><br />The collage is beautiful, as is your poem - took me right to my grandmother's house decades ago. (And, like Heidi, to the stash I've collected over the years, though I've only made a couple of small quilts.)<br /><br />Re.: "Oh, how I adore shopping at the word store...where everything is free!" Wonderful and true; less hazardous than the art supply store or the fabric shop! <br />(Thanks for the artsyletters shout-out!)Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-65098592205145716242012-12-07T20:25:56.853-05:002012-12-07T20:25:56.853-05:00I love your poem response, Amy, and the colors in ...I love your poem response, Amy, and the colors in Amy Souza's piece. I definitely see the map - South America stands out to me. Love "flannel patterns on her lap" and "stitches snatches of my past." Joyce Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905709719444916488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-56528720242779906572012-12-07T18:50:18.719-05:002012-12-07T18:50:18.719-05:00Lovely! The idea of a map is perfect.Lovely! The idea of a map is perfect.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-85300368965720646322012-12-07T14:09:14.583-05:002012-12-07T14:09:14.583-05:00Very nice, Amy! It took me back to the days when m...Very nice, Amy! It took me back to the days when my Grandmother would hold quilting parties - so homey, so wonderful. I miss those long ago days.BJ Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810656260650783785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-73535449642214551062012-12-07T13:40:30.695-05:002012-12-07T13:40:30.695-05:00Nice, Amy! Beautiful concrete imagery, yet metaph...Nice, Amy! Beautiful concrete imagery, yet metaphorical as well.Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-36204040069945183362012-12-07T12:39:13.154-05:002012-12-07T12:39:13.154-05:00Great poem, Amy! I can see why you divided the las...Great poem, Amy! I can see why you divided the last line. Thanks for sharing your Spark!Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-4592923687305859132012-12-07T11:37:50.212-05:002012-12-07T11:37:50.212-05:00What a wonderful initiative! My PF post this week...What a wonderful initiative! My PF post this week is all about a book that synthesises poetry and art... You poem has touched a nerve with me as I've always loved the idea of making a patchwork "map" quilt, and only this last week I sighed over disposing of some of my boys' worn-out clothes, knowing that to keep them would just be wishful thinking!Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12143499864104883745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-31116616688109250472012-12-07T09:54:29.680-05:002012-12-07T09:54:29.680-05:00My goodness, that's beautiful. You captured ev...My goodness, that's beautiful. You captured every aspect of quilting from a very Amy POV. You are a unique voice and I just love coming here.Renee LaTulippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520719663052253627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-17532037748595321642012-12-07T09:47:25.695-05:002012-12-07T09:47:25.695-05:00Dear Amy,
We like your poem so much. We enjoy rea...Dear Amy,<br />We like your poem so much. We enjoy reading The Poetry Farm on Poetry Friday. Today's poem inspired us to try to write some poetry based on artwork. <br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Mrs. Johnson's 4th grade<br />Hilliard, OHJulie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497758310228642932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-27854490230050172772012-12-07T05:55:53.731-05:002012-12-07T05:55:53.731-05:00Very beautiful, very cool! I was a quilter once up...Very beautiful, very cool! I was a quilter once upon a time and still have stocks and stacks of fabric--just this weekend I was contemplating a-swatch-a-day crazy quilt using all those meaningful clothes I've saved. The idea of quilt as history has been around, but the idea of quilt as MAP feels fresh to me.<br /><br />I too participated in SPARK again, but I must have lost track of the dates--my piece is done but I haven't swapped with my photographer partner yet!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.com