tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post451870097967200082..comments2024-03-28T06:43:50.925-04:00Comments on The Poem Farm: History into Poetry: Luigi Del BiancoAmy LVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-70270110648523669462011-11-05T09:55:33.238-04:002011-11-05T09:55:33.238-04:00Love the "old yarn" and the connection o...Love the "old yarn" and the connection of poetry and history. Integration is so important!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-40853437823062614322011-11-04T15:40:25.754-04:002011-11-04T15:40:25.754-04:00Wonderful post, Amy. Persona poems are great for g...Wonderful post, Amy. Persona poems are great for getting into the minds of historical figures. I just used my stash of small cotton yarn balls to knit a small dishcloth. "We are makers, we are humans." Love it.Joyce Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905709719444916488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-48560562692658550442011-11-04T14:26:23.189-04:002011-11-04T14:26:23.189-04:00Oh, I love this poem and hearing your process, the...Oh, I love this poem and hearing your process, the blend of stories behind stories: learning not just about the man, his work, and his family, but a way to construct a poem. Awesome post! (I like the knitting project, too.)Jeannine Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886966069866356470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-75659927695953802032011-11-04T13:32:49.289-04:002011-11-04T13:32:49.289-04:00Well, what a lot of info! Love your poem--although...Well, what a lot of info! Love your poem--although that second line gave me pause! Great story/metaphor with your knitting, and I must get Practical Poetry. Thanks, Amy!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-58636422553257411112011-11-04T12:29:09.582-04:002011-11-04T12:29:09.582-04:00Wow...a teasure trove of literary goodies. I love...Wow...a teasure trove of literary goodies. I love the way you captured a father's voice wanting to capture the spirit of his child.Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-33455259101142524422011-11-04T09:16:02.617-04:002011-11-04T09:16:02.617-04:00Amy, so many things on which to comment! I love th...Amy, so many things on which to comment! I love the connection you made between your tote-bag-from-the-stash and writing ideas. I'm going to send this post to my teen writing group. <br /><br />Also, love your poem and the idea and image behind it. The thought, "He won't keep you long, just a little bit," is so intimately tied to raising our children and letting them go, and yet holding on to a piece of them forever ... lovely.Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-54905498522356324422011-11-04T09:04:32.421-04:002011-11-04T09:04:32.421-04:00Isn't it always what we wish for our children,...Isn't it always what we wish for our children, to last forever? Lovely thought you've woven from your stash. And, the post is so full of things to ponder. I would wish to read it with a group, to sit together and talk it over. Thank you!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-22739062925145720082011-11-04T08:00:35.994-04:002011-11-04T08:00:35.994-04:00Great post, Amy. The image of carving the details ...Great post, Amy. The image of carving the details of Lincoln's face capture me. I'm a knitter, too, so I appreciate your point about scrap yarn and poetry.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-49729400063992647052011-11-04T07:29:36.921-04:002011-11-04T07:29:36.921-04:00Wonderful, fulsome post, Amy! And great poem. Th...Wonderful, fulsome post, Amy! And great poem. Those lines, "he won't keep you long/just a little bit" struck me like rock, and then to read the story behind them makes it even more rich. Good ear, and what a great discussion of what poems can be made of!Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-57541141455438725182011-11-04T04:14:16.406-04:002011-11-04T04:14:16.406-04:00Hi Amy! Lots of goodies in your post, as usual. I ...Hi Amy! Lots of goodies in your post, as usual. I like the connection you make between the little girl and Lincoln -- very nice. That's a beautiful partially-made tote bag in your photo. I love the idea that the world is a stash! So many bits and pieces we can pull out and fit together.Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.com