tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post924260669010045755..comments2024-03-28T06:43:50.925-04:00Comments on The Poem Farm: V is for VULTURE & Very Special GuestAmy LVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-73490592021353316462013-03-18T13:54:38.182-04:002013-03-18T13:54:38.182-04:00Hello Poem Farm and Miss Georgia VanDerwater,
sea...Hello Poem Farm and Miss Georgia VanDerwater,<br /><br />searching for Redwood Poems i found and read several, including by Whitman. They were all so grand that they seemed to try and match the grand trees themselves and fell short. "R is for Redwood" on the other hand took the "let the words point to the beauty rather than try and "make" it. This is such a successful poem my friends that I am left with an image of a great tree and fondness for the words that map the way. I do have one question: dear miss VanDerwater, have you been lucky enough to see this tree? I would love to do that, I first read of it in The Wild Trees by Richard Preston. If you are a lover of these trees, this book is a good friend. But let me thank you for your work, I totally loved it. I am currently working on a novel in which these trees are a character in the story and, later, when i have reached the point where it is more real i will ask to use the poem in my work - giving of course, full credit for it. Now, though, I am going to post in my faceboook page, the poem and the link to the Poem Farm. I trust you do not mind.Greycrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06009782434066158257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-71727391192839431262012-04-28T18:40:32.255-04:002012-04-28T18:40:32.255-04:00Mother and Daughter Vanderwater showing how it'...Mother and Daughter Vanderwater showing how it's done! <br /><br />Georgia, I'm SO impressed, not only of the poem but also the thoughts BEHIND the poem's creation. <br /><br />Amy, your daughters' got game! <br /><br />Uncle Charles is proud!!!!!!!Charles Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336052424127127605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-18913063432050121282012-04-28T09:49:08.759-04:002012-04-28T09:49:08.759-04:00Amy, I promise to appreciate vultures, but I can&#...Amy, I promise to appreciate vultures, but I can't quite get to the celebration stage just YET. (hah! see how it works?!? leaves possibilities open, eh?) Also, I just realized that my goal to try new poetry forms this year this month have sort have slipped by the wayside...)<br /><br />Georgia, I LOVED reading about your process for R is for Redwood. That's what I did for my poem using the word stigma. Good ol' Mr. Google! Hyperion is such a cool word. I'm glad it found a place in your poem!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-35939175349819468822012-04-27T20:18:34.440-04:002012-04-27T20:18:34.440-04:00This was a true treat. Thank you, Georgia, for sha...This was a true treat. Thank you, Georgia, for sharing your poem and your notebook. Your poem is wonderful and I love how you researched to come up with poetic perfection! <br />Amy, I loved the vulture poem!Penny Parker Klostermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043861965501388155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-51668135371175358832012-04-27T15:16:43.529-04:002012-04-27T15:16:43.529-04:00Lisa - This one gave me a real smile! The questio...Lisa - This one gave me a real smile! The question title is great too. Aren't some of these weird to use in poems? It's a cool stretch, I think. <br /><br />Michele - "a carnivorous kite/on the fly/or a bite" I love this!<br /><br />Vultures everywhere feel honored today. <br /><br />a.Amy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-66640323759341774302012-04-27T12:37:41.612-04:002012-04-27T12:37:41.612-04:00Both of your poems were exTREEmely well done! Geor...Both of your poems were exTREEmely well done! Georgia, your family tree is bearing sweet fruit!Michele Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084027385834062319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-47126291374096142892012-04-27T12:33:01.673-04:002012-04-27T12:33:01.673-04:00Look what I found in my pocket!
Sky Spy
Turkey vul...Look what I found in my pocket!<br />Sky Spy<br />Turkey vulture<br />is scavenger hunting<br />overhead in the sky,<br />a carnivorous kite<br />on the fly <br />for a bite.<br />By smell,<br />not by sight,<br />It can tell<br />where it's dinner date<br />waits.<br />No reservations,<br />no special menu,<br />just fate.<br />Whatever has died lately<br />will do.<br />And once it comes in view,<br />On wings<br />five feet wide,<br />Vulture<br />d<br /> I<br /> v<br /> e<br /> s<br />down<br />for the chew.Michele Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084027385834062319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-6166358166192619492012-04-27T09:33:56.879-04:002012-04-27T09:33:56.879-04:00First, Georgia - what a wonderful poem! You are a...First, Georgia - what a wonderful poem! You are a gifted writer and I'm sure you'll have many things published as you grow up. Thank you for sharing.<br /><br />And, Amy - a villanelle for vultures - brilliant! I love vultures. And I love your poem.<br /><br />:0)Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-2836174279800808502012-04-27T00:13:17.050-04:002012-04-27T00:13:17.050-04:00Amy & Georgia,
Yes, poetry is in your blood. ...Amy & Georgia,<br /><br />Yes, poetry is in your blood. I love both of your non-fiction poems and the way you weave the facts in with beautiful words. My students will soon be working on mask poems related to our current social studies and later in science. I will be sure to share this post with them. <br /><br />We stuffed our pockets with poems today. Many students shared poems that they had written. I will be posting about the events of the day on my blog.<br />~TheresaLooking for the Write Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04556736797707525140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-20786869060184738322012-04-26T23:45:27.844-04:002012-04-26T23:45:27.844-04:00Amy and Georgia,
I loved both of your poems. How ...Amy and Georgia,<br />I loved both of your poems. How special that you share a love for poetry. How wonderful that you are both willing to share it with all of us. Once again there are so many things I love about this post. There's the poetry, the peek into the process, the links. I have been a bit on a nonfiction poetry quest and both of these poems tell us a little something about the topic (vulture, redwood). <br /><br />CathyCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-55542981885125085672012-04-26T23:04:26.430-04:002012-04-26T23:04:26.430-04:00Oh my gosh. I got lost in my day. I nearly missed ...Oh my gosh. I got lost in my day. I nearly missed "V" the first letter of my last name!<br /><br />Where Was I?<br /><br />I almost missed you<br />vulture. You were circling.<br />I was someplace else.Poem of the Week - Lisa Vihoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437291789999751899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-723464152996749872012-04-26T18:47:25.219-04:002012-04-26T18:47:25.219-04:00First of all, to me, Georgia is a special name bec...First of all, to me, Georgia is a special name because it is that of my best friend nearly all my life, since middle school! We are lifelong friends & don't get to see each other often, so we e-mail instead. We have giggled & had fun together for 50 plus years! <br /> Thank you for both poems which are great. I especially like that they incorporate facts so smoothly into the poem (or the poem around the facts as Georgia said). I like that final line about Hyperion, "Loyal, strong steadfast." I have seen the redwoods, & they are just that, Georgia. Today I shared your poem "White Fields" Amy from my pocket, so thanks for that & for "Candles" too. Happy poetry in your pocket day!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-23852889490120276612012-04-26T17:57:02.421-04:002012-04-26T17:57:02.421-04:00I so enjoyed the Redwood poem and also reading abo...I so enjoyed the Redwood poem and also reading about the process of creating the poem too. I like the idea that the Redwood is talking so it feels as though it is telling you about itself. <br /><br />This is a very clever and well crafted poem -- please thank Georgia for sharing it.Karen Cainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17831277034937895563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-81291516368736605312012-04-26T17:23:44.826-04:002012-04-26T17:23:44.826-04:00I really like your vulture villanelle. It flows an...I really like your vulture villanelle. It flows and soars. We celebrate so much today. And Georgia, her Redwood poem is inspiring. Lots of good ideas to share with other kids, so thank you Georgia. Explaining your process is very helpful. Perhaps I would be able to be sprinkled with poetry at the poem farm. It seems you have some pretty magic water there in those parts. I would put Mary Oliver's "In Blackwater Woods" in my pocket today. I like to think of the trees as pillars of light. I had never read "Candles" but I like thinking about all those who came before us and wandering what we have to thank them for, that we don't have a clue about. So thanks to you, too, Amy.skanny17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07488350213473016250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-52821424433425204072012-04-26T15:44:06.545-04:002012-04-26T15:44:06.545-04:00Aiyiyiyi!!!! Look out, world - the poem gene has c...Aiyiyiyi!!!! Look out, world - the poem gene has clearly been passed on! Georgia's poem is LOVELY and restrained and mature, as is her thinking. Brava!<br /><br />And who knew all that about vultures? I will look at them differently from now on, thanks to your celebratory poem. The villanelle is a form that was my undoing as an undergrad working on my final poetry project. Perhaps, a few decades later, it's time to try again! <br /><br />Thank you for "Candles" - beautiful!Renee LaTulippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520719663052253627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-70605700382816454962012-04-26T08:27:49.782-04:002012-04-26T08:27:49.782-04:00Two terrific poems! I especially like Georgia'...Two terrific poems! I especially like Georgia's last two lines, which grow slowly themselves, with a fine air of gravitas.<br /><br />I take it you grow poets as well as poems at the poem farm! :)KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-11498779340778839612012-04-26T07:52:45.523-04:002012-04-26T07:52:45.523-04:00Thank you Amy and Georgia, both! I love the Redwoo...Thank you Amy and Georgia, both! I love the Redwood poem and seeing your process Georgia. Great job! And your vulture villanelle Amy! Fantastic. This weekend, I will go to a reading in Milwaukee where we are reading from an anthology of villanelles. I have one in there. Anyway. I don't have my vulture haiku yet. I need to think about this. I will come back later! LisaPoem of the Week - Lisa Vihoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437291789999751899noreply@blogger.com