tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post346650263243752061..comments2024-03-25T10:07:31.278-07:00Comments on There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town: Poetry Friday: A Hot DayRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-80071786356527960762016-10-15T00:42:21.260-07:002016-10-15T00:42:21.260-07:00Have been teaching this poem since I started in th...Have been teaching this poem since I started in the profession in 1992. Now a Headteacher, I am preparing to introduce it to a group of young people from a deprived area of London as part of the outreach work my school is doing. A frosty day here in Surrey but hoping the stunning images in this poem warm things up... Poetry at it's best: verb-stressed sentences with great imagery.Rolandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-69241148238471266952012-06-10T05:05:38.882-07:002012-06-10T05:05:38.882-07:00A June-lazy treat of a poem...makes me yearn for t...A June-lazy treat of a poem...makes me yearn for the heat of the summer, Ruth!Tarahttp://tmsteach.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-47353103487232633302012-06-09T18:37:19.650-07:002012-06-09T18:37:19.650-07:00That word CRAM is such a jar, but so perfect!That word CRAM is such a jar, but so perfect!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-10048507864484515772012-06-08T18:42:36.630-07:002012-06-08T18:42:36.630-07:00It's a beautiful poem, Ruth. We planted some n...It's a beautiful poem, Ruth. We planted some new perennials in our garden this year, and I've loved watching the bees discover the flowers. They are so methodical!<br /><br />Enjoy your summer.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-53985066778291157952012-06-08T15:38:50.225-07:002012-06-08T15:38:50.225-07:00Not as hot as Haiti, but it is hot for us in Denve...Not as hot as Haiti, but it is hot for us in Denver, 90 right now at about 4:30pm. Supposed to be 95 tomorrow. I love the lines about sunlight and weaving it into the leaves/"honey light laced with leaf light." Special poem, Ruth@Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-76614110232992917552012-06-08T13:41:47.899-07:002012-06-08T13:41:47.899-07:00Ruth, thank you for introducing me to Tessimond! T...Ruth, thank you for introducing me to Tessimond! The images in "A Hot Day" are stunning. "a tent of dim green light", "sunlight gathers its rays in sheaves","puffs a smell of grass through the heat-heavy, trembling summer pool of air". And the internal rhyme in "Radio" is fabulous.Joyce Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905709719444916488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-77648084259516261922012-06-08T07:34:37.107-07:002012-06-08T07:34:37.107-07:00I love the inclusion of the lawnmower sound which ...I love the inclusion of the lawnmower sound which really does seem to be the anthem of summer. I also love the weaves, sheaves, unweaves, and reweaves.<br /><br />Ruth, my poem today is about being hot and at school. So perhaps it will resonate with you.<br /><br />Keep cool. LizLiz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-54971637840480261692012-06-08T07:22:52.062-07:002012-06-08T07:22:52.062-07:00Oh, those sounds, those sounds! Fabulous! And &quo...Oh, those sounds, those sounds! Fabulous! And "June-lazy" is exactly what I feel right now...Renee LaTulippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520719663052253627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-80248094953181555752012-06-08T07:19:24.395-07:002012-06-08T07:19:24.395-07:00Loved the poem and your memories. Feel free to ram...Loved the poem and your memories. Feel free to ramble at will :-) Hope you get to 100% summer soon.Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-82738622462074472932012-06-08T07:06:39.986-07:002012-06-08T07:06:39.986-07:00What a stunning poem! Perfect images, and as you s...What a stunning poem! Perfect images, and as you say so evocative. Love "Honey-light laced with leaf-light,/Green interleaved with gold."<br />Interleaved! Wow!<br /><br />Loved your Wimbledon post, too. I lived there for a couple of years and got to see Martina play before she became a champion. I cherish my memories of strawberries and cream -- and how "civilized" tennis is. :)<br /><br />"Quiet, please."jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.com