tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post7018634459642682296..comments2024-03-25T10:07:31.278-07:00Comments on There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town: Poetry Friday: Slowing DownRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-57514473618024475742014-06-07T08:57:00.436-07:002014-06-07T08:57:00.436-07:00It's the first I'm hearing of Mark Tredinn...It's the first I'm hearing of Mark Tredinnick and this type of poetry. How unique and refreshing. So glad to see as well that you're feeling way better and that you have said goodbye to your illness from a few weeks back. :)GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-35717308372061783972014-06-07T07:49:06.321-07:002014-06-07T07:49:06.321-07:00We finished school yesterday, Ruth, which is why I...We finished school yesterday, Ruth, which is why I'm so late wrapping up Poetry Friday. I had never heard of the term "edlogues" or Mark's work either, but I love the lines you've excerpted, and will be returning to listen to him read after I finish the roundup. Happy Summer!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-68650153918874932372014-06-07T04:52:20.124-07:002014-06-07T04:52:20.124-07:00This is just to say that I have been here and read...This is just to say that I have been here and read your words, but surgery on both thumbs last Tuesday prevents me from typing a personalized comment. Forgive me -- copy/paste is the best I can do this week! :-)Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-28316906786098404592014-06-07T04:30:45.256-07:002014-06-07T04:30:45.256-07:00Wow. These are so lovely, so real and everyday and...Wow. These are so lovely, so real and everyday and so transcendent at the same time. I will try listening the next time I"m on my exercise bike. I know what you mean about reading feeling like stolen time in the school year but not in the summer. Enjoy your summer and all your travels. Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-14724023987169771292014-06-06T16:02:24.837-07:002014-06-06T16:02:24.837-07:00This is beautiful writing! It casts and spell--mak...This is beautiful writing! It casts and spell--makes one want to grab a pencil and go to the shed oneself. Thanks for drawing our attention to this poet.<br /><br />Enjoy your summer break!! Violet N.http://vnesdolypoems.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-19857176101854079982014-06-06T12:37:01.017-07:002014-06-06T12:37:01.017-07:00I am lost in these lines, Ruth:
You write it like ...I am lost in these lines, Ruth:<br />You write it like rain, you enter it like nightfall.<br />It isn’t for anything; a poem is country,<br />and it needs you to keep walking it...<br /><br />How wonderful to be in the swing of summer. It's all crazy last days for us (9 to go) yet, but I am feeling the summer pull!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-61846778719552868722014-06-06T12:33:57.377-07:002014-06-06T12:33:57.377-07:00Wow, Ruth, I am so grateful to you for calling my ...Wow, Ruth, I am so grateful to you for calling my attention to this poem and poet. I expect to be looking him up and seeing if I can find a collection. This is a remarkable poem, and you are so right - it takes time, it takes slowing down, to appreciate it. And isn't it beautifully read? Again, thanks! Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.com