tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post86417600915886717..comments2024-03-25T10:07:31.278-07:00Comments on There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town: Poetry Friday: When People Say...Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-88787353263702678182020-07-06T12:41:33.296-07:002020-07-06T12:41:33.296-07:00Hi Ruth
You will do mighty fine this Friday - no w...Hi Ruth<br />You will do mighty fine this Friday - no worries. Appreciations for the intro (for me, anyway) to Clint Smith & John Green. You bring so much depth to my world, always. Janjan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-34595142682711328922020-07-05T09:33:12.586-07:002020-07-05T09:33:12.586-07:00Ruth, I have been on a Pandemic theme kick lately....Ruth, I have been on a Pandemic theme kick lately. This past week, I shared with my graduate students several pandemic poems and asked them to ponder and create. I took one of those poems and created a golden shovel with my new thoughts on the matter. Thanks for adding this poem by Clint Smith that I will now add to my grad class resources list. <br />Powerful Line that resonates with me and give me a moment to pause on the fate of the nation and its people: <br />"Some of us have<br />become ghosts by the time the dust has settled."Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-21271970084084378272020-07-05T04:20:03.591-07:002020-07-05T04:20:03.591-07:00That is a powerful poem, Ruth. I've been think...That is a powerful poem, Ruth. I've been thinking a lot about the facets of optimism lately. Thank you for introducing me to this poem and this poet.(I'm also with Mary Lee on the negative infinity rating for the US response.)Molly Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975100905434379155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-92059974973043011812020-07-04T11:06:23.844-07:002020-07-04T11:06:23.844-07:00Powerful and sensitive too, and isn't this tru...Powerful and sensitive too, and isn't this true, "Sometimes the moral arc of the universe<br /><br />does not bend in a direction that will comfort us."<br />I think Clint Smith's voice needs to continue–thank you for sharing him with us Ruth. I agree with the comments above on the Pandemic scoring, with the US getting negative infinity–we need to turn this around and fast. Looking forward to your post next week!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-7638073559590163282020-07-04T10:35:48.384-07:002020-07-04T10:35:48.384-07:00Thank you for sharing this poem and this poet. It&...Thank you for sharing this poem and this poet. It's wonderful and so truthful. Janice Scullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913934779785635150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-27065476575968889652020-07-04T08:05:42.778-07:002020-07-04T08:05:42.778-07:00Wow. That is a powerful poem. Thank you for sharin...Wow. That is a powerful poem. Thank you for sharing, Ruth.laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-64384083594890978272020-07-04T04:38:28.644-07:002020-07-04T04:38:28.644-07:00Thank you for the Clint Smith poem. He nailed it. ...Thank you for the Clint Smith poem. He nailed it. I tend to agree with Bridget on John Greene's rating. Maybe, though, the pandemic should get the one star and the US response should be the one to get negative infinity.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-90428675224570597722020-07-03T08:52:14.746-07:002020-07-03T08:52:14.746-07:00Wow, that is a powerful perspective on the glass h...Wow, that is a powerful perspective on the glass half-full theory. I think Green's one star rating for the pandemic is too high. It should be minus infinity. Sigh, thanks for sharing Smith's poem and for hosting next week. I look forward to joining you. :)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-69681043307535222592020-07-03T08:42:42.791-07:002020-07-03T08:42:42.791-07:00Thanks for sharing this with Poetry Friday, RuthThanks for sharing this with Poetry Friday, RuthLinda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.com