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- Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:54 pm
- Forum: National Poetry Month Celebration 2024
- Topic: Gyppo's Store for '24
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7
Re: Gyppo's Store for '24
Geez, Gyppo—that’s no good. I trust they will restore your vision. My lens replacement went well, but I did not have distortions as you describe. Sounds like your family is rallying.
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:52 pm
- Forum: National Poetry Month Celebration 2024
- Topic: Psychic Potatoes II: It's Raining Sandbags
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4
Psychic Potatoes II: It's Raining Sandbags
My very one thread, again. This is where magic goes to die. But we shall feast on its bones!!!
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:47 am
- Forum: National Poetry Month Celebration 2024
- Topic: What to Expect
- Replies: 2
- Views: 19
Re: What to Expect
I was hoping you'd be posting to this one. Welcome to NaPo, Gyppo. A couple of years ago you had a very good post about doing this--might you follow that up here?
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:47 pm
- Forum: National Poetry Month Celebration 2024
- Topic: "NaPo" she says, and pokes again.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 24
Re: Blasts from the Past--Throwback Moments
My all-time favorite poem about NaPo, and written by a NaPo writer is as follows: An Untitled Poem by Sharon Leigh (which first wrote itself in her journal "Root Cellar" here on TTB) April is over my shoulder poking my clavicle like my four-year-old used to, saying "look", pointing to the journal...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 1:40 pm
- Forum: Post Your Poems
- Topic: Aunt Lucille
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1936
Re: Aunt Lucille
On the contrary, Linda, you are MY mentor, and have been for a dozen years (I joined MWC on leap-year day, 2012).
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:33 am
- Forum: Post Your Poems
- Topic: To be Blind, or, All-Knowing
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4252
Re: To be Blind, or, All-Knowing
Greg, You'll note that one of the benefits of shopping your poems here is that you can get a variety of opinions and reactions, some contradictory. I can end up with a minority position, I usually prepare my comments before I read previous comments. I want to approach a poem fresh without predispo...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:24 am
- Forum: Post Your Poems
- Topic: Leaf Blowing Alternatives---Revised
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4050
Re: Leaf Blowing Alternatives---Revised
This narrative is alluring and invites engagement. Playful title, works well. L.2 – “the” – delete L.3 – first of 2 “their” in three lines. L.5 – Maybe change “their” to “a” to eliminate the repeat. It also opens the offer, I think. L.6 – “will remain” to “remains”; just a thought–more immediat...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:17 am
- Forum: Post Your Poems
- Topic: What If (Revised)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1082
Re: What If (Revised)
Hi Greg-- Scrap it? NOOOOOOOOOO!! This is a challenging and captivating poem. I struggle in places, and am awed in other places. The first three-four lines are magnificent. But L. 5 – if trees were chopped one by one for kindling, that wouldn’t occur in a “matter of moments”. But then lines 6 &7...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:13 am
- Forum: Post Your Poems
- Topic: When Persimmon Light will Glow. and Meander
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2169
Re: When Persimmon Light will Glow. and Meander
I can't tell you how much I like this poem. It feels good, and the craftsmanship is so strong, which no doubt helps the poem feel so very good. I love the way it so casually glows and meanders through the senses--taste, sight, smell, and texture, and or course the motion of the poem. Artful weavin...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:11 am
- Forum: Post Your Poems
- Topic: Aunt Lucille
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1936
Re: Aunt Lucille
I love this poem, and your the content of your last posted comment here. This poem finds unsentimentalized ways to humanize everyone involved. I think this was a common way to address neuro-diversity, and I am familiar with the Faribault facility. S.3 L.2 – consider ending the line with “wrapped”, ...