tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post324107641071721829..comments2024-02-17T21:40:24.532-07:00Comments on Carol's Corner: WORLD MAKE WAY: NEW POEMS INSPIRED BY ART FROM THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, edited by Lee Bennett HopkinsCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-11483327707285062462018-11-28T00:17:13.878-07:002018-11-28T00:17:13.878-07:00Such a rich collection of poems and art in this bo...Such a rich collection of poems and art in this book–it's become a favorite of mine. Thanks for sharing it and the two moving poems also–they both transport us to another place. Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-6588899049059769262018-11-26T19:58:07.475-07:002018-11-26T19:58:07.475-07:00What an amazing collection. I loved Irene’s poem....What an amazing collection. I loved Irene’s poem.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-78744457806410645322018-11-26T14:57:28.127-07:002018-11-26T14:57:28.127-07:00It's a beautiful book, and those are two gorge...It's a beautiful book, and those are two gorgeous selections.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-3170238262873009012018-11-24T12:13:04.972-07:002018-11-24T12:13:04.972-07:00I was worried at first when Lee sent me the image ...I was worried at first when Lee sent me the image of the painting that I had to write my poem about. I had expected it to be an impressionistic work of art. Instead, I got a painting of a Chinese emperor's horse/charger done circa 750! I really feared I'd never get the inspiration to write a poem about Night-Shining White. Then I read the museum's description of the painting of the horse "With its burning eye, flaring nostrils, and dancing hoofs, the fiery-tempered horse epitomizes Chinese myths about Central Asian "celestial steeds" that "sweated blood" and were actually dragons in disguise." I did a little more research and got my inspiration--and the words started to flow as I wrote a mask poem in which I spoke in the voice of the horse. Lee asked for just a few minor changes to the first draft that I sent him. What a relief!<br />https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1977.78/<br /><br />Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-52700447297260232612018-11-23T18:59:51.979-07:002018-11-23T18:59:51.979-07:00I love ekphrastic poetry. This looks like a beauti...I love ekphrastic poetry. This looks like a beautiful collection. Gorgeous alliteration in Irene's poem -- it made me feel the birds swimming along the river.author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-49924141800957324702018-11-23T08:35:35.433-07:002018-11-23T08:35:35.433-07:00I love this collection. Poetry begets more poetry...I love this collection. Poetry begets more poetry with books like these. Makes me want to go write another poem. Thanks for reminding me of the power this book holds. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-57085236465268817702018-11-23T08:04:05.348-07:002018-11-23T08:04:05.348-07:00I can't wait to hold this book in my hands. It...I can't wait to hold this book in my hands. It looks so lovely.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-13848717351728100592018-11-23T07:28:00.614-07:002018-11-23T07:28:00.614-07:00It is a beautiful book to savor, and to learn from...It is a beautiful book to savor, and to learn from! Thanks for reminding me of this book. Time to get it out again! Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving, Carol! Thank you!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-83813664750081585292018-11-23T06:20:07.937-07:002018-11-23T06:20:07.937-07:00Carol, thank you for sharing from this collection!...Carol, thank you for sharing from this collection! We were assigned pieces to write about (usually I choose the art I write about), so it was indeed a challenge! And the book shows how amazing our imaginative minds are... the poets writing these poems make all kinds of leaps from the art to words. It's a collection that begs re-reading, too... lots to discover. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-7040328124510414762018-11-23T05:56:57.461-07:002018-11-23T05:56:57.461-07:00This:
"Art rebuilds our hope for a shared fu...This: <br />"Art rebuilds our hope for a shared future,<br />it restores our courage, revives our faith."<br />Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-10347901701909091652018-11-23T05:32:59.493-07:002018-11-23T05:32:59.493-07:00Sounds like a beautiful collection.
Love Irene'...Sounds like a beautiful collection.<br />Love Irene's last lines: <br />"this is the hour<br /> almighty sun<br /> gives itself<br /><br /> to everything."Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-73219369763229489492018-11-23T05:23:14.102-07:002018-11-23T05:23:14.102-07:00This is one of too-many books that I've been e...This is one of too-many books that I've been excited to buy that then got buried beneath an avalanche of other books and papers. The poems you share are beautiful. I especially love Irene's with "whispery grass", beautiful alliteration, and the flowing rhythm. Thanks for reminding me to dig it this book. (That makes two books, dusted off and vying for top spot on the TBR pile now that I've been reading PF posts!)Molly Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975100905434379155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-63763122849144965262018-11-23T04:57:16.751-07:002018-11-23T04:57:16.751-07:00I find ekphrastic poetry such a challenge. I'm...I find ekphrastic poetry such a challenge. I'm always worried that I might interpret the art wrongly, or that my response might not do it justice... Lee Bennett Hopkins' foreword really spoke to me.Kathryn Apelhttp://katswhiskers.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com