tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post9057473852424062937..comments2024-02-17T21:40:24.532-07:00Comments on Carol's Corner: POETRY FRIDAYCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-420198537342052642014-08-08T01:56:15.449-06:002014-08-08T01:56:15.449-06:00I have fallen in love with Marilyn Nelson's bo...I have fallen in love with Marilyn Nelson's books - I think I reviewed a few of those in GatheringBooks, including the very powerful A Wreath for Emmett Till."<br />I loved these lines from the poem that you shared:<br />"It was like soul-kissing, the way the words<br />filled my mouth"<br />- I have a visceral reaction to poetry - and these two lines capture that perfectly.GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-15158971711725373092014-08-04T21:10:25.046-06:002014-08-04T21:10:25.046-06:00Thank you for sharing that powerful poem, Carol! ...Thank you for sharing that powerful poem, Carol! I already knew of this book, but now I'm pretty much sold.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-32084457598824829322014-08-04T06:57:13.445-06:002014-08-04T06:57:13.445-06:00Thanks for sharing, Carol - all I can add is anoth...Thanks for sharing, Carol - all I can add is another "Wow." <br /><br />Sounds like a treasure of a book; I have her Carver book (great) but need to read more of her works.Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-80264239888249021912014-08-03T13:29:07.580-06:002014-08-03T13:29:07.580-06:00Wow -- powerful and painful. The power of words in...Wow -- powerful and painful. The power of words indeed. Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-15491759570588811872014-08-02T13:24:35.739-06:002014-08-02T13:24:35.739-06:00I loved this book and savored it one summer aftern...I loved this book and savored it one summer afternoon. Her writing is so easy to access. I will be sharing this book with my students.Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-58624955827628110362014-08-02T11:48:03.399-06:002014-08-02T11:48:03.399-06:00Oh, what a painful poem. Thanks for sharing it!Oh, what a painful poem. Thanks for sharing it!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-79712833810784678202014-08-01T20:53:53.439-06:002014-08-01T20:53:53.439-06:00Looking forward to reading this soon - another on ...Looking forward to reading this soon - another on my to-read list. Thank you for sharing. = )Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-86994575601089393792014-08-01T20:16:48.848-06:002014-08-01T20:16:48.848-06:00I know this poem by Nelson and think it is so powe...I know this poem by Nelson and think it is so powerful. I can recommend The Fields of Praise, a collection of her adult poems. Marilyn Nelson is an American treasure.Joyce Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905709719444916488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-84374362911487181692014-08-01T17:15:13.795-06:002014-08-01T17:15:13.795-06:00Can't wait to track down this book. Thanks so ...Can't wait to track down this book. Thanks so much, Carol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-10070137597707470582014-08-01T15:12:42.897-06:002014-08-01T15:12:42.897-06:00Carol, I read about this book somewhere else so wh...Carol, I read about this book somewhere else so when I read your review, I headed off to request it before commenting. I was also unaware that Nelson had written adult poetry. Thanks for making us aware of this memoir. Maybe I should also request Snook Alone to read with my neighbor who is headed to 2nd grade.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-2182601821359815392014-08-01T14:27:31.872-06:002014-08-01T14:27:31.872-06:00I have it, Carol, still haven't read it, but n...I have it, Carol, still haven't read it, but now I will. I didn't connect that she was the author of Carver, & A Wreath for Emmett Till, both of which I loved. Thanks for sharing so much about this.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-16818441289489117012014-08-01T13:00:57.840-06:002014-08-01T13:00:57.840-06:00Powerful words indeed in this poem--thanks for sha...Powerful words indeed in this poem--thanks for sharing it and introducing this memoir.Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-18923653617210240182014-08-01T07:25:39.072-06:002014-08-01T07:25:39.072-06:00Wow, I had no idea she'd published so much for...Wow, I had no idea she'd published so much for adults! This is on my to-read list. Thank you so much for sharing about it here... the poem makes me grateful my own introduction to poetry was safely in my father's lap to his rumbly voice reading Shel Silverstein.Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.com