tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post67251131421599572..comments2024-03-28T09:43:50.654-04:00Comments on Tabatha Yeatts: The Opposite of Indifference: Presidents/PoemsTabathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-85761159933232403842013-05-06T22:11:41.511-04:002013-05-06T22:11:41.511-04:00I know I'm late to this party, Tabatha, but I ...I know I'm late to this party, Tabatha, but I just had to tell you how much I love, love, love your tribute poem to Jimmy Carter. While I can only imagine what he wrote in his personal reply, I do know that *anyone* would be honored to be the subject of such an honest and beautiful poem.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-41880505710859310712013-04-26T14:50:03.341-04:002013-04-26T14:50:03.341-04:00Oh, my goodness. These are all amazing. Diane'...Oh, my goodness. These are all amazing. Diane's poem is heart-wrenching, that image of being tossed aside and shooed away "like a petulant child." Wow.<br /><br />And Tabatha, your poem is a tour de force. Another wow for your imagery, your memory, your "paper-baby." Brava!Renee LaTulippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520719663052253627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-5479390819117762912013-04-23T15:21:46.196-04:002013-04-23T15:21:46.196-04:00I love Diane's and Tabatha's poems and the...I love Diane's and Tabatha's poems and these lines especially:<br /><br />..."leaving her forever<br />bandaged in black<br />and him shrouded<br /><br />in legend." <br /><br />"Mr President,<br />how could I not come bear witness<br />to your paper-baby, fluttering away<br />with your heart as fast<br />as you can sign your name?" Joyce Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905709719444916488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-2992783666814704392013-04-21T18:00:52.733-04:002013-04-21T18:00:52.733-04:00Really loved Diane's and yours. Such sharply r...Really loved Diane's and yours. Such sharply remembered moments in time.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-28390142678967952472013-04-20T11:41:07.203-04:002013-04-20T11:41:07.203-04:00Such great choice. The purple hired granddaughter ...Such great choice. The purple hired granddaughter love this detail.<br />Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-79275950365310320882013-04-19T12:09:42.104-04:002013-04-19T12:09:42.104-04:00Wow, Diane's portrait poem is evocative of gri...Wow, Diane's portrait poem is evocative of grief -- the emotion -- even though she focuses on one woman's story.<br /><br />Tabatha -- it's great to see your presidential poem! I love the detail of the purple haired granddaughter.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-19018994263670102462013-04-19T10:12:01.241-04:002013-04-19T10:12:01.241-04:00Like Diane, I find Mary Todd a fascinating charact...Like Diane, I find Mary Todd a fascinating character.. and sad. Love your poem, Tabatha... I do wonder about that, the push, where it comes from. Thank you for making me ponder. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-10441303784217938922013-04-19T08:34:52.687-04:002013-04-19T08:34:52.687-04:00I second what Linda just said! The caterpillar me...I second what Linda just said! The caterpillar metaphor is just so apt!<br /><br />And thanks for featuring my poem, today. Poor Mary Lincoln.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-26977275822378116712013-04-19T08:32:35.368-04:002013-04-19T08:32:35.368-04:00Wow, Tabatha, these are all beautiful, but that me...Wow, Tabatha, these are all beautiful, but that memory you captured in the Jimmy Carter poem is wonderful, a stop in time for you. I love the caterpillar metaphor, the thought of respect for this 'poet president', your persistence even in weariness. Thanks for all. I didn't know the other poems.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com