tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post7203124999109047013..comments2024-03-28T09:43:50.654-04:00Comments on Tabatha Yeatts: The Opposite of Indifference: How I WasTabathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-27600830537475370822014-12-14T07:22:25.228-05:002014-12-14T07:22:25.228-05:00"it's too close, and so it doesn't se..."it's too close, and so it doesn't seem real"<br /><br />It's been my policy not to read other's comments before I add my own, but now that I'm having trouble making the rounds before Sunday morning, I think I should...<br />such an interesting discussion! For me that line above is what the poem is about--perspective. I think this is what young writers often struggle with--"the things that are my life are so thoroughly around me that I can't see them to write about, so I try instead to write about the faraway things that I can point to..."Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-85654613943631633702014-12-14T00:50:34.223-05:002014-12-14T00:50:34.223-05:00Sometimes it is hard to write about the ones we lo...Sometimes it is hard to write about the ones we love, but I think that when we do, the person feels honored. I agree with Mary Lee, this is a most interesting poem!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-767678768297908272014-12-13T17:48:58.336-05:002014-12-13T17:48:58.336-05:00I'm glad Carol asked that question, and thank ...I'm glad Carol asked that question, and thank you for answering!<br /><br />You find the most interesting poems!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-79944424717505063302014-12-13T12:24:05.320-05:002014-12-13T12:24:05.320-05:00This poem makes me really sad...I think it's t...This poem makes me really sad...I think it's the line that Diane quoted. There is a sense of recognized loss.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-70398539053752651922014-12-13T11:24:02.847-05:002014-12-13T11:24:02.847-05:00if I don’t make it into your writing, at least let...<i>if I don’t make it into your writing, at least let the cat remain</i><br /><br />A killer line, on many levels.<br />Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-40504716480753683702014-12-13T08:51:25.467-05:002014-12-13T08:51:25.467-05:00The finale of this poem really wowed me, Tabatha. ...The finale of this poem really wowed me, Tabatha. So much going on here -- the family relationships, the nature of writing and creation, memory. Thank you for posting this one.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-9226165872135706412014-12-13T08:12:13.223-05:002014-12-13T08:12:13.223-05:00Carol, an interesting thing to wonder! I wanted to...Carol, an interesting thing to wonder! I wanted to share a Ukrainian poet, and this was my favorite of the poems that had been translated. (I think it's good for us to notice periodically how very important poets are in other parts of the world.) <br />Tabathahttp://tabathayeatts.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-40142345838043727102014-12-13T07:22:57.104-05:002014-12-13T07:22:57.104-05:00I love visiting on Saturday morning and reading pe...I love visiting on Saturday morning and reading people's comments and then your response. Many of my reactions are the same- love the details, especially the smell of oatmeal. I wonder about her father and why he wants to be in the poem and how he is, even though the poet says she can't write about him. Most of all though, when I read poems on Poetry Friday, I wonder about the "chooser's" back story- how and why they came across a poem and chose to post it. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-25492027982329285542014-12-13T00:42:03.774-05:002014-12-13T00:42:03.774-05:00That's what I most liked, Tabatha - that despi...That's what I most liked, Tabatha - that despite the fact the cat is mentioned so often, it's the father that she's writing about, the father who thinks she will never write about him. and the cat is whimsical (spotted red and white, a white voice) but the father's world is so real - the smell of oatmeal and Saturday laundry, the fedora, the church choir. lovely poem. Thanks for posting it. Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-78799648835912310182014-12-12T20:51:55.766-05:002014-12-12T20:51:55.766-05:00I'm so interested in people's reactions! T...I'm so interested in people's reactions! To me, the father has this nostalgic feeling, wanting to be remembered, but there is some humor there -- although the poet feels she cannot write about her father directly, he's still in her poem.Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-26618077595441971342014-12-12T19:38:47.870-05:002014-12-12T19:38:47.870-05:00It feels sad, I think, with the father yearning fo...It feels sad, I think, with the father yearning for assurance that he is remembered. Beautiful poem, Tabatha. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-3576954861470471782014-12-12T15:41:11.729-05:002014-12-12T15:41:11.729-05:00Beautiful! It is sometimes so hard to write about...Beautiful! It is sometimes so hard to write about the people and things that are closest. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-51088568665850384022014-12-12T11:58:52.823-05:002014-12-12T11:58:52.823-05:00So much suggested beneath the surface - loss and c...So much suggested beneath the surface - loss and change and tension? Intriguing lines:<br /><br />"a red cat with white spots<br /> a red cat with a white voice" - <br /><br />Thanks for sharing, Tabatha! Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-52826086123207790772014-12-12T09:11:00.044-05:002014-12-12T09:11:00.044-05:00Interesting poem. Love the specific details and co...Interesting poem. Love the specific details and conversational tone. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.com