tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post1085461727441472917..comments2024-03-28T09:43:50.654-04:00Comments on Tabatha Yeatts: The Opposite of Indifference: SwappingTabathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-34107851087792204672012-07-13T12:13:32.965-04:002012-07-13T12:13:32.965-04:00I missed Poetry Friday last week because of an une...I missed Poetry Friday last week because of an unexpected family visit, but I have to tell everyone how much I loved Violet's poem. I hung it up in my studio, above the jars of rocks and shells.<br /><br />@Author... that rock is spelled Gneiss but pronounced 'nice'. <br />There's a couple of rocks that lend themselves to awful puns. It's important not to that that schist for granite.Katyahttp://www.katyaczaja.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-84847436254678709382012-07-09T14:55:39.909-04:002012-07-09T14:55:39.909-04:00Right! It's spelled "gneiss" and is ...Right! It's spelled "gneiss" and is a metamorphic rock similar to granite. I love that: "That's a nice (gneiss) rock!"Violet N.http://vnesdolypoems.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-90457183868240487182012-07-08T20:12:09.634-04:002012-07-08T20:12:09.634-04:00Hi, again, Tabatha! When I read Violet's "...Hi, again, Tabatha! When I read Violet's "Rockhound," it reminded me of something I learned from my daughter recently. There is a category of rock called "nice" -- probably a different spelling, but we got a lot of mileage out of saying, "That's a nice rock!"Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-75493128360193448042012-07-06T16:30:45.751-04:002012-07-06T16:30:45.751-04:00Thanks for hosting. Please add my post from Dinot...Thanks for hosting. Please add my post from Dinothesaurus by Douglas Florian. <br /><br />http://books4learning.blogspot.com/2012/07/poetry-friday-dinothesaurus-by-douglas.htmlBooks4Learninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704190934549872367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-78288306849196493202012-07-06T15:22:25.309-04:002012-07-06T15:22:25.309-04:00Thanks for hosting, Tabatha. I'm up with a bun...Thanks for hosting, Tabatha. I'm up with <a href="http://gottabook.blogspot.com/2012/07/on-move-and-thats-no-fib.html" rel="nofollow">a bunch of stuff</a>, including news, a fib, and a link to the very cool 12th issue of the fib review.Greg Pincushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449684160718426340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-88355097816004601112012-07-06T13:34:34.503-04:002012-07-06T13:34:34.503-04:00It is so fun to see the other swap poems! I love t...It is so fun to see the other swap poems! I love this project and am so glad I decided to join in! Kudos to you, Tabatha, for the idea and keeping us all going on in it... and for hosting today.<br /><br />My offering today is a simple cinquain called "Beach Days." It's <a href="http://vnesdolypoems.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/beach-day/" rel="nofollow">here</a>:<br />http://vnesdolypoems.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/beach-day/Violet N.http://vnesdolypoems.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-40693088573431148142012-07-06T12:24:57.326-04:002012-07-06T12:24:57.326-04:00Thanks for hosting.
My selection is "What'...Thanks for hosting.<br />My selection is "What's for dinner?: quirky, squirmy poems from the animal world" written by Katherine B. Hauth and illustrated by David Clark.Janet S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-52303283146294337792012-07-06T10:57:27.712-04:002012-07-06T10:57:27.712-04:00Thanks for doing the roundup this week.
I'm a...Thanks for doing the roundup this week.<br /><br />I'm a rock hound myself!<br /><br />At Wild Rose Reader, I have an original memoir poem titled "A Home for the Seasons."<br /><br />http://wildrosereader.blogspot.com/2012/07/home-for-seasons-original-memoir-poem.htmlElaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-7561731236396598582012-07-06T09:24:56.376-04:002012-07-06T09:24:56.376-04:00Thank you for hosting today! I'm in with &quo...Thank you for hosting today! I'm in with "Visiting an Old Friend," The Bat Poet by Randell Jarell.<br />Have a great weekend!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-75868850673554054942012-07-06T09:00:53.227-04:002012-07-06T09:00:53.227-04:00Oh my gosh! I love the poetry swapping. I wish I w...Oh my gosh! I love the poetry swapping. I wish I was organized enough to participate because it would be so fun to have someone sending gifts of poetry! <br /><br />I'm in with a found poem, "Where to Bury a Dog."Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-60539809184780098932012-07-06T08:32:44.495-04:002012-07-06T08:32:44.495-04:00What a wonderful idea...and how clever everyone wa...What a wonderful idea...and how clever everyone was in choosing just the right poem. I shall have to think of a way to bring this into my class, Tabatha. I have a poem of advice and beginnings today:<br />http://tmsteach.blogspot.com/2012/07/poetry-friday-vaclav-havel-poem-for.html<br />P.S. Good luck in Baltimore!Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-52214739280458001712012-07-06T08:16:28.668-04:002012-07-06T08:16:28.668-04:00Thank you for hosting! I have some Marvell today ...Thank you for hosting! I have some Marvell today for summer, <a href="http://thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com/2012/07/poetry-friday-glow-worms.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-60099463272990865672012-07-06T07:48:37.673-04:002012-07-06T07:48:37.673-04:00My thoughts are with you and your son--blessings t...My thoughts are with you and your son--blessings to you both.<br /><br />At <a href="http://www.randomnoodling.com" rel="nofollow">Random Noodling</a> I have Ekphrasis Part II, with an original poem.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kuriouskitty.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Kurious Kitty</a> shares "The Unwritten" by W.S. Merwin, and, <a href="http://kkskwotes.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Kurious K's Kwotes'</a> quote is by Merwin, too!<br /><br />Over at <a href="http://www.thewritesisters.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Write Sisters</a> I have several small poems from <i>The Sea and the Honeycomb: A Book of Tiny Poems</i>, a book from several decades ago.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-70558890494789970202012-07-06T07:46:50.278-04:002012-07-06T07:46:50.278-04:00Hi, Tabatha--
Thanks for MORE than hosting. I...Hi, Tabatha--<br /><br />Thanks for MORE than hosting. I'm in today with a poem by Anne Sexton that took me by painful surprise this week.<br /><br />http://myjuicylittleuniverse.blogspot.com/2012/07/blind-feeling-way.html<br /><br />And thanks to the other swappers for a thrilling variety of poetry gifts. Being a collector I mean packrat of allsorts, I especially love Violet's rock poem.Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-82352906295280518742012-07-06T07:36:49.074-04:002012-07-06T07:36:49.074-04:00Happy Poetry Friday! I have An "If" for ...Happy Poetry Friday! I have <a href="http://debbiediller.wordpress.com/2012/07/06/poetry-friday-an-if-for-girls/" rel="nofollow">An "If" for Girls by Elizabeth Lincoln Otis</a> on my blog today. Some of the sentiments might be old fashioned, but maybe the overall message is still valid. Enjoy!Debbie Dillerhttp://debbiediller.wordpress.com/2012/07/06/poetry-friday-an-if-for-girls/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-74331725441718092072012-07-06T06:59:31.398-04:002012-07-06T06:59:31.398-04:00Oh, I love these poems! So glad to reap the readi...Oh, I love these poems! So glad to reap the reading benefits of this great project. (My summer was a little too crazy to participate.) I have a summer afternoon poem, though, from Eavan Boland:<br /><br />http://www.robynhoodblack.com/blog.htm?post=863602<br /><br />Best wishes to your son, and I think I like "poet-up" even better than "cowboy up...."Robyn Hood Blackhttp://www.robynhoodblack.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-10695331059959405502012-07-06T06:48:35.631-04:002012-07-06T06:48:35.631-04:00Tabatha,
Thanks for hosting. Your summer poetry sw...Tabatha,<br />Thanks for hosting. Your summer poetry swap sounds fun! <br />Today I've posted an original poem about the sun at http://www.lizsteinglass.com/. <br />Happy Poetry Friday!<br />LizLiz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-4825604747637192102012-07-06T06:47:52.327-04:002012-07-06T06:47:52.327-04:00Thanks for hosting, Tabatha! Love the Poetry Swap!...Thanks for hosting, Tabatha! Love the Poetry Swap!<br /><br />I am sharing the completed video for Amy Ludwig VanDerwater and Barry Lane's song "More Than a Number." She shared the lyrics and audio a couple weeks ago, but it's a message that bears repeating -- new and improved with video! :)<br />http://www.nowaterriver.com/poetry-friday-more-than-a-number-a-song-for-children-by-amy-ludwig-vanderwater-and-barry-lane/Renee LaTulippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858405241136190640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-39746100275443299782012-07-06T06:33:48.798-04:002012-07-06T06:33:48.798-04:00Thank you for hosting, Tabatha--hope all goes well...Thank you for hosting, Tabatha--hope all goes well with your son!<br /><br />I'm in with a poem from Doug Cushman's new collection, Pigmares, at http://laurasalas.wordpress.com/2012/07/06/pigmares/<br /><br />And this week's train-inspired 15 Words or Less poems are at http://laurasalas.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/train/ (Plenty of time to still join in!)<br /><br />These poems are so lovely--every one of them. The lines sticking with me right now are <br /><br />Tiger’s eyes, unakites<br />agates and shales<br />dream of their middle-earth<br />riverbed tales.<br /><br />(Love the two different ways middle Earth is present in two different poems today!)laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-89475801816104948792012-07-06T05:51:34.147-04:002012-07-06T05:51:34.147-04:00Hi, Tabatha. Good luck with your son. I'll be ...Hi, Tabatha. Good luck with your son. I'll be thinking of you.<br /><br />I have an interview with author Joseph Smith, whose home town did not have its own public library. So he started one himself. I'm also including "Library Poem" by Julia Donaldson, a children's poet laureate in the U.K. (where I'm heading on Tuesday!)<br /><br />http://authoramok.blogspot.com/2012/07/poetry-friday-lauding-librarians.htmlAuthor Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-35286692498095446922012-07-06T05:41:07.006-04:002012-07-06T05:41:07.006-04:00I'm still thinking about last week's storm...I'm still thinking about last week's storm. Life turns on a dime.<br /><br />http://readingyear.blogspot.com/2012/07/poetry-friday-storm-chasing.htmlMary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-39111658791484627092012-07-06T05:30:26.386-04:002012-07-06T05:30:26.386-04:00I have a poem using onomatopoeia today with anothe...I have a poem using onomatopoeia today with another picture of my visit to the Peruvian Rainforest. www.poetryforkidsjoy.blogspot.com <br />I like poet-op, Thanks for hosting today--with all you have on your plate, where do you find the time? I appreciate you.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825251724115541708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-12453430978219906332012-07-06T03:02:58.809-04:002012-07-06T03:02:58.809-04:00I love the variety and topics in your swap smorgas...I love the variety and topics in your swap smorgasbord. Particular kudos to Linda Baie for a delightful alphabet accomplishment.<br /><br />I've posted an original poem in honor of next Tuesday's All-Star Game and its anniversary of a great baseball moment. Getting my blog up and running and that poem posted for this Poetry Friday has been my goal since that thought occurred to me less than 2 weeks ago. http://karinfisher-golton.com/2012/07/05/ichiros-all-star-feat/<br /><br />Thank you for hosting! Good wishes with the post-op and all poet-ops. (I also thought of "opportunities.")Karinhttp://karinfisher-golton.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-16961929625925599542012-07-06T00:58:49.438-04:002012-07-06T00:58:49.438-04:00Oh my, the poems (not complimenting mine) are all ...Oh my, the poems (not complimenting mine) are all so beautifully clever & creative. I'm glad you shared, Tabatha. I'm excited to share something of an old family diary and a poem clipping inside. Thank you for hosting-hope your son is good! http://www.teacherdance.blogspot.com/2012/07/ephemera-from-past.htmlLinda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-21003457152195973302012-07-06T00:23:46.170-04:002012-07-06T00:23:46.170-04:00What a completely cool post. These are all wonder...What a completely cool post. These are all wonderfully notebook-tuckable! And oh how I wish that I did not miss the "Poetry Swap!" Next year, I'm in. <br /><br />Today at The Poem Farm, I have a poem about people-as-seashells and also the new slideshow to go with "More Than a Number." http://www.poemfarm.amylv.com/2012/07/perfect-seashells-slideshow.html<br /><br />Good luck today - may you find many poet-op(portunities) at the post-op! <br /><br />a.Amy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.com