tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post5294740149172777025..comments2024-03-28T09:43:50.654-04:00Comments on Tabatha Yeatts: The Opposite of Indifference: If I could write like TolstoyTabathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-13716246054216584092019-10-22T12:33:28.300-04:002019-10-22T12:33:28.300-04:00Love both of these, and you and Poe would make qui...Love both of these, and you and Poe would make quite a writing pair, Tabatha. Thanks for sharing.Kimberly Hutmacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481478199892532599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-66901340589946390412019-10-20T12:47:16.612-04:002019-10-20T12:47:16.612-04:00Thanks for sharing your poem Tabatha! The Masque o...Thanks for sharing your poem Tabatha! The Masque of the Red Death is a favorite of mine. I've used it to inspire many stories and scenes. Nice work!Tim Kulphttps://timkulp.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-73304483041056189352019-10-20T08:58:13.161-04:002019-10-20T08:58:13.161-04:00Wow! Your Poe poem is brilliant--perfectly spooky ...Wow! Your Poe poem is brilliant--perfectly spooky and macabre. I'd love to try one of these prompts. And when you host that workshop, sign me up! Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-2258337795588141972019-10-19T12:24:40.512-04:002019-10-19T12:24:40.512-04:00What a great poetry prompt! Your poem is very Poe...What a great poetry prompt! Your poem is very Poe-like, and I loved it!Linda Kulp Trouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01469823160121657098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-53004054911384826072019-10-19T06:42:36.163-04:002019-10-19T06:42:36.163-04:00Yes, this would make a fabulous prompt...and would...Yes, this would make a fabulous prompt...and would inspire deep study of the craft of the author chosen!<br /><br />(An aside -- I also got lost in the CymaScope post. Fascinating!)Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-80327379819073436822019-10-18T17:12:44.214-04:002019-10-18T17:12:44.214-04:00Terrific seasonal poem Tabatha. You drew me into t...Terrific seasonal poem Tabatha. You drew me into the circle of blind followers, who eventually succumb too. I'd like to try a "If I could write like" poem, thanks!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-33494431341740273492019-10-18T16:30:55.511-04:002019-10-18T16:30:55.511-04:00What a great idea for a challenge, and your Poepoe...What a great idea for a challenge, and your Poepoem has all the required grimness and unease!Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-61672814211223135842019-10-18T15:59:35.222-04:002019-10-18T15:59:35.222-04:00I can see this: "You’d feel/the blood coming ...I can see this: "You’d feel/the blood coming out of the back of someone’s head/warm for a moment, before it touched the snow."<br /><br />The turn is your poem is powerful and spooky! "You won't mind if I let you go<br />into the last room alone..." all of a sudden the narrator has turned on us.author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-58577035338787872062019-10-18T11:30:41.732-04:002019-10-18T11:30:41.732-04:00This is a perfect poem for this time of year Tabat...This is a perfect poem for this time of year Tabatha. I am not a fan of the gothic and creepy so I'm quite content to read your poem rather than the original. Cheriee Weichelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662398117320256935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-43143415197906611992019-10-18T10:38:47.507-04:002019-10-18T10:38:47.507-04:00Wow!! Brilliant poem, Tabatha. And yes, Poe was pe...Wow!! Brilliant poem, Tabatha. And yes, Poe was perfect for this time of year. Your ending sent a chill up my spine . . .jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-13729098031064326172019-10-18T10:37:34.241-04:002019-10-18T10:37:34.241-04:00Wonderful! One day I'd like to take a workshop...Wonderful! One day I'd like to take a workshop with you, T. Or maybe I can just learn from you... but in closer proximity. :)Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-29210590843798354692019-10-18T10:00:15.419-04:002019-10-18T10:00:15.419-04:00I loved the poem that you shared with those amazin...I loved the poem that you shared with those amazing ending lines: and look at how the moon turns half a row/of trees silver, leaves the other half black. There is a touch of intrigue in your Poe-ish poem, Tabatha: and the faint drip<br />of the final exodus of blood leaking down their<br />stunned faces. <br />Great job imitating Poe, the master of the macabre.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-22480979969635714422019-10-18T09:32:38.319-04:002019-10-18T09:32:38.319-04:00This is such a great idea...I'm thinking it wo...This is such a great idea...I'm thinking it would make a good writing assignment...Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-17828237245425952402019-10-18T06:45:22.125-04:002019-10-18T06:45:22.125-04:00My first thought at seeing your link was....if I c...My first thought at seeing your link was....if I could write like Tabatha! You've got Poe, spot on. The madness, the goth, the pace. I love learning from you.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.com