tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post5582785951562641114..comments2024-03-29T01:13:33.074-04:00Comments on Tabatha Yeatts: The Opposite of Indifference: We Two, Same and Not-SameTabathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-5375601535120298422014-11-09T18:22:18.447-05:002014-11-09T18:22:18.447-05:00Tabatha,
I just saw your reminder about the swap. ...Tabatha,<br />I just saw your reminder about the swap. I'm sorry to have missed the deadline. Hopefully I can join the next one. I tried to send you an email, but it was returned saying your mailbox is full.<br /><br />Thanks again for thinking of me,<br />CathyCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-28349424587120248692014-10-30T16:14:56.652-04:002014-10-30T16:14:56.652-04:00Love your quote, Tabatha, that nurturing is "...Love your quote, Tabatha, that nurturing is "kind of my specialty". It is what we all should strive to be Nurturing Specialist. Thanks for sharing Kumin's poem. Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-63860446599699246662014-10-26T14:11:31.510-04:002014-10-26T14:11:31.510-04:00It is a kind of suffering--nurturing--or can be at...It is a kind of suffering--nurturing--or can be at some stages.<br />I'm interested in the poetry swap, although not a poet.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975028272143207826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-22826220806842141132014-10-26T00:05:58.999-04:002014-10-26T00:05:58.999-04:00Love the final lines in that Kumin poem!Love the final lines in that Kumin poem!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-52128202425370111072014-10-25T23:08:53.651-04:002014-10-25T23:08:53.651-04:00My cat, Cleo, is also 16-years-old! Not quite the ...My cat, Cleo, is also 16-years-old! Not quite the mouser she used to be, but she's paid her dues. Glad to hear yours is doing well! Thanks for sharing that poem...I'd always hoped I could meet Maxine, as she lived here in town, but ever did. And since there have been no guys signing up for your swap, I'd be happy to join inMatt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-32273600940305949442014-10-25T22:53:08.095-04:002014-10-25T22:53:08.095-04:00Count me in for the swap!
So glad your cat had a g...Count me in for the swap!<br />So glad your cat had a good check up. Noah (the cat we live with) says "hi". He is a rescue cat...not that he rescues anyone really.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-91031545803658519852014-10-25T18:23:11.237-04:002014-10-25T18:23:11.237-04:00What a wonderfully fun poem. I had not read this o...What a wonderfully fun poem. I had not read this one before, so I'm delighted to find it. Kudos on the nurtured cat!Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-36175392191668663332014-10-25T10:06:45.741-04:002014-10-25T10:06:45.741-04:00Tabatha, I love this (new to me) poem! Thanks for ...Tabatha, I love this (new to me) poem! Thanks for this. And loved hearing about your cat. My 11 year old cat is sitting next to me as I type this. :) Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-4021330905010056322014-10-25T09:10:17.329-04:002014-10-25T09:10:17.329-04:00Loved your quote, "The time on either side of...Loved your quote, "The time on either side of now stands fast." I am not familiar with the work of Maxine Kumin, but I am off to learn more. <br /><br />I also was excited to see your poetry swap information. I've never participated in a swap so I may have to give this a try. <br /><br />Thanks for joining (and sorry to be late getting around --- yesterday ended differently than I had planned). <br /><br />CathyCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-37250770818965561002014-10-25T08:24:05.875-04:002014-10-25T08:24:05.875-04:00What a perfect little post, and I adore Maxine'...What a perfect little post, and I adore Maxine's line about the critics accusing her of an overabundance of maternal genes *as if that could ill affect a poet's work). I can't participate in the swap I think, but that's my kind of Secret Santa!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-29729303767196335992014-10-24T20:55:44.061-04:002014-10-24T20:55:44.061-04:00Laughter our first noun, and our long verb, howl.
...Laughter our first noun, and our long verb, howl.<br /><br />I'm thinking of all the pets (and some children) that I've had a chance to nurture, and that line sticks.<br />So glad that non poets can be part of the swap - so I can participate!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-34456720103925580942014-10-24T17:48:17.982-04:002014-10-24T17:48:17.982-04:00Nurturing is a wonderful specialty to have, Tabath...Nurturing is a wonderful specialty to have, Tabatha, that's for sure! The Maxine Kumin poem suits you well. Happy to hear Cleo sparkled and purred through her visit with a clean bill of health. Also, Elena's banner for the winter swap is lovely!Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-90941149055693384162014-10-24T10:38:48.909-04:002014-10-24T10:38:48.909-04:00Hi, Tabatha. I'm looking forward to the swap a...Hi, Tabatha. I'm looking forward to the swap again this year. The givers are always so inventive and I've enjoyed making a little hand-made gift for my swap partner.<br /><br />I'm sighing over Maxine Kumin. Her poems appear so straightforward, but are filled with light. The sounds in lamb/barn/corn -- wow.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-34324012001351124662014-10-24T08:52:02.969-04:002014-10-24T08:52:02.969-04:00Great story about your cat -- no wonder she is so ...Great story about your cat -- no wonder she is so healthy living with you. :) Love the poem too (new to me).jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-91298223016037787062014-10-24T07:57:54.403-04:002014-10-24T07:57:54.403-04:00This final line really made it for me: "Laugh...This final line really made it for me: "Laughter our first noun". How I wish there were more laughs in the world right now. Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-24621385120572903752014-10-24T06:36:06.300-04:002014-10-24T06:36:06.300-04:00Nice to hear about your sweet cat, Tabatha. The po...Nice to hear about your sweet cat, Tabatha. The poem reminds me of more than one person, or thing, especially my brother, taking in and then forming a rescue group for abandoned animals. Love "given my fireside inked with paw prints,/there would have been room." It's a beautiful poem.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com