tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post7963711855844372219..comments2024-03-26T19:05:57.970-04:00Comments on Tabatha Yeatts: The Opposite of Indifference: Everyone's First WordTabathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-82817080100802154172017-04-03T23:31:46.912-04:002017-04-03T23:31:46.912-04:00Thanks for sharing "Everyone's First Word...Thanks for sharing "Everyone's First Word,"a wonderful poem. You've given us a strong collection of environmental woes to ponder Tabitha, wish we still had environmentalists at our helm-We'll have to work harder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-50591872602895953772017-04-02T11:48:24.262-04:002017-04-02T11:48:24.262-04:00I'll alert you to Steve Peterson's Poetry ...I'll alert you to Steve Peterson's Poetry Month project lead post (he's thinking about moral values, too). Be sure to read his first poem. It's not air, but it could fit with your choices. <br /><br />http://poemplace.edublogs.org/<br /><br />And I'll alert him to this post. More proof that poetry tells the truth is raw and important ways.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-56616839999098829312017-03-31T21:55:57.178-04:002017-03-31T21:55:57.178-04:00In a strange way, this has been a hopeful time of ...In a strange way, this has been a hopeful time of activism. It takes me back to my younger years, and marching for a whole host of progressive issues. The sad thing is that we are still agitating for the same things....Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-38536920931902975762017-03-31T19:24:47.280-04:002017-03-31T19:24:47.280-04:00Holy wow - if only the powers that be read/heard/b...Holy wow - if only the powers that be read/heard/believed the truth in these poems. Powerful stuff, Tabatha. I especially like Armitage's line: "cars blow kisses to our lips from theirs" - wow. Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-50246314801351296872017-03-31T19:03:23.406-04:002017-03-31T19:03:23.406-04:00So sad to read these, yet I'm pleased that the...So sad to read these, yet I'm pleased that they are writing.Surely something good will happen soon. I started to say the pipeline debacle is the worst, but everything is the worst. "We don't feed that hay to our horses." Thanks, Tabatha for collecting these. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-70807835634547105222017-03-31T18:35:25.585-04:002017-03-31T18:35:25.585-04:00This week we read the March Scope magazine from Sc...This week we read the March Scope magazine from Scholastic and came to the conclusion as one of my students put it, "Humans are jacked up!" We read about the Dust Bowl and the smog in New Delhi. We humans keep messing things up. We need to be more aware and more active to make change. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-38566081963216331842017-03-31T18:34:04.248-04:002017-03-31T18:34:04.248-04:00I hope someone, somewhere is reading these poems t...I hope someone, somewhere is reading these poems though I'm not holding my breath that the right people are. On a more positive note, I have read several articles recently that share the view that clean energy will continue to grow and keep coming regardless of what Washington says and does. We can hope so.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-19757233194463360132017-03-31T18:12:05.775-04:002017-03-31T18:12:05.775-04:00Here's the thing. Someone has got to say these...Here's the thing. Someone has got to say these things.....until someone listens to these things. I know the scientists have been trying, the educators have been trying, the journalists, the activists. At some point all the sayers are also listeners. I'm so glad that you've join in with these poems. Keep going, Tabatha! Maybe I can put one on my shirt when I go to the March on Earth Day!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-46238565785166548922017-03-31T17:32:56.074-04:002017-03-31T17:32:56.074-04:00Oh my. Hard not to get depressed by this stuff. I ...Oh my. Hard not to get depressed by this stuff. I do love that billboard, though!Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-77590771360597669792017-03-31T16:51:31.989-04:002017-03-31T16:51:31.989-04:00Powerful words, Tabatha. Thank you for posting th...Powerful words, Tabatha. Thank you for posting these!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-66334165326350466982017-03-31T14:21:52.419-04:002017-03-31T14:21:52.419-04:00These poems pack a punch and I felt it! Thanks for...These poems pack a punch and I felt it! Thanks for posting!BJ Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810656260650783785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-89934266270055713962017-03-31T13:59:03.631-04:002017-03-31T13:59:03.631-04:00These poems knocked the air out of my body. Thank...These poems knocked the air out of my body. Thank you, Tabatha, for always lifting us to remembering our best selves. I admire the work you do here. Happy Poetry Friday. I'll be sharing these with my Political Postcards Monday writing group. xAmy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-41175818202844961102017-03-31T13:07:23.212-04:002017-03-31T13:07:23.212-04:00It's really hard to fathom some people's p...It's really hard to fathom some people's priorities when it comes to taking care of the planet. Quick profit, shortsightedness. Thanks for these powerful poems. jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-58757538115232741262017-03-31T12:53:48.241-04:002017-03-31T12:53:48.241-04:00What an incredible idea for a pollution-reducing b...What an incredible idea for a pollution-reducing billboard!<br /><br />There's such a frustrating lack of foresight among our politicians. Yes, of course jobs matter, no one is saying they don't, but if people's children will be living in a toxic wasteland because of those jobs, what's the point? We can't simply look at the present, as if the future isn't our problem! >.<Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-77242405082250209552017-03-31T09:18:54.774-04:002017-03-31T09:18:54.774-04:00Clean air and water should be priorities! I love t...Clean air and water should be priorities! I love this activist post. I've been grinding my teeth over the Orange Menace's actions. Has he ever been on a hike in a park? Does he only look at land for its potential for development and money-in-the-bank? Argh. Grinding teeth again. Clean air and water. They matter. Thanks for this.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.com