tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post4929510857799175080..comments2024-01-29T07:09:43.833-05:00Comments on Wild Rose Reader: Two Poems Two WaysElaine Magliarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-51083648329070719452010-11-30T09:16:40.641-05:002010-11-30T09:16:40.641-05:00Thanks to all for your comments.
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Mary Lee...Thanks to all for your comments. <br /><br />*****<br /><br />Mary Lee & Amy,<br /><br />It was great to meet both of you in person at NCTE!Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-6227621702867034212010-11-30T05:48:51.489-05:002010-11-30T05:48:51.489-05:00Nice poems! And I'm with Kelly on this - frami...Nice poems! And I'm with Kelly on this - framing it in 2nd-person makes me feel like the poet is describing me, and I become the spider! Addressing it in 1st-person feels like the poem belongs exclusively to the animals, and they're telling me what it's like for them. But I don't feel like I'm looking through animal eyes, as I do with 2nd-person. (Something tells me that explanation had too many pronouns!)Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-56089655100849140492010-11-27T17:58:14.486-05:002010-11-27T17:58:14.486-05:00I love the mask poems best. Elaine, I missed not b...I love the mask poems best. Elaine, I missed not being at NCTE, and I'm thrilled that you all chose Pat for the award this year. Yea for poetry.Kathleen Armstrongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-46078006835484301572010-11-27T09:00:29.165-05:002010-11-27T09:00:29.165-05:00Oh, Mary Lee, I'm jealous! I want to meet Elai...Oh, Mary Lee, I'm jealous! I want to meet Elaine. <br /><br />Thanks for the poems. I hope your Thanksgiving was great, Elaine.Jules at 7-Imphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439756778611468303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-11814229661095476042010-11-26T21:26:02.343-05:002010-11-26T21:26:02.343-05:00I like the mask poems best too...because I love im...I like the mask poems best too...because I love imagining what animals think about. It feels like we're in on a secret with these two. <br /><br />It was wonderful to have time to talk at NCTE...'can't wait for the next time. (I did not realize how funny you are!)Amy L Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830987204619914326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-47736672520092796452010-11-26T18:13:51.460-05:002010-11-26T18:13:51.460-05:00I prefer both of them in second person. I may be a...I prefer both of them in second person. I may be alone in that, but that's nothing new for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-26879301061913656162010-11-26T18:09:45.423-05:002010-11-26T18:09:45.423-05:00To me, the mask poems possess a more active voice ...To me, the mask poems possess a more active voice and drew me in more than the "Things to Do" versions of the poemsCarol-Ann Hoytenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-36994438666816775222010-11-26T11:08:19.023-05:002010-11-26T11:08:19.023-05:00I like them both as mask poems. I like hearing the...I like them both as mask poems. I like hearing the animal speak its own story.<br /><br />(And can I just say how much I loved getting to FINALLY meet you at NCTE! Now I can hear your voice in all of your writing!)Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.com