tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post8169430419209922452..comments2023-10-31T23:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Random Noodling: Poetry Friday--Review of the First NH Poetry FestivalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-12273071230576143592015-09-28T21:19:25.475-04:002015-09-28T21:19:25.475-04:00What a treat! Thanks for taking us along with you....What a treat! Thanks for taking us along with you. I want to experiment with the layout concept, trying different arrangements on the page. Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754424789728293252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-31904682185329700612015-09-28T00:02:00.038-04:002015-09-28T00:02:00.038-04:00Wish I could have been there, Diane - it sounded l...Wish I could have been there, Diane - it sounded like it was going to be a great event, and it sounds like it was! I've not heard the term 'fetching' as a specific term regarding calves, but it makes sense that a farmer would go get the calf (that is, 'fetch' it) to remove it from its mother...because the pasture then becomes a pastoral setting against which something rather Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-59345533039770862042015-09-27T23:52:19.007-04:002015-09-27T23:52:19.007-04:00Sounds like a wonderful festival, in spite of the ...Sounds like a wonderful festival, in spite of the sound-quality of the first session. I love your haiku sequence - what a wonderful writing exercise. Sally Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06094054139556676270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-46131937530270419042015-09-27T19:22:52.981-04:002015-09-27T19:22:52.981-04:00Oh Diane, this festival sounds like it suited you ...Oh Diane, this festival sounds like it suited you perfectly! (Except for the Simic disappointment.) Love what you did with the Lowell poem... especially that last haiku, "whispers/under the covers/...silver rain".Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-51715718375564491462015-09-27T06:36:29.428-04:002015-09-27T06:36:29.428-04:00Your entire post is ekphrasis, Diane! I enjoyed t...Your entire post is ekphrasis, Diane! I enjoyed the artful way you wrote about your poetry experiences, and was particularly caught by the question of specific local/professional use of words, like "fetch." Fascinating!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16390683254344950352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-66236275502885774032015-09-26T22:17:59.047-04:002015-09-26T22:17:59.047-04:00Hi, Diane, thanks for joining our Poetry Friday ga...Hi, Diane, thanks for joining our Poetry Friday gathering and sharing this wonderful write up of the NH Poetry Festival. I love learning about what other regions do to celebrate and promote poetry and this sounds very meaningful!Sylvia Vardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970790447637356879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-30601715489493022792015-09-26T18:29:31.959-04:002015-09-26T18:29:31.959-04:00Too bad about Charles Simic, but the workshops sou...Too bad about Charles Simic, but the workshops sounded great. Love your haiku sequence!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-28071407246603727102015-09-26T09:32:04.653-04:002015-09-26T09:32:04.653-04:00Yes, it was surprising to have picked winners in m...Yes, it was surprising to have picked winners in my choices of workshops. Sometimes it doesn't work that way! Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-30013288791624967602015-09-26T09:31:00.453-04:002015-09-26T09:31:00.453-04:00There will always be ethical questions as long as ...There will always be ethical questions as long as there are imaginative, sensitive, writers.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-17498672165283171422015-09-26T08:26:20.101-04:002015-09-26T08:26:20.101-04:00What a fabulous festival! Your workshops sound ama...What a fabulous festival! Your workshops sound amazing!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-2488713688444514742015-09-26T00:29:53.183-04:002015-09-26T00:29:53.183-04:00I've had my granddaughter much of the later pa...I've had my granddaughter much of the later part of the day, so am late reading, but thank you for this very rich post. I loved hearing parts of what you experienced, and of course loved the photos on FB. Did you notice that Janet and Sylvia's conversation touched on writing about the "other" & the ethical considerations too? I'll keep this & try some of the Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com