tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post1517664050599994522..comments2023-12-13T03:19:15.138-08:00Comments on The Drift Record : Poetry Friday: C.D. Wright Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-35269692603392460112016-01-26T13:13:38.520-08:002016-01-26T13:13:38.520-08:00I like a title that continues into a meaty poem, s...I like a title that continues into a meaty poem, such as this which sounds true & demands coming back to. This suggests C.D. Wright lived a full life & that her relationships were honest & pure. jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-66189722817997512142016-01-18T16:57:57.436-08:002016-01-18T16:57:57.436-08:00Myra, I completely agree.
Myra, I completely agree. <br />Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-76901108812326105482016-01-18T03:09:59.796-08:002016-01-18T03:09:59.796-08:00The first few lines (so stark, the imagery) and th...The first few lines (so stark, the imagery) and the last few lines (so powerful) got to me - this is a poem to read and re-read and read again - so much to savor.GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-8033076708873458462016-01-18T00:39:47.574-08:002016-01-18T00:39:47.574-08:00Sad, indeed, Michelle. I was feeling blue about C....Sad, indeed, Michelle. I was feeling blue about C.D. Wright, then heard about Francisco X. Alarcon. I first knew him through his fine work for children, but his work for adults left me completely wowed.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting The Drift Record. Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-30889792400524770442016-01-17T04:54:27.959-08:002016-01-17T04:54:27.959-08:00Thanks for paying tribute to C.D. Wright, Julie. I...Thanks for paying tribute to C.D. Wright, Julie. I am still new enough to poetry that I don't always know what I am missing when a poet is taken from us too soon. It's been a sad week for sure.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-26627661737274728212016-01-16T19:10:08.894-08:002016-01-16T19:10:08.894-08:00Imperfect reality - that's certainly true.......Imperfect reality - that's certainly true....Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-7158965212024130882016-01-16T19:07:08.248-08:002016-01-16T19:07:08.248-08:00Fragments of advice - interesting take on it!Fragments of advice - interesting take on it!Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-29666901473160115512016-01-16T19:06:19.816-08:002016-01-16T19:06:19.816-08:00She can be a little opaque, Ruth. Han on tight!She can be a little opaque, Ruth. Han on tight!Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-32542810425420673912016-01-16T19:05:15.087-08:002016-01-16T19:05:15.087-08:00I wrote this before I had heard about Francisco X....I wrote this before I had heard about Francisco X. Alarcon - sad news all around. He said in a poem once that he would never have a period in a poem, that the only period would be the one that came at the end of his life....Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-70073046063821771052016-01-16T18:59:35.577-08:002016-01-16T18:59:35.577-08:00When I read the line about thunder not having harm...When I read the line about thunder not having harmed anybody, my first thought was, "How about lightning?" It felt to me like she was reminding us that the things we think will hurt us might not (though the things we fail to think of might...?)Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-87758825370485086712016-01-16T18:55:13.797-08:002016-01-16T18:55:13.797-08:00Mine, too, Diane ("a near match.")Mine, too, Diane ("a near match.")Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-71956348740716242692016-01-16T15:20:13.652-08:002016-01-16T15:20:13.652-08:00So much to unpack here -- what struck me is the to...So much to unpack here -- what struck me is the tone of experience and acceptance of imperfect reality. Thanks for sharing!Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754424789728293252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-6996791382913399792016-01-16T09:50:22.448-08:002016-01-16T09:50:22.448-08:00Actually, though, my favorite line is
The socks o...Actually, though, my favorite line is<br /><i> The socks off-white and a near match.</i><br /><br />That's my life in a nutshell. Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-42882641215984026852016-01-16T09:48:37.350-08:002016-01-16T09:48:37.350-08:00Thunder has not harmed
anyone we know.
So why ...<i>Thunder has not harmed<br /> anyone we know.</i><br /><br />So why are we so afraid to go outside in a storm? Should we throw caution to the wind? (Horribly cliche, I know.) That's what life's all about, isn't it? Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-18867157195970452392016-01-16T05:28:37.498-08:002016-01-16T05:28:37.498-08:00I hear fragments of advice floating like ash from ...I hear fragments of advice floating like ash from a fire (maybe the fire in the poem).Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-61423259124857585712016-01-16T05:00:01.742-08:002016-01-16T05:00:01.742-08:00I read about C.D. Wright's death this week but...I read about C.D. Wright's death this week but am not familiar with her work. Thank you for sharing this poem. I will look for more of hers.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-25491156052319593822016-01-15T11:49:13.875-08:002016-01-15T11:49:13.875-08:00Well, I will need to read it again, and again, but...Well, I will need to read it again, and again, but my first reaction is that it's an acknowledgment of conflict, but love, tool There is much sorrow this week in these deaths that have happened. I am sorry for this loss, too. I have a hard time with saying children's poetry that applies to all, and yes, that for adult can be for YA too. Thanks, JulieLinda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com