tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post5027677870384667516..comments2023-12-13T03:19:15.138-08:00Comments on The Drift Record : Poetry Friday: "First Crushes" and the Door to WonderUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-24161202162912560012013-08-18T16:34:33.076-07:002013-08-18T16:34:33.076-07:00I wish I had memorized some poetry when I was youn...I wish I had memorized some poetry when I was younger. We were never required to do that in my classes in the late 50s and 60s. Now, I consider myself lucky if I can remember how to drive to work in the morning. Thanks for finding the essay for us!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-48032498048628368652013-08-18T09:58:12.641-07:002013-08-18T09:58:12.641-07:00Julie, Thanks for sharing about this First Crush s...Julie, Thanks for sharing about this First Crush series. I intend to read more in the series. <br /><br />Yes, there are many doors leading to wonder. Poetry and books are big doors for me!<br /><br />Lisa<br />www.stepsandstaircases.tumblr.comLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03608709109853440492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-58675457136317617112013-08-17T06:19:43.410-07:002013-08-17T06:19:43.410-07:00That's a wonderful essay! And, any child is lu...That's a wonderful essay! And, any child is lucky to come from a poetry memorizing family! I did as well - my paternal grandfather memorized and quoted Shakespeare. I didn't know what it meant, but I sure loved it. Just before he died, he bequeathed his set of tiny Shakespeare volumes to me. BJ Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810656260650783785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-1659151442748259282013-08-16T13:22:25.591-07:002013-08-16T13:22:25.591-07:00Julie, I read this last night and I couldn't a...Julie, I read this last night and I couldn't agree with you more; it is just lovely. I love the last lines, when he's describing his reaction to "Blue Window" by Matisse: "I liked that it had stories not yet told. There was room for a writer-to-be in there." A door to wonder indeed! Thanks for sharing this. It deserves a wide audience.<br />CatherineCatherinehttp://readingtothecore.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com