tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post8097420259046727972..comments2023-12-13T03:19:15.138-08:00Comments on The Drift Record : Poetry Friday: Eve Merriam and the WeatherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-39260297546135664952009-10-27T04:24:45.054-07:002009-10-27T04:24:45.054-07:00Love this, Julie. We've had a rainier fall tha...Love this, Julie. We've had a rainier fall than usual here in Minnesota, so this was perfect for our grey days. That wet cat and the bumbershoot barrel of rain--fantastic!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-54716259546894723242009-10-23T12:48:13.672-07:002009-10-23T12:48:13.672-07:00Diane - Yes, you're right - van Gogh copied it...Diane - Yes, you're right - van Gogh copied it from the Japanese painter, though I supppose van Gogh never meant it for display. He studied his craft this way, reproducing down to the brushstroke the paintings of other artists - so this was not meant to be an original. I often tell my writing students that they should do the same. We can learn a lot by trying to imitate a favorite author, looking at sentence structure, word choice, rhythm and flow - then trying to reproduce their effect it exactly, and then trying to change it and make it our own. van Gogh spent a long period studying Japanese painting, then turned some of their techniques around and made them his own, too.Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-74830317085550430572009-10-23T12:16:17.044-07:002009-10-23T12:16:17.044-07:00I had never seen that Van Gogh either but I had se...I had never seen that Van Gogh either but I had seen this woodcut of "Pedestrians crossing a bridge during a rain storm" on the Library of Congress site:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/ykrzh32<br /><br />According to the LOC information it was produced between 1890 and 1940 and is a reproduction. Van Gogh's piece is given a date of 1887. Did he see the original or did he see a reproduction that was making the rounds before 1890? Interesting...<br /><br />Sorry to get off topic! I loved the Merriam poem for its nonsensical musicality.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-85346257325042935662009-10-23T10:45:57.776-07:002009-10-23T10:45:57.776-07:00First, the Van Gogh is sublime (had never seen it)...First, the Van Gogh is sublime (had never seen it).<br /><br />And the poem: BIG LOVE. As Tricia said, slosh a galosh is wonderful. For all the rain, Seattle people seem to have the sunniest of dispositions. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-85334579510791496242009-10-23T08:28:41.755-07:002009-10-23T08:28:41.755-07:00Julie,
Merriam was truly one of the great childre...Julie,<br /><br />Merriam was truly one of the great children's poets. That weather poem has been a favorite of mine--a poem I often shared with my elementary students.<br /><br />Yesterday, Grace Lin and I spent time with another great children's poet--Mary Ann Hoberman. Mary Ann and Linda Winston are on tour talking about their fabulous new anthology THE TREE THAT TIME BUILT: A CELEBRATION OF NATURE, SCIENCE, AND IMAGINATION. Have you seen the book? I wish it nad been available when I was still teaching.<br /><br />Here's hoping you'll have more than a few days of sunshine this winter!<br /><br />BTW, the roundup is at Big A, little a.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-72574749037716606222009-10-23T07:04:35.322-07:002009-10-23T07:04:35.322-07:00I have always loved this poem, largely because I c...I have always loved this poem, largely because I can almost feel the rain while I'm reading it. The "slosh a galosh" is just wonderful.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-43764087821228650192009-10-23T05:19:12.534-07:002009-10-23T05:19:12.534-07:00Kelly said Blogger was acting wonky, but that she ...Kelly said Blogger was acting wonky, but that she would host today at Big A little a (http://www.kidslitinformation.blogspot.com/) You can leave your link in the previous week's post for now. <br /><br />I love the way Merriam's poem evokes the pacing of a rainstorm, from the slow "dot dot" to the rush of a "pudmuddle." My daughter used to love to go out with her galoshes and umbrella and stomp around, rain or no rain.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-10057977582378444832009-10-23T04:45:32.618-07:002009-10-23T04:45:32.618-07:00I love the poem!
I love the sound of rain on windo...I love the poem!<br />I love the sound of rain on windows. It also sounds wonderful on a metal roof (which we had in Iceland.)<br /><br />I hope you have many days where the sun shoves the clouds aside and winks at you, as well as some colorful rainbows in the next few months.Sarah Blake Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05849468829272752689noreply@blogger.com