tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post4468281805908612644..comments2024-03-26T09:20:29.620-06:00Comments on TeacherDance: Poetry Friday - About ListeningLinda Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-91422276024401759312018-03-13T01:12:42.299-06:002018-03-13T01:12:42.299-06:00Your poem is hauntingly necessary, Linda. We all n...Your poem is hauntingly necessary, Linda. We all need to see that grief is processed in its own time and in its own way. =)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-86279752975995105412018-03-11T19:03:36.453-06:002018-03-11T19:03:36.453-06:00Your poem captures the many faces of grief beautif...Your poem captures the many faces of grief beautifully, Linda. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-4487244420531547962018-03-11T11:11:00.719-06:002018-03-11T11:11:00.719-06:00Thanks, Heidi!Thanks, Heidi!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-15708184462659649532018-03-11T06:40:26.770-06:002018-03-11T06:40:26.770-06:00Wow, Linda--that is beautifully raw.Wow, Linda--that is beautifully raw.Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-43078095282494742492018-03-10T20:42:36.344-07:002018-03-10T20:42:36.344-07:00Thank you. It felt important to write something.Thank you. It felt important to write something.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-36183916623768448212018-03-10T19:02:36.148-07:002018-03-10T19:02:36.148-07:00Well done, Linda! You added so many layers of mean...Well done, Linda! You added so many layers of meaning by writing about the Parkland tragedy.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-30829489967939097432018-03-10T15:11:37.800-07:002018-03-10T15:11:37.800-07:00Thanks, Liz. I am glad that I wrote this second on...Thanks, Liz. I am glad that I wrote this second one. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-32498999275024527742018-03-10T15:10:53.246-07:002018-03-10T15:10:53.246-07:00Thanks, Linda, for all the nice words! It is a won...Thanks, Linda, for all the nice words! It is a wonderful community we share, isn't it? Michelle's post today is awesome, and as I said to her, makes me sad I'm no longer in the classroom! There is so much to learn from everyone.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-72475351726330570682018-03-10T15:09:17.941-07:002018-03-10T15:09:17.941-07:00That is amazing. And I read and loved your poem, b...That is amazing. And I read and loved your poem, but when I later read through Michelle's post, didn't remember. Yes, different, but still a voice in each crying out. Interesting. Thanks, Donna.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-51792692852326539292018-03-10T15:06:58.659-07:002018-03-10T15:06:58.659-07:00Thanks, Diane. It's a tough time for so many.Thanks, Diane. It's a tough time for so many.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-11754350143317303252018-03-10T14:50:52.954-07:002018-03-10T14:50:52.954-07:00This is so lovely Linda. This is so lovely Linda. Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-3325473416188890272018-03-10T12:13:56.520-07:002018-03-10T12:13:56.520-07:00Oh, Linda....that poem is beautiful and powerful a...Oh, Linda....that poem is beautiful and powerful and heartbreaking. Well done. Grief is a good prompt. Wish that it were not. I haven't been to the padlet except to post. I need to go have a look around. I so enjoyed being included with you in Michelle's teaching tips. You are an inspiration as a poet and a teacher and a reader AND a grandmother.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-26321601008007521712018-03-10T10:42:46.168-07:002018-03-10T10:42:46.168-07:00I picked the same line, Linda. Our poems are so d...I picked the same line, Linda. Our poems are so different. I love this one, and I love this about golden shovels...Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-80363304670953297582018-03-10T08:29:30.670-07:002018-03-10T08:29:30.670-07:00Good for you for completing a second challenge poe...Good for you for completing a second challenge poem! (I have yet to finish even one--and it's not that I haven't been trying!)<br /><br />I weep with you, Linda.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-28099830988609962372018-03-10T05:59:16.662-07:002018-03-10T05:59:16.662-07:00Thank you, too, Michelle.Thank you, too, Michelle.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-34422106955255439642018-03-10T05:58:43.758-07:002018-03-10T05:58:43.758-07:00Yes, my hope often is that everyone might understa...Yes, my hope often is that everyone might understand that. Thanks, Kat!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-75724557131919224202018-03-09T23:00:37.184-07:002018-03-09T23:00:37.184-07:00Processing what happened must be a hellish experie...Processing what happened must be a hellish experience. Your poem adds sensitivity and invitation to "listen" to all different forms of grieving–thank your powerful poem Linda!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-35820147926082554532018-03-09T22:23:01.740-07:002018-03-09T22:23:01.740-07:00We cannot know what others have experienced. Like ...We cannot know what others have experienced. Like you've shown, there are so many ways to process grief, but also so many levels of grief - and so many things to grieve in this awful situation. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-66418351484250445772018-03-09T20:46:22.528-07:002018-03-09T20:46:22.528-07:00Thank you, Matt. It is always interesting to write...Thank you, Matt. It is always interesting to write one, and often surprising, too. Good luck with yours!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-89782391939539888202018-03-09T17:59:28.959-07:002018-03-09T17:59:28.959-07:00Glad to see you tackling this form, Linda - they&#...Glad to see you tackling this form, Linda - they're not easy, but can be so powerful when written well. Yours says so much, too. (I hope to add to Michelle's padlet myself, soon!)Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-18979961930673339942018-03-09T15:18:44.832-07:002018-03-09T15:18:44.832-07:00Me too, me, too. I'll be over later to see wha...Me too, me, too. I'll be over later to see what you wrote, Brenda. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-88219918144191454842018-03-09T15:18:01.051-07:002018-03-09T15:18:01.051-07:00Thank you, Michelle. I'm glad to hear more abo...Thank you, Michelle. I'm glad to hear more about Lil Fijjii, wish all my best to him in his future. His words certainly touched me.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-75206717631749217782018-03-09T15:16:39.028-07:002018-03-09T15:16:39.028-07:00You're welcome, Jama. While sad, I liked putti...You're welcome, Jama. While sad, I liked putting this moment into a poem. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-75030533029990632812018-03-09T12:22:17.268-07:002018-03-09T12:22:17.268-07:00I chose part of Lil Fijjii's poem's poem t...I chose part of Lil Fijjii's poem's poem to write mine, too. I hope we all get second chances when we need them. Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-56520423745704624752018-03-09T10:15:46.392-07:002018-03-09T10:15:46.392-07:00I'm touched that you chose Lil Fijjii's po...I'm touched that you chose Lil Fijjii's poem to inspire you, Linda. He is inspiring in person, as well. So sharp. So much to offer. I hope he's able to move on from his situation... unlike those Parkland students who never got a second chance. I love how you opened your poem, with the evening fatigue setting in. That's exactly what it feels like.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.com