tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post8267932254704592663..comments2024-02-03T14:41:13.330-05:00Comments on Writing Without Paper: Monday Muse: States Without Poets LaureateMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-20932161341795669152011-03-14T20:35:15.290-04:002011-03-14T20:35:15.290-04:00So disturbing -- especially Wisconsin, of course, ...So disturbing -- especially Wisconsin, of course, though it's no surprise. We have to trust the pendulum will eventually swing back...Diane Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379544317007203762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-60248447833256318902011-03-14T19:36:41.989-04:002011-03-14T19:36:41.989-04:00I appreciate all the issues you bring to our atten...I appreciate all the issues you bring to our attention.S. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-18420836445084665042011-03-14T10:40:07.802-04:002011-03-14T10:40:07.802-04:00Very interesting and sad. But, maybe, the move to...Very interesting and sad. But, maybe, the move toward having city-laureates is a positive one.<br /><br />Thanks for introducing me to Baraka and "Somebody Blew Up America" ... all I can say is "Wow!" Hard words to hear but what a voice.Joyce Wycoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03742084748092724299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-3565268912249895892011-03-14T09:17:59.867-04:002011-03-14T09:17:59.867-04:00Oh, boy, this makes me want to nominate Hannah Ste...Oh, boy, this makes me want to nominate Hannah Stephenson as the poet laureate of Ohio and Karen Weyant as the poet laureate of Pennsylvania. Of course, I'd be willing to move to Hawaii to be the poet laureate there!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-14741447432095116532011-03-14T09:03:37.577-04:002011-03-14T09:03:37.577-04:00Wow, what a sad statement of the times. Cutbacks. ...Wow, what a sad statement of the times. Cutbacks. Shutdowns. Turn-offs. Closures.<br /><br />And in reality -- artists create because they must. The challenge is, their art will not be seen or heard or felt or witnessed by those of us who so desperately crave the beauty they create.<br /><br />Sad.Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.com