tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post3295753875057348174..comments2024-02-03T14:41:13.330-05:00Comments on Writing Without Paper: To Whom This May Concern (Poem)Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-85297370332123192242011-02-28T22:51:14.764-05:002011-02-28T22:51:14.764-05:00You sure made me miss tossing a piece of crumpled ...You sure made me miss tossing a piece of crumpled up paper into the circular file. A great way to blow off a bit of steamy and frustration often encountered during the writing process. Beautiful writing!JackAZ Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010316599877217312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-47832506902941160712011-02-28T16:21:56.613-05:002011-02-28T16:21:56.613-05:00The picture drew me in like a magnet--your poem wa...The picture drew me in like a magnet--your poem was a supreme follow-through!<br />This was a fun first visit to Writing Without Paper!<br />Best <br />PatriciaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17254228974989688426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-5800889677433273742011-02-28T14:36:02.931-05:002011-02-28T14:36:02.931-05:00Good 'looking back' poem. Borderline subl...Good 'looking back' poem. Borderline sublime piece.Steve Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162341357622058518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-80261321426923676082011-02-28T08:50:47.999-05:002011-02-28T08:50:47.999-05:00This is excellent and -- as I'm learning from ...This is excellent and -- as I'm learning from Neruda's Memoirs -- your poetry sings!Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-70728774924243291462011-02-27T22:13:38.159-05:002011-02-27T22:13:38.159-05:00Great poetry! My young granddaughter saw a very o...Great poetry! My young granddaughter saw a very old, old typewriter in a museum we were visiting with here and she excitedly told her younger brother - "Look Henry, it's one of the old fashioned computers!" .....old fashioned indeed:)<br /><br />xoDianna Woolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901349180265745138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-19359836498266938422011-02-27T20:31:28.978-05:002011-02-27T20:31:28.978-05:00Oh, but I think I miss those days -- or at least s...Oh, but I think I miss those days -- or at least some of what those days were about -- the smell of the newsroom especially. Good poem, Maureen.Glynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-3356986645577882582011-02-27T17:44:40.906-05:002011-02-27T17:44:40.906-05:00i like that you used the words
circular file
i ca...i like that you used the words<br />circular file<br /><br />i can just see that round green metal trash can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-32350449461628961802011-02-27T17:04:20.681-05:002011-02-27T17:04:20.681-05:00A lot of ideas here that could run into their own ...A lot of ideas here that could run into their own poems. Nice tight write in responce to the prompt. My tangled wires seem to gather dust quite quickly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-44038197973715737692011-02-27T16:05:58.591-05:002011-02-27T16:05:58.591-05:00Builds to an excellent, very strong ending—love th...Builds to an excellent, very strong ending—love that phrase and the multiple meanings contained: "leads going nowhere." To realize all the hard work lost among change. Excellent use of lingo and nuance (as hedge mentioned) throughout the poet's lament, recounting of process, and "editorial vent."dustushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796500077556153584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-7506204647396273402011-02-27T15:38:20.087-05:002011-02-27T15:38:20.087-05:00I learned to type on a machine like this one. I kn...I learned to type on a machine like this one. I know those messy carbons and their streaked dates. I am well familiar with the round files. How cleverly you work in the act of typing on them with the spirit of what was created there and in their users. Excellent work as always, GayM G Reignierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05400155919467043827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-2773775775391481512011-02-27T15:28:09.880-05:002011-02-27T15:28:09.880-05:00i loved the flow of this maureen - like the tic to...i loved the flow of this maureen - like the tic toc tac of a typewriter - excellentClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-74783200904018885612011-02-27T14:21:18.649-05:002011-02-27T14:21:18.649-05:00Layered and nuanced, and absorbing from first line...Layered and nuanced, and absorbing from first line to last, every one displaying a sense of the futility and the ephemeral nature of words and what words can represent.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.com