tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post7514600511011425685..comments2024-02-03T14:41:13.330-05:00Comments on Writing Without Paper: Hunger Theory (Poem)Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-10046414540101404972010-11-29T23:19:53.437-05:002010-11-29T23:19:53.437-05:00bowls of dust
dust bowl
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like a volcanobowls of dust<br />dust bowl<br />blows<br />like a volcanoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-4039743404888659792010-11-29T15:41:43.182-05:002010-11-29T15:41:43.182-05:00I've enjoyed the different poems this photo ha...I've enjoyed the different poems this photo has prompted ... yours reaches many layers. Ultimately, the hunger is still there.S. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-75750101005272181652010-11-29T09:00:16.681-05:002010-11-29T09:00:16.681-05:00I have returned to this poem over and over again. ...I have returned to this poem over and over again. Each time it stuns me, and I am overwhelmed.Deidrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09145504027833176749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-73650222103088268962010-11-28T20:05:31.486-05:002010-11-28T20:05:31.486-05:00I'm not sure my comment got through!
Just in ...I'm not sure my comment got through!<br /><br />Just in case -- a powerful poem with huge ideas encapsulated in sparse and clear writing.<br /><br />wow!Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-75060607478451631382010-11-28T20:04:39.066-05:002010-11-28T20:04:39.066-05:00Maureen, you pack so much into tight lines and spa...Maureen, you pack so much into tight lines and sparse words.<br /><br />It is very powerful -- the use of both the new deal, political platforms and the hardship of the people who must live with nothing resolved by political maneuverings.Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-9043491972635787352010-11-28T18:23:14.334-05:002010-11-28T18:23:14.334-05:00Academic economic theory comes face to face with t...Academic economic theory comes face to face with the human reality. You remind us that the Great Depression happened to real people. Excellent, Maureen.Glynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-75937543293353551912010-11-28T18:19:31.936-05:002010-11-28T18:19:31.936-05:00This poem is brilliant. It brings back the memori...This poem is brilliant. It brings back the memories of stories my grandmother used to tell me about when she was a kid. You really nailed the feeling of that horrific time period. Excellent piece of writing!Just Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06182345687430630873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-38384507915922764532010-11-28T17:58:54.841-05:002010-11-28T17:58:54.841-05:00Such depth, breadcrumbs thrown to the birds refere...Such depth, breadcrumbs thrown to the birds referencing details of difficult times... well done.Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09655163868990155242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-50937707548743535292010-11-28T17:14:23.391-05:002010-11-28T17:14:23.391-05:00Very unique angle on the prompt there - multi-laye...Very unique angle on the prompt there - multi-layered piece with a strong, engaging flow, in which I particularly liked the draw in of the farmers and all. The whole way through I kept thinking back to "The Grapes of Wrath" and that whole struggle...fine piece. Very fine piece.Chris G.http://cianphelan.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-7086222601199698252010-11-28T16:56:15.951-05:002010-11-28T16:56:15.951-05:00waiting and wanting till your time runs out..this ...waiting and wanting till your time runs out..this is a fantastic ending to a poem which included so much. great take on the prompt maureenClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-53640762665512503722010-11-28T16:25:57.201-05:002010-11-28T16:25:57.201-05:00A good piece, wish someone would write a poem abou...A good piece, wish someone would write a poem about the orphan trains.Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421069895155350144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-21618138656712861032010-11-28T16:21:55.399-05:002010-11-28T16:21:55.399-05:00The references to theories, political platforms, a...The references to theories, political platforms, and lit allusions add many layers. Read it a few times. Great use of the prompt. Thanks for accepting the challenge!dustushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796500077556153584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-46692452128777907792010-11-28T16:19:11.140-05:002010-11-28T16:19:11.140-05:00You've done a lot with this, definitely got be...You've done a lot with this, definitely got below the skin and into the kernel inside. The fourth and fifth couplets in particular pack a significant punch.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-5528044107304986672010-11-28T16:09:45.357-05:002010-11-28T16:09:45.357-05:00I can't begin to imagine what it must have bee...I can't begin to imagine what it must have been like for so many. <br /><br />Mulling over this line: "Patient, we try to curb the appetites our dreams feed." So many kinds of hunger.Sandra Heska Kinghttp://sandraheskaking.comnoreply@blogger.com