tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post8102507878333143900..comments2024-03-25T02:43:49.115-05:00Comments on Karen Edmisten: Poetry Friday: Anne-with-an-e Leaves Me a Note Karen Edmisten http://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-12975608357215846202012-11-13T06:42:14.003-06:002012-11-13T06:42:14.003-06:00Melanie, thanks for chiming in. We have that Updik...Melanie, thanks for chiming in. We have that Updike book, too (can't remember, but I may have first gotten the recommendation from you!) and love it. Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-12871011689340134382012-11-12T20:18:37.025-06:002012-11-12T20:18:37.025-06:00Karen, I love it. I remember when I was in college...Karen, I love it. I remember when I was in college leaving a "This Is Just to Say" poem for a roommate. <br /><br />And while I've never been a caramel fan, I do sympathize with the need to eat sticky chewy things as soon as the braces come off.<br /><br />Elisa, My kids have loved A Child's Calendar by John Updike with gorgeous illustrations by Trina Schartt Hyman. A beautiful little gem of a poem for each month of the year. My daughter memorized most of the poems when she was four or five. <br /><br />Also, I highly recommend <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Prayers-Ark-The-Creatures-Choir/dp/0140586776" rel="nofollow">The Creatures Choir and Prayers from the Ark</a> by Carmen Bernos de Gasztold. She was a French cloistered nun and the poems were translated into English by the novelist Rumer Godden. They are delightful, written from the point of view of the various animals. <br /> Melanie Bettinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12557248434888642114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-73234796023672424172012-11-12T00:01:11.044-06:002012-11-12T00:01:11.044-06:00Thanks, Karen. I already googled a few I like and ...Thanks, Karen. I already googled a few I like and I just remembered that we have a book called "Talking Like the Rain" that the kids enjoy. I googled some Ogden Nash..I like his...and I have never heard them before. I grew up in Switzerland and I really don't ever remember hearing any poetry until maybe only a tiny bit in High School.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975746279957689529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-58234655638027799282012-11-11T07:13:49.170-06:002012-11-11T07:13:49.170-06:00Thanks, all!
And Elisa, here are a couple of old...Thanks, all! <br /><br />And Elisa, here are a couple of old posts about poetry with children: <br /><a href="http://karenedmisten.blogspot.com/2008/05/fruits-of-poetry-friday.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://karenedmisten.blogspot.com/2009/03/poetry-friday-unschooling-poetry-with.html" rel="nofollow">here.</a><br /><br />Browsing the poetry section at the library and finding something that delights *you* is probably the best place to start. A mom's enthusiasm is infectious. :) Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-48256140910180090022012-11-11T07:00:23.578-06:002012-11-11T07:00:23.578-06:00Perfect!Perfect!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-4080604568678598002012-11-10T13:49:44.759-06:002012-11-10T13:49:44.759-06:00Lol, I love that. I have never been big into poetr...Lol, I love that. I have never been big into poetry. Do you suggest any specific books to read aloud with the children?Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975746279957689529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-22689755211146211542012-11-10T12:19:10.659-06:002012-11-10T12:19:10.659-06:00That's so great. We just did that poem a few w...That's so great. We just did that poem a few weeks ago as our poem of the week, and my youngers loved it. I can see some "This Is Just To" spawn in my future . . . <br /><br />A person in our house got his braces off a few months ago, and would definitely sympathize with the call of the caramel! Sally Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014351173194941624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-71923168605149347782012-11-10T06:32:33.462-06:002012-11-10T06:32:33.462-06:00Love it! You've raised that girl right :).Love it! You've raised that girl right :).jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-79477504815934947852012-11-10T02:53:32.215-06:002012-11-10T02:53:32.215-06:00HA! That is priceless! Thank you so much for shari...HA! That is priceless! Thank you so much for sharing that wonderful note. I look forward to the day my little guys (hopefully) leave such treasures for me. Made my day. :)Renee LaTulippehttp://www.nowaterriver.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-35928086907465240022012-11-09T15:38:40.741-06:002012-11-09T15:38:40.741-06:00Haha, I love this! It makes me so excited to have ...Haha, I love this! It makes me so excited to have older children someday. Not that my littles don't keep me laughing, but...this is just awesome. :)Haley @ Carrots for Michaelmashttp://www.carrotsformichaelmas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-62149866691522597752012-11-09T09:27:08.905-06:002012-11-09T09:27:08.905-06:00Well, Mama, it was stolen for a good cause. I'...Well, Mama, it was stolen for a good cause. I'm sure you don't mind.<br /><br />My sister, Jess (16) awaits the non-braces day with great impatience. Congrats to Anne-with-an-e for surviving!tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-7013672319753860502012-11-09T06:50:55.936-06:002012-11-09T06:50:55.936-06:00Love it! :)Love it! :)love2learnmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548471887979257624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-87313286740922127862012-11-09T06:43:03.380-06:002012-11-09T06:43:03.380-06:00Aw, love her!!Aw, love her!!Jenniferhttp://www.ascozyasspring.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com