tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post8100045833183285093..comments2024-03-25T02:43:49.115-05:00Comments on Karen Edmisten: Poetry Friday : An informal survey involving Emily Dickinson, a niece and a phone callKaren Edmisten http://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-60337353601870760182008-05-31T06:00:00.000-05:002008-05-31T06:00:00.000-05:00I'm in with POET, but FEATHERS is a close second.Y...I'm in with POET, but FEATHERS is a close second.<BR/><BR/>Your post cracks me up! Go, niece! Close the valves of your attention and give your audience YOUR Emily Dickinson!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-83657158266779145852008-05-30T20:40:00.000-05:002008-05-30T20:40:00.000-05:00I made an Emily DIckinson doll once. I should dig ...I made an Emily DIckinson doll once. I should dig her out.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953517447164263617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-15338038728205729682008-05-30T16:08:00.000-05:002008-05-30T16:08:00.000-05:00Actually, the one word I come up with is "survivor...Actually, the one word I come up with is "survivor." But then, I have Theories about Emily.sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818420999930644450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-25753688383251378002008-05-30T14:49:00.000-05:002008-05-30T14:49:00.000-05:00This may sound strange, but I thought of the shape...This may sound strange, but I thought of the <I>shape</I> her poems make on the page. I realized that I was straining, in my mind's eye, to see which poem I was visualizing, and I couldn't, but I clearly saw it as one of hers: structured by her unique dashes, measured use of Capitalization, and compact imagery.<BR/><BR/>So...my answer's not POET, but POEM. :)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-82711992452884799412008-05-30T14:46:00.000-05:002008-05-30T14:46:00.000-05:00Wild night -- wild nights-- were I with thee/Wild ...Wild night -- wild nights-- were I with thee/Wild nights should be --our luxury/Futile the wind -- to a heart in port/Done with the compass -- done with the chart/Rowing in Eden-- Ah -- the sea/Might I but moor tonight in thee. <BR/><BR/>That, and "cupola."Sally Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014351173194941624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-8633650653066185842008-05-30T12:17:00.000-05:002008-05-30T12:17:00.000-05:00I thought of being outside. That and scribbles on ...I thought of being outside. That and scribbles on scraps of paper. Two of my favorite things!Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-18864780795418580102008-05-30T11:41:00.000-05:002008-05-30T11:41:00.000-05:00The first thing that popped into my head was an im...The first thing that popped into my head was an image, not a word--the photo of her looking rather severe, with her hair pulled back tightly into a bun.<BR/><BR/>I like "tapioca" better! <BR/><BR/>PS. Tell the girls that <I>The Mouse of Amherst</I> arrived in the mail yesterday, as per their recommendation. :)Margaret in Minnesotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603439076606550856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-62510587428947258822008-05-30T10:48:00.000-05:002008-05-30T10:48:00.000-05:00Poet and recluse came to me simultaneously!Poet and recluse came to me simultaneously!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-40213522162324765202008-05-30T10:05:00.000-05:002008-05-30T10:05:00.000-05:00Ha! The very first thought that popped into my hea...Ha! The very first thought that popped into my head was "death."<BR/>I guess I'm a theme person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-1804959510072425042008-05-30T08:06:00.000-05:002008-05-30T08:06:00.000-05:00I think "soft cherubic creatures" pops into my min...I think "soft cherubic creatures" pops into my mind first when I hear Emily mentioned. But I have many favorites.<BR/><BR/>Interesting question: poet first, or recluse first? In my mind the two are Siamese twins...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com