tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post8600726057406258844..comments2024-03-25T02:43:49.115-05:00Comments on Karen Edmisten: Billy Friday Karen Edmisten http://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-91159897295254903102017-03-13T05:34:51.063-05:002017-03-13T05:34:51.063-05:00I know what you mean about being hard pressed to f...I know what you mean about being hard pressed to find a favourite. He is quite the poet, Billy Collins is.GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-977744123800478632017-03-05T11:13:27.050-06:002017-03-05T11:13:27.050-06:00I do remember this one with delight that I am not ...I do remember this one with delight that I am not the only one. Who forgets with drama and poetry.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-9815510910035035452017-03-04T14:01:45.134-06:002017-03-04T14:01:45.134-06:00So happy to make you happy, Karen!
This might hav...So happy to make you happy, Karen!<br /><br />This might have been one of the first BC poems I got to know, and I'll admit, at that time, a younger me didn't really get what he was on about. So nice to encounter it again when I can truly appreciate it! :PHeidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-61753397257802687542017-03-03T19:08:45.375-06:002017-03-03T19:08:45.375-06:00Wonderful Billy Collins poem Ruth, what was it cal...Wonderful Billy Collins poem Ruth, what was it called, oh yes, Thanks for "Forgetfulness!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-4025553692127542792017-03-03T17:47:11.129-06:002017-03-03T17:47:11.129-06:00Ruth, I wondered if anyone else would share this o...Ruth, I wondered if anyone else would share this one. :) <br /><br />Mary Lee, I am headed over to your place to take a look right now. <br /><br />Jan, my mind definitely feels like a sieve these days, too, but in all seriousness, I am so sorry to hear about your family members who are dealing with dementia and the fear of its onset, too. Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-81837278976271683662017-03-03T17:22:41.012-06:002017-03-03T17:22:41.012-06:00Appreciations Karen. I am also partial to "M...Appreciations Karen. I am also partial to "Marginalia."<br /><br />In our family it looks as if two older relatives <br />are perhaps getting too,<br />too, more than normal forgetful,<br />& one dear heart is already <br />diagnosed with a dementia, <br />so reading <br />"Forgetfulness" is poignant.<br /><br />Not to mention my own mind like- a - sieve.jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-13760397828280827392017-03-03T16:03:31.738-06:002017-03-03T16:03:31.738-06:00I love this one so much!
I love that The Writer&#...I love this one so much!<br /><br />I love that The Writer's Almanac had a Billy Collins poem today!<br /><br />I cheated on the "pick one favorite" by using lines from half a dozen in an original "found poem" made from his words!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-59058020174095316972017-03-03T15:20:00.411-06:002017-03-03T15:20:00.411-06:00I love this one so much that I shared it myself on...I love this one so much that I shared it myself once: http://thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com/2012/06/poetry-friday-remembering-and.html Great choice! :-DRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-21962008468355576722017-03-03T14:23:25.536-06:002017-03-03T14:23:25.536-06:00Jama, I was just visiting your place and saw that ...Jama, I was just visiting your place and saw that I'd won Elaine's book. How delightful! Thank you! <br /><br />You know me well - yes, I was delighted by Heidi's Billy theme. :)<br /><br />And isn't it lovely that we can all be so forgetful together? Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-52764410102111591652017-03-03T13:29:42.549-06:002017-03-03T13:29:42.549-06:00Yes, I like this one, only I can't remember wh...Yes, I like this one, only I can't remember when I first read it or where. :)<br />Happy Billy Day; I thought of you right away when I heard about what Heidi was doing.<br /><br />P.S. a little birdie tells me you may have won a book giveaway . . .jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-51142610932412434872017-03-03T13:27:13.490-06:002017-03-03T13:27:13.490-06:00Tabatha, thanks for that! I loved his recitation o...Tabatha, thanks for that! I loved his recitation of it. <br /><br />Tanita, yeah, I'm an open poetry book when it comes to Collins. <br /><br />Matt, who are you? Have we met? ;) Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-71920224609205698882017-03-03T13:11:49.465-06:002017-03-03T13:11:49.465-06:00One of my favorites, Karen! Although, on second th...One of my favorites, Karen! Although, on second thought, perhaps I've never read it before... ;)Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-51023483155106895552017-03-03T10:30:39.378-06:002017-03-03T10:30:39.378-06:00I knew this was a celebration that would do it for...I knew this was a celebration that would do it for you. Happy Billy Friday!tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-64220087779907824242017-03-03T08:10:57.605-06:002017-03-03T08:10:57.605-06:00I loved this student's reading of it:
https:/...I loved this student's reading of it: <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpzEq1GbqLQ (I think I saw him do it in person, but I can't remember...)Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.com