Comments on: Poetry Friday: Go inside and savor

By: laurasalas

laurasalas — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:20:43 +0000

Love this poem. Valerie Worth is so wonderful!

By: Ruth

Ruth — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:02:12 +0000

I love this one – I’ve shared it with my students in the past. Thanks for the links to other Valerie Worth poems – I’m going to go explore them.

(Yes, I had a good weekend – spent it at the beach! )

By: Barbara H.

Barbara H. — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:20:27 +0000

“Go inside and savor” sounds like what I love to do with books in general. Nice poem!

By: jama

jama — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:14:32 +0000

I’d like to live there too! Love the poem, especially the “billion tiny busy black words.”

By: Sarah M.

Sarah M. — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:07:02 +0000

I love that poem! Thanks for sharing. And I agree with your daughter, the red library definitely looks like it would be a fun place to live.

By: Janet

Janet — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:32:21 +0000

Hmmm… Valerie Worth is a recent discovery, and I love her poems. Jane Kenyon. Emily Dickinson. Wendell Berry. Sonnets in general. Hymns, as long as they’re sung and not just read. My friend Ruth has posted some Auden poems I really like, but I want to get better acquainted with him. Robert Frost.

That’s what comes to mind right now. Who else?…

You’ll always be welcome should we ever inhabit the extremely large and creaky house my daughter imagines for us! Bring your entire extended family. Pack bikes.

By: Lisa the Correspondent

Lisa the Correspondent — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:31 +0000

What a wonderful poem and a beautiful library! When you move in, do you think you can save an extra guest room for me?

Thanks to the contagious writings of you and another blogger, I checked out five poetry books from our library this week. I’m starting with treasuries so I can find the poets who speak to me the most. So far, the ones I understand the best are Ogden Nash and Lewis Carroll, but I’m not giving up. Who’re some of your favorites?