tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post5323836262350168730..comments2024-03-28T17:25:54.868-04:00Comments on Pleasures from the Page: Poetry Friday: Pairing a Poem and a BookRamonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-40194158123336911162018-05-29T20:01:37.439-04:002018-05-29T20:01:37.439-04:00Such a powerfully strong poem–and what a horribly ...Such a powerfully strong poem–and what a horribly sad commentary on our times, thanks for sharing it and "<br />Ghost Boys" too.Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-37861613131954524732018-05-29T08:00:01.112-04:002018-05-29T08:00:01.112-04:00Best laid plans... Here I am catching up on posts ...Best laid plans... Here I am catching up on posts I should've read. I heard a podcast about Ghost Boys and have put it on my summer reading list. Thanks for posting this poem. Happy Summer! Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-50490381483239472122018-05-28T21:59:09.087-04:002018-05-28T21:59:09.087-04:00Ramona, life is so uncertain but this poem punctua...Ramona, life is so uncertain but this poem punctuates the evils of bigotry. Thanks for sharing. <br />Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-52182482256638152732018-05-27T15:12:02.130-04:002018-05-27T15:12:02.130-04:00Thank you for sharing this powerful poem. Maybe, i...Thank you for sharing this powerful poem. Maybe, if enough of us speak up, we can change the injustice that still exists. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-44573386189297666032018-05-27T06:55:25.220-04:002018-05-27T06:55:25.220-04:00Oh. This poem brought tears to my eyes. So powerfu...Oh. This poem brought tears to my eyes. So powerful. Wow. Thanks for sharing.Molly Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975100905434379155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-1284210898105632842018-05-26T08:54:59.798-04:002018-05-26T08:54:59.798-04:00I've heard so much about Ghost Boys. It's ...I've heard so much about Ghost Boys. It's on reserve from the library as I write. This poem got to me, too. The way ordinary life is interrupted constantly by the fear of a police officer who makes assumptions and doesn't get enough information.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-43513386833519802322018-05-26T00:12:41.464-04:002018-05-26T00:12:41.464-04:00A gripping and poignant poem ... Yes, it pairs wit...A gripping and poignant poem ... Yes, it pairs with GHOST BOYS. I've been reading parts of THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS again, and viewing/reading Rena Finder's stories online ... Evil prevails where there is anger, fear, hatred, and indifference. Alice Ninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302512837699702430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-134172012538288342018-05-25T18:56:44.752-04:002018-05-25T18:56:44.752-04:00It makes me so upset that this happens. Yes, like ...It makes me so upset that this happens. Yes, like Ghost boys, terrible. Thanks for changing your post and sharing this one, Ramona.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-54696205964025608462018-05-25T18:30:40.635-04:002018-05-25T18:30:40.635-04:00Wow....that is intense and powerful. I haven't...Wow....that is intense and powerful. I haven't gone back to some of the poems from the Daily Poem. I missed reading this one. So glad I can see it here. And, Ghost Boys, huh? I will have to take a look at that. Thank you.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.com