tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post1655300411443628793..comments2024-03-05T06:55:21.597-05:00Comments on Dori Reads: Poetry Friday: Marilyn NelsonDorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-2744796040509403342016-06-08T14:18:04.076-04:002016-06-08T14:18:04.076-04:00Fascinating that Senaca Village was taken to make ...Fascinating that Senaca Village was taken to make a park. That must have been devastating to the community. The years I lived in NYC I never heard that story. I'll look for the book. I love the way she reads, so calm, with such sureness. And great reference to color, golden shoulders and fawn pants.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-54627239977231501502016-06-05T19:54:47.347-04:002016-06-05T19:54:47.347-04:00My favorite Marilyn Nelson book is "A Wreath ...My favorite Marilyn Nelson book is "A Wreath for Emmett Till." I love the way that she used a series of sonnets to contain the story of Till's life and the ugliness of how he was murdered.author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-85116154987861735232016-06-04T23:20:26.048-04:002016-06-04T23:20:26.048-04:00Conceptual rhyme. How I love that! Thank-you for s...Conceptual rhyme. How I love that! Thank-you for sharing, Dori.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-33998121377593166032016-06-04T15:51:24.415-04:002016-06-04T15:51:24.415-04:00Thank you for this, Doraine. Your writing about it...Thank you for this, Doraine. Your writing about it alone inspires.April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128192997917583478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-65682964893291359862016-06-04T14:42:05.538-04:002016-06-04T14:42:05.538-04:00This sounds like a fascinating book. Ms. Nelson...This sounds like a fascinating book. Ms. Nelson's "conceptual rhymes" remind me of the parallelism used in Bible poetry, where thoughts are often restated in slightly different words. It's wonderful how our minds make connections when they find recurring sounds and concepts.Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-55401467448929034882016-06-04T07:40:12.938-04:002016-06-04T07:40:12.938-04:00Didn't take much to convince me, but you did s...Didn't take much to convince me, but you did so in spades. This is on my to-read list, Dori. Given your own talent of storytelling through poetry, it's easy to understand why Marilyn Nelson is a favorite of yours.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-74451861971834355522016-06-04T07:10:34.714-04:002016-06-04T07:10:34.714-04:00I love all things Marilyn Nelson, including this o...I love all things Marilyn Nelson, including this one. My top favorite is A Wreath for Emmett Till.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.com