tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post2998758187921021967..comments2024-03-05T06:55:21.597-05:00Comments on Dori Reads: Poetry Friday: Julia KasdorfDorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-78086900299196884022012-04-23T21:02:25.674-04:002012-04-23T21:02:25.674-04:00Wow, that was amazing....makes me want to write my...Wow, that was amazing....makes me want to write my own.dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06635494695053729194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-42882584881194537072012-02-29T18:51:59.134-05:002012-02-29T18:51:59.134-05:00Late to the party this week I am, Doraine, but I h...Late to the party this week I am, Doraine, but I had to add my thanks for your sharing Julia Kasdorf and sharing your own beautiful, hard, back-to-beautiful poem - really very moving.Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-19024514867558632382012-02-29T17:04:56.462-05:002012-02-29T17:04:56.462-05:00Tara, I appreciate your comments. It was not a dif...Tara, I appreciate your comments. It was not a difficult thing to write, much grace in the learning has brought me beyond the struggle. But making it public was a distinct choice that took some thought, especially when there is no intention to hurt those people that have informed the art, if art it is. Thank you for reading and taking the time to comment.Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-54050377120883741122012-02-29T17:01:46.707-05:002012-02-29T17:01:46.707-05:00Ah, we silent types understand the difference, don...Ah, we silent types understand the difference, don't we?Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-23962579096485807802012-02-29T17:01:11.314-05:002012-02-29T17:01:11.314-05:00Thanks for stopping by.Thanks for stopping by.Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-34396326717145910092012-02-29T17:00:57.663-05:002012-02-29T17:00:57.663-05:00I am so glad to meet you, Sally. I thoroughly enjo...I am so glad to meet you, Sally. I thoroughly enjoyed Julia's interview comments on Mennonite writers. So very interesting how our beliefs inform and transform our words.Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-33402397286411426972012-02-29T16:58:57.306-05:002012-02-29T16:58:57.306-05:00Thank you, Jama.Thank you, Jama.Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-79114371756132925762012-02-26T10:31:23.638-05:002012-02-26T10:31:23.638-05:00I learned that whatever we say means nothing,
what...I learned that whatever we say means nothing,<br />what anyone will remember is that we came.<br /><br />She taught me that kindness is more<br />important than the appearance<br />of kindness.<br /><br />So much wisdom in those lines. Thank you for sharing these poems, Dori. It takes great courage to do this...and insight, forgiveness and love.Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-77265398477635086042012-02-25T08:27:08.687-05:002012-02-25T08:27:08.687-05:00"silence is not golden when it shuts people o..."silence is not golden when it shuts people out." I love that. And what a brave poem, Doraine. Thank you for sharing.Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-55418358734966256492012-02-24T20:38:39.938-05:002012-02-24T20:38:39.938-05:00beautiful poemsbeautiful poemsBooks4Learninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704190934549872367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-76093661669313502862012-02-24T16:14:28.320-05:002012-02-24T16:14:28.320-05:00Thank you for the new poet and poems to explore, b...Thank you for the new poet and poems to explore, but even more, your poem that seems so open and heartfelt. I suspect no matter the relationship feelings that every one of us could write those lines: "She taught me to be a mother. Sometimes knowing<br />what not to do is the best lesson." Your class sounds wonderful.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-10128658750751502842012-02-24T11:23:42.227-05:002012-02-24T11:23:42.227-05:00Hi Dori, I teach at a Mennonite University and hav...Hi Dori, I teach at a Mennonite University and have close links with many Mennonite writers. What a wonderful post on Julia Kasdorf. I shared it with friends. I also submit semi-regularly to Poetry Friday as a PaperTigers contributor.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581655976869095432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-90182719622451765192012-02-24T10:55:39.447-05:002012-02-24T10:55:39.447-05:00Your poem is beautiful, Dori. I love the pure trut...Your poem is beautiful, Dori. I love the pure truth of it, the turning inside out of your emotions. Thanks for the intro to Julia's work, too. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.com