tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post3159362607909250116..comments2024-03-05T06:55:21.597-05:00Comments on Dori Reads: Meet Nick NorwoodDorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-43963208430555434962017-04-09T22:28:01.527-04:002017-04-09T22:28:01.527-04:00This was wonderful, Dori! I so enjoyed meeting Nic...This was wonderful, Dori! I so enjoyed meeting Nick Norwood and reading some of his work. The poem that captured me most was "Ronnie's."Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-73530892179158469452017-04-09T20:57:12.515-04:002017-04-09T20:57:12.515-04:00"Latchkey" is the poem that jumped out a..."Latchkey" is the poem that jumped out at me. Thanks for introducing us to Nick's work, Dori.author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-46119747954233192312017-04-09T18:13:34.550-04:002017-04-09T18:13:34.550-04:00What a friend to have! He yanked me into vivid, em...What a friend to have! He yanked me into vivid, emotional scenes that caught all of my senses! WOW!Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754424789728293252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-78964981517259022042017-04-09T09:30:37.095-04:002017-04-09T09:30:37.095-04:00Thank you for a new poet and a new quote for my wr...Thank you for a new poet and a new quote for my writing "quote wall" (the stickies on my Mac). I hope to continue to fail as well as I possibly can, and I'm looking forward to my lightning strikes. I think I've had one so far, but we'll see what time tells.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-29630081667148709362017-04-08T21:34:37.434-04:002017-04-08T21:34:37.434-04:00Powerful poetry, engaging voice. The proof is in t...Powerful poetry, engaging voice. The proof is in the details. Painters often get only one or two masterpieces. The rest of them are learning everything needed to achieve the masterpiece. I prefer to view poems that don't quite make it to masterpiece level as part of the required journey to get from first understanding your own soul to expressing it so well that it touches the soul of another. None of that can truly be failure. Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-44607525760774901192017-04-08T14:08:32.151-04:002017-04-08T14:08:32.151-04:00You're so funny! You do have several blogs to ...You're so funny! You do have several blogs to keep clothed! Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-69141439767346209912017-04-08T14:06:57.232-04:002017-04-08T14:06:57.232-04:00Yep. In the flesh. I haven't been to Lowell, b...Yep. In the flesh. I haven't been to Lowell, but knowing it is a mill town on a river, I'm sure there are similarities. It's good to know there is poetry everywhere.Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-39195089064056596572017-04-08T14:05:47.205-04:002017-04-08T14:05:47.205-04:00I really like that one, especially his description...I really like that one, especially his description of the head--"a fieldpiece shrink-wrapped in hide." Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-63670403931648933232017-04-08T14:04:22.931-04:002017-04-08T14:04:22.931-04:00It is a beautifully, powerful poem. I love walking...It is a beautifully, powerful poem. I love walking the river and reading as I go. A tremendous sense of place in the old mill town. Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-90618255226769116292017-04-08T14:03:29.356-04:002017-04-08T14:03:29.356-04:00Good! I'm glad you enjoyed his work.Good! I'm glad you enjoyed his work.Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-78611131183850767512017-04-08T14:02:53.666-04:002017-04-08T14:02:53.666-04:00I'm so glad you enjoyed Nick's poems. When...I'm so glad you enjoyed Nick's poems. When I first met him, he wasn't writing many "personal" poems, so seeing his progression into this arena has been fun. Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-92204675118220254572017-04-08T13:58:24.809-04:002017-04-08T13:58:24.809-04:00A thick skin and a deep well. You are so right, Ja...A thick skin and a deep well. You are so right, Jane. Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-26024205812776091232017-04-08T13:31:44.562-04:002017-04-08T13:31:44.562-04:00Thank you! This was so interesting. I especially l...Thank you! This was so interesting. I especially like Nick's philosophy of failure. I've had the same thought glimmer (only not thought through or expressed so articulately). Perhaps that's why my poetry closet bulges, while my blog keeps complaining: I have nothing to wear! Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-18515856508883624752017-04-08T12:20:37.998-04:002017-04-08T12:20:37.998-04:00An in-the-flesh poetry friend? Lucky you! I like...An in-the-flesh poetry friend? Lucky you! I like the physical setting for "Powerhouse." It reminds me of Lowell, MA, where poetry is found throughout the city. Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-85270005154942228172017-04-08T10:06:38.166-04:002017-04-08T10:06:38.166-04:00Thank for introducing Nick. I love the poem about ...Thank for introducing Nick. I love the poem about the boy and Shetland pony. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-6968762804769548872017-04-08T08:17:45.515-04:002017-04-08T08:17:45.515-04:00Powerhouse is stunning....just stunning. I would l...Powerhouse is stunning....just stunning. I would love to read and write and learn with such a friend. You are most fortunate as we are in your sharing. Have a great week. I'm rich from this PF stop. Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-61288574818494994912017-04-07T19:14:09.825-04:002017-04-07T19:14:09.825-04:00Lucky you to have such a talented poet friend. I&...Lucky you to have such a talented poet friend. I'm glad you introduced him to the rest of us!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-1765485389395806402017-04-07T14:03:58.992-04:002017-04-07T14:03:58.992-04:00Thank you for introducing Nick. How lovely to have...Thank you for introducing Nick. How lovely to have him as a friend. He writes of the heart of himself, those moments we forget and now his poems remind. I am thankful for that connection from poems. I enjoyed the philosophy of failure bit too. Something to re-read once in a while. Thanks, Dori!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-11997132823377521592017-04-07T12:30:51.319-04:002017-04-07T12:30:51.319-04:00I love meeting real-life creatives! Such a true pe...I love meeting real-life creatives! Such a true perspective on the realities of the creative life - you need to develop a pretty thick skin, and a deep well of self-belief, to succeed as an artist of any form! Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.com