tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post4294739006381062849..comments2024-01-18T05:29:43.265-05:00Comments on The Music In It: Adele Kenny's Poetry Blog: Prompt #201 – Poem Beginning with a Line By ...ADELE KENNYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-10109642606955804412014-09-26T16:19:18.361-04:002014-09-26T16:19:18.361-04:00Thank you Adele for this wonderful blog, the conne...Thank you Adele for this wonderful blog, the connections with others and these thought inspiring prompts!Risahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554583053304327137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-45980867767815642352014-09-26T14:13:18.368-04:002014-09-26T14:13:18.368-04:00Love it, Risa! Your signature style of dead-seriou...Love it, Risa! Your signature style of dead-serious whimsy, brief, to the point, and so meaningful. I agree with Adele's comment about the "music in it." Thank you for sharing with us!Jamie Morrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-29182627500170881332014-09-26T12:59:02.653-04:002014-09-26T12:59:02.653-04:00This is the second time I've tried to post a r...This is the second time I've tried to post a reply to your poem, Risa! Apparently something glitchy is going on with Blogger.<br /><br />I love the way you created a strong sense of sound with alliteration, assonance, and repetition. Skillfully done! Thanks so much for sharing.ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-41724172099181946982014-09-26T10:43:24.842-04:002014-09-26T10:43:24.842-04:00Let's go then
you and I
Let's raise oursel...Let's go then<br />you and I<br />Let's raise ourselves<br />to a higher high<br />Leave behind the gross and heavy forms<br />and fly<br />fly<br />to freedom<br />Leave this beautiful horrible world<br />and exist in a different consciousness<br />on another plain<br />Let's go then <br />you and I<br />Risahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554583053304327137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-19470961648615242672014-09-24T10:38:21.250-04:002014-09-24T10:38:21.250-04:00I like your poem, Basil. The "inspiration&quo...I like your poem, Basil. The "inspiration" line from the Greek poet laureate is so evocative.Jamie Morrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-37138089598436670132014-09-23T18:11:20.085-04:002014-09-23T18:11:20.085-04:00Yep, jumpstarting is what these prompts are about!...Yep, jumpstarting is what these prompts are about! thanks for commenting, Bob!ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-4049258006111184652014-09-23T18:10:46.588-04:002014-09-23T18:10:46.588-04:00A great first line, Basil, and a fine job with you...A great first line, Basil, and a fine job with your extension of it. Thanks so much for sharing.ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-34689831808494642392014-09-23T18:09:54.943-04:002014-09-23T18:09:54.943-04:00Interesting, Rich. Must be fun to see how each stu...Interesting, Rich. Must be fun to see how each student "interprets" the line you give them. thanks for commenting.ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-53896297900529682652014-09-23T18:08:55.455-04:002014-09-23T18:08:55.455-04:00Great line from "Prufrock," Jamie. Thank...Great line from "Prufrock," Jamie. Thanks so much for your comment.ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-53691230464239969032014-09-22T17:21:44.481-04:002014-09-22T17:21:44.481-04:00Great way to jumpstart the writing process.
Nice ...Great way to jumpstart the writing process.<br /><br />Nice poem, Basil!Bob's Mustangshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029970139144589691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-74527656801480761922014-09-21T13:20:33.861-04:002014-09-21T13:20:33.861-04:00The first line is from the Greek poet (Nobel laure...The first line is from the Greek poet (Nobel laureat) Odysseus Elytis poem "Event in August"<br /><br />THE SKIPPING STONE<br /><br />And I picked up a stone and aimed it afar<br />between the still lake and daylight <br />that bled at the west hill line<br /><br />Up and down, it skipped the water <br />and (spent) came to a stand <br />and sank <br /><br />after it set my evening <br />in a silent<br />dirge.<br /><br /><br />Basil Rouskas<br />Basilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09663203702515912643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-14779278282482489662014-09-20T16:21:31.191-04:002014-09-20T16:21:31.191-04:00This is great. I've done something similar wit...This is great. I've done something similar with students in which I give them a line from a poem to use as their opening line. All the students start with the same line, and it's amazing to see how different each poem turns out.Rich Mandelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-78699343364490423202014-09-20T11:47:47.371-04:002014-09-20T11:47:47.371-04:00A line that immediately sprang to mind is 'Let...A line that immediately sprang to mind is 'Let us go, then, you and I ...' from Eliot's 'Prufrock.'<br /><br />This prompt is great to take us back to poems we love and then to create new ones. Thanks, Adele!Jamie Morrisnoreply@blogger.com