Today is a poetry day I should open with a poem But I got zip Still, bonus points are on the line Stream of Consciousness Saturday Nothin' zero Robbie and Miriam have poems Not here - in the anthology Me? Nada - zilch!
Because today’s post required more planning than Linda allows, I was going to skip the SoCS part. But then she offered bonus points.
“Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is ‘zip, zero, zilch.’ Use one, use ’em all, bonus points if you use all three. Have fun!”
If you follow my blog, you know I like poetry and I appreciate the work of poets. I have always had an interest in poetry, but only through the friends I’ve made blogging have I gotten to know poets. I have said it numerous times, but poets are the true artists in the writing world. The make such great use of every word. They add shape and rhythm to their expression, and they share their observations and thoughts for us to enjoy. As David is about to say, enough of my blather.
“Dan, I think it’s time you introduce our guests, and get them something to drink because I have a lot of questions.”
“David’s right Dan. I want to hear what the ladies have to say.”
“OK, Cheryl. I asked Robbie and Miriam for their drink orders when I invited them. Miriam would like a dark, bitter beer, light on the alcohol if you can. Robbie will have a wine spritzer. David will have his usual John Howell’s Special and…”
“…You’ll have a Corona. Done!”
“I think David wants to start.”
“I do, Dan. I have a question for both Robbie and Miriam. Several of their poems are built off of what some might consider simple observations. Moments that touch us emotionally (make us smile, for instance) but usually fade quickly. You both have a gift for preserving these moments. Do you consciously take note of these? Miriam, why don’t you start.”
“Thanks David. I like that question. I’m drawn to nature whether it’s high on a mountain, far in a wilderness, or wide in a vast ocean. I’m in awe of the majestic power especially the life in them. It seems like nothing beats nature no matter how devastating the destruction is, nature survives. When I’m out and about near and far, the images of sceneries and the emotions stay fresh in my memory for a long time. They brew in my mind. I write better when I’m alone. When I have a quiet moment, I draw out the memories and write my poems.”
“Robbie, I’m going to follow-up with Miriam, and then you can answer both parts of this question. About those observations, do you see something and then see a poem? Do you do anything to preserve the memory for yourself, so you can come back to it later?”
“I love gardening. My garden is my sanctuary. With the same admiration for nature, I appreciate the trees and plants and flowers going through the seasons of death and rebirth. I do the gardening alone, and the poems come to my mind there and then. Usually, the entire poem comes to me, and I can go back to the house to write it down. Sometimes I reflect on a certain thing and the poem comes to me during my driving. There were many times I pulled my car into a parking lot to write it down. There were times I went on a walk in a quiet neighborhood when the poem came, I stopped and wrote it down on my phone.”
“Robbie, I see that I don’t have to repeat the questions, you look ready to answer.”
“I am, David. I am an observer of events, circumstances, and human and creature experiences. When these observations impact me emotionally, they frequently result in a poem. Unlike my prose writing, which tends to be a much greater exercise in thought, research, and editing, my poetry usually comes into my head fully formed. I just capture the thoughts and write them down.”
“Do you write them down in the form of ideas or poetry?”
“I often think of Professor Dumbledore from Harry Potter when I think of my poetry writing process. The part where he pulls memories out of his mind like silvery thought waves and puts them in a bowl so that others can share them. I pull poems out of my head and write them down with little effort. When I go back to them a few days later, I will do some editing, but not usually very much. I like to retain the rawness of emotion and experience.”
“Dan, if you’ll forgive me, I have a question for Robbie about her poems in this anthology. Do you mind if I sneak in?”
“Be my guest, Cheryl.”
“Robbie, you shine a powerful light on a couple of women. I was immediately reminded of work/social situations. Was that your inspiration for these, or are you just applying character traits to a fictional setting?”
“If you mean, ‘She lives and yet she is dead’, that poem is not based on a single woman, but rather on several women I have either known or been told about by others, who have suffered a form of aggressive dementia. This condition is terrible for the family who watches their loved one become nasty and unkind together with a slow descent into a failure of recognition and memory. The poem was intended to illustrate this mental decline, but to end on a positive note that highlights those uplifting moments when the person momentarily reverts to their pre-dementia behavior. I think this is one of my best poems.”
“That’s such a poignant and timely topic. What about ‘The Modern Siren.’ Is that about someone you know?”
“Well, yes, but… The various interpretations I’ve been offered for The Modern Siren have surprised me. Some readers have experienced the ‘siren’ in a negative way and see her as a shallow and uncaring person. That was not what I had in mind when I wrote this poem. It was meant to be about introverts and their struggle to socialize with others and the big emotional, and even physical drain, socializing puts on them. The girl in the poem was intended to represent me and I’m sure readers will be shocked to know that.”
“I think I understand. What about you, Dan. Are you shocked?”
“Well, that is surprising, but I think I understand now. Before I retired, business social functions were very draining events for me.”
“You have said you’re an introvert, too, Dan. Perhaps that’s our fate.”
“It’s true. Those social events were harder for me than work.”
“I understand, Dan. I see myself as someone who will try incredibly hard in social situations. I will talk to people and listen to all their worries, anxieties, and ambitions. I will hold a drink in my hand, but I will never drink it because alcohol makes me very hyperactive, and I am already like the energizer bunny. I will be the life and soul of the party, but I can only do it for a short while. After a few hours, my batteries are flat, and I must go home and recuperate.”
“Since I have the floor, I have a question for both of you. I get caught up in some poems. I feel a rhythm and I feel like my brain is dancing its way through the words. Do you give much thought to the specific form to use when thinking of a poem, or could you adapt any poem to any form? Miriam, let’s start with you.”
“I love music and I’m a singer. I sing classical and traditional music. Most of the lyrics in that music are poetic. In the traditional hymns, the lyrics have a certain number of words per line and many stanzas. They’re almost like poems. In my younger years, I performed solo frequently and had the songs memorized. It was like memorizing and reciting poems. I think my music performance experience contributes to the natural flow of poetry writing. You’re right, Dan. Reading rhythmic poems feels like dancing with the music.”
“It’s funny that you mention hymns, Miriam. I grew up in a church that emphasized hymns. When they bought new hymnals, I kept one of the old ones. What about you, Robbie, do you focus on form?”
“My instantaneous poems come either as rhyming verses or as freestyle verses. I am very pleased you experience a rhythm when you read them, Dan, as that is the entire basis of poetry. Poems must flow and follow a rhythmic pattern. I am of the view that songs are poems set to music. I always read my poems aloud to ensure the rhythm is correct and I do make changes.”
“Miriam, do you have a favorite form?”
“Most of my poems are free verse, Dan. I take part in poetry challenges from time to time to write syllabic poetry such as Haiku, Tanka, and Cinquain. One good thing about poetry is that it doesn’t have to follow the prose writing that requires certain grammatical structures such as using the preposition all the time. I also love to take on the challenge of following some poetry forms. So far, I have written Shakespeare’s sonnets, Villanelle, Pantoum, Acrostic, and Alouette.”
“Robbie, how about you?”
“I write poetry in several different forms, but I am a creature of minor obsessions. When a certain form strikes my fancy, like my current interest in the 99-syllable double ennead poems, then I will only write in that form until I lose interest, or another form grabs me. I started off writing only rhyming verses because that is the poetry I learned at school, and I didn’t know much about other forms of poetry. After I started blogging and I met lots of other poets and poetry lovers, I started learning new forms. Until recently, tankas were my favorite syllabic form, and I wrote a few haikus, prose tankas, and haibuns.”
“Dan, I can see you’re forming another question. Before you ask it, I took the liberty of getting everyone another round.”
“Aww, thanks Cheryl. I think you will like this question, it’s about location, and your poetry from Panama strikes me the same way as one of Miriam’s poems. Miriam, your poem ‘Rainclouds’ has a west coast feel to it. I know that you also lived for a while in Seattle, as I did, and the clouds are different there. I don’t think I’ve ever seen clouds as low as they are sometimes in the Pacific Northwest. You bring in elements that may not be common to every reader, yet you describe them in a way that everyone can understand. Do you think about this, or is this just a byproduct of the way you write?”
“It rains a lot in Seattle and Portland. I think the sky in Portland is higher than in California and sometimes the clouds are patchy clouds. I remember when I was in Portland one October, my daughter’s family wanted to go to a pumpkin farm. There was pouring rain at the time we left the house. We arrived at the farm 30 minutes of drive later, it was sunny. No wonder no people bother to have an umbrella.”
“That’s true, I never owned an umbrella when I lived in Seattle. Although, I think every jacket had a hood. You’re living in California now, that must be different.”
“The clouds in southern coastal California are a unique phenomenon. The clouds are called stratus clouds, referred to as marine layers, which hover around one thousand to three thousand feet above the ground. Because of the dryness, they got burned off before they formed the rain. The clouds used to be burned off by on p.m. in the nineteen-seventies, but because of climate change, they’re now burned off by ten a.m. When my husband and I saw the clouds, we wished they brought rain, but they disappeared again and again. My poem reflects on this frequent happening in our local area.”
“OK, Dan, I’m going to jump back in here. I have another question, actually an observation, for both women. Family seems an important source of inspiration. Miriam, why don’t you go first.”
“Thanks David. I don’t have too many immediate family members from my side of the family living close by. Other than one sister and her family, the rest of my family members are in Hong Kong. My daughter is my only child. She is from my previous unhappy marriage. Her paternal grandparents passed away when she was a teenager. My parents were not around to have a close relationship with her. In a sense, my daughter and I only have each other. I’m grateful that she is married with two daughters. Autumn is four and a half and Nora just turned two. I’m the only grandma to these two girls. My husband is the only grandpa these two girls know. It gives me great joy to be close to my daughter, her husband, and the two grandkids. My dad had a great influence on my love for reading, gardening, and exercising. I want to make a difference in my grandkids’ lives. Autumn is bright, intelligent, and loves reading. Nora is blossoming. These two girls put sparks in my eye and a smile on my face. It’s not hard to write poems about the joy I have around them.”
“That sounds very special, Miriam. Robbie, I think you’ve mentioned that your extended family lives with you.”
“Yes, I am lucky as my parents live with me and I love having them. My children have benefited from having grandparents to step in while my husband and I were working, and they have learned all sorts of things from the older generation that they probably would not have learned otherwise. My husband also has a surviving grandmother, my children’s great-grandmother, who turned 100 last year as well as his mother and sister who live close by.”
“Your sons are younger than Miriam’s daughter. They seem an active part of your life.”
“I am close to my sons, and they are both growing into lovely young men. Greg started university this year and is studying a Bachelor of Science – Computer Science and Michael started senior high school. Greg often consults with me and asks for my opinion on decisions he needs to make. Michael and I still have lots of fun together and we cook and bake together. The boys still come on our mini-breaks and holidays although I know that won’t last forever. I wrote a poem called ‘He Walks Away’ which is in my collection called Behind Closed Doors which described the separation process all mothers must follow.”
“Well Dan, I learned a lot about poetry and two delightful poets today. I am so glad I bought this book. Miriam, did we miss anything?”
“You covered a lot of ground, David. It was fun to have this conversation with you all and Robbie. Thank you so much for your invitation. I really appreciated it.”
“Yes, Thank you all, for offering to host Miriam and me for this post. Your interest and support is greatly appreciated.”
For those who want to read Robbie’s and Miriam’s poetry, and poems by other great poets, the new anthology is “Poetry Treasures 2 – Relationships” and it’s available on Amazon.
Robbie Cheadle
Robbie’s Blog
Robbie’s Amazon author page
Miriam Hurdle
Miriam’s Blog
Miriam’s Amazon author page
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Thank you for sharing, Ed.
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Thanks, Ed.
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This is a fun conversation, Robbie, Dan, and your friends at the bar. Let me reblog it first. I’ll be right back in the morning to chat some more!
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Thanl you for joining use today, Miriam.
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Thank you for the invitation. Let’s do it again next year, Dan.
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This was fun. Robbie is a return guest. I think you will need to come back, too.
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I love to. I’m sure we’ll talk about something else interesting next time. 😊
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It’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday. Dan Antion at No Facilities invited Robbie and me over as his guests. We’re having fun talking about poetry and things. Come on over to join our chat. I’ll see you there!
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[…] Stream of Consciousness Saturday. Dan Antion at No Facilities invited Robbie and me over as his guests. We’re having fun talking about poetry and things. […]
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Such a wholesome post :) Thank you Dan.
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Thanks Damyanti. In joy supporting th writers in this community.
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Thank you, Damyanti. I appreciate your reading and comment.
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HI Damyanti, I am delighted you enjoyed this post. Dan’s bar is a great place to visit.
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Beautiful Quince, and, yes, the wind has been wicked this week. It was a ‘cold’ spring week.
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Thanks Judy. I barely felt like sprin at all out there. But it’s looking better now.
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Thank you, Judy. I got some pretty flowers in my garden also. The daffodils are done. Roses are in full bloom, one purple iris, and some pink Daylily and other flowers. I raise butterflies for the second year. I got one chrysalis and four caterpillars so far.
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Applause to you for not only attracting but raising butterflies.
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I’ll try to raise at least a couple of dozens butterflies. The milkweed I planted are not enough to feed the caterpillars. So I have to buy the mature milkweed. I’ll spend about $40 to raise 24 butterflies. I’ll see if I have more mature milkweed next year!
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It’s always interesting to hear what writers have to say about their own writing processes. It completely boggles what’s left of my mind that writers could have a poem — or anything else — just appear in their heads and all they have to do is write it down with maybe a minor tweak. The photos are great, especially that photo of the reflection. Escher’s soccer field? Good one! I am beginning to covet the quince — what a color!
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I won’t tell you how long I worked at the poem at the top. Let’s just say, it didn’t just come to me. Then again, they may not pop out of the blue, but you produce good poems on a regular basis. From someone who maybe writes two or three a year, it’s all mind-boggling. The quince does have pretty blossoms. I’ll have to share my bloody hands after I prune it. Thanks for visiting. I hope you have a nice weekend.
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Thanks for the reassurance that you too had to work at your poetry. And thanks for the heads-up about the bloodthirsty quince — I had no idea! A good weekend to you too, Dan!
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You did a great job with the poem, Dan.
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Thanks Robbie. I wanted those bonus points.
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You got your bonus point, Dan! Your poem looks terrific!
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Thanks Miriam.
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You’re welcome, Dan.
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Thank you for stopping by, Maureen! I love your poetry. I understand that different writers have different writing processes and writing styles. Good to know you’re a gardener, so am I. I can spend a whole day in my garden.
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Time goes a whole lot faster in the garden than when I’m trying to write. Weeds pop up much more easily than words!
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I know very well about weeds, Maureen! I bought bags and bags of bark chips to cover the flower beds. But some weeds still poke right through them.
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It is only poetry that happens like this. It really does just form in my head. I have to grab it right away though, or it dissipates. My prose writing is nothing like this, it requires a lot of effort and rewriting.
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I think poetry is like snippets and beads. They can stand alone. The prose is like a necklace that needs organization.
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That’s an interesting analogy.
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I just thought of now as I wrote the comment. :-)
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🙂
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“Only poetry”! Nothing “only” about it! I am totally bewildered by the possibility that poetry just appears in a writer’s head. But then a lot about writing is mysterious.
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Wow, your quince is in full bloom already? Ours is hardly even budding yet. Spring seems to be taking it’s old sweet time in Maine this year. Grass is greening but it’s been too cold to see much growing action. Seems like bunny is moving closer to your door. Might be time fit a few carrot snacks…
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He has had a few carrot snacks. We haven’t seen him nibbling on them, but they disappeared overnight. The quince are all (3) in full bloom and they look like they sharpened their thorns over the winter.
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You’re smart to keep yours small. Ours was huge when we moved in and is slowly taking over.
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My brother was smarter. He had medium sized ones at his house when they bought it in the 70s. He tied a rope around them and pulled them out with his car.
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That’s usually the best solution. I fear ours would require a dump truck pulling at this point.
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One of ours is over the water main. It shouldn’t go down that far, but with my luck…
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Oh, that’s bad. Very, very bad.
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I’m going to leave it alone.
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You had your share of cold weather in Maine. I hope spring will come soon. Spring is here in southern California and the fire season came early.
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Sorry about the fires.
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We’re not close to the fire, but the dough may cause water rationing this year.
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That’s sad for your garden.
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We’ll see how to get around it. I may hand water my garden so no water will be wasted.
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Maine is known for cool springs but it just doesn’t seem to want to happen this year.
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The weather turns upside down in many states for the whole year.
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A nice visit, challenge and pictures, Dan.
(But, then again, you always do a great job!)
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Awww, thanks, GP. I hope you have a nice weekend.
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And you as well!
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Thank you so much for your visit, GP! Dan always does a good job! Have a wonderful weekend!
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Thank you, Miriam. And – I agree!
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You’re welcome, GP!
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Excellent questions and thought-provoking responses about poetry! I enjoyed reading this engaging interview.
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I am glad you enjoyed this, Liz. It was fun having them both here. I admire their poetry, and their ability to bring what’s important to them alive into words.
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I agree with you, Liz. Dan asked excellent questions. Robbie and I are similar in many ways but we’re different in our writing processes and styles. I love Robbie’s poetry that shows her passion for politics, the workplace, society, and family. I understand totally when she talked about being an introvert in social meetings, holding a drink without drinking and actively engaging in conversations.
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HI Miriam, I think most writers are introverts and find socialising draining.
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You’re right, Robbie. One friend said many people are quiet because they think a lot. I guess they write what they think about also. Socializing is just making small talk. Making small talk with tens and hundreds of people is draining.
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I never did well at work-based social events.
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You’re in good company 🙂
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Good to know! I always felt odd-person-odd at those things.
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I didn’t either, Liz! But if I didn’t go, people would ask why I wasn’t there.
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For me, not going was never an option. Social events were part of the job.
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Same here. Skipping the vent wasn’t an option.
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HI Liz, I am glad you enjoyed this post. Dan does a great job with these posts.
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A fantastic conversation – I’ll never understand how writers are able to form beautiful poetry, but it’s wonderful to read about it.
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That it just comes to them is amazing. The anthology is very much worth reading. I enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.
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Hi Dan, I am so pleased to know that. I think it is a lovely collection with a wonderful selection of contributors.
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Thank you for your visit, Toni. Robbie’s poetry is influenced by the nursery rhyme and mine is influenced by hymns. But all the years when I taught preschool, kindergarten, and lower grades, I got most of the nursery rhyme memorized. The rhyme dances in our deads, I guess.
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“our heads” :-)
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Wonderful x
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Hi Toni, I think writing poetry is different for everyone. I wish my prose writing came as easily.
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That was lovely getting to know a little more about Miriam, and Robbie, Dan. I love poetry about nature so, I’ll have to check them out. I can put into words how I feel which is why I love poetry and writers.
I loved that morning puddle reflection. Your Quince is so lush!! I really like its color- it’s a lovely peachy pink.
I hope you have a nice week-end!
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The entire collection is very good, Deborah. I wish I could have managed a few others, but having two guests was a challenge. Fortunately, they were both very easy to work with.
The quince are trying to lead the way into spring this year. I dread pruning them, the thorns are nasty.
I hope yo have a great weekend.
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I can relate to dreading the pruning! The Russian Olive trees out back have horribly thick, long thorns. 😮 I need much better gloves and thicker soles on my shoes.
Enjoy your week-end!
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Yeah, I need to remember to wear leather gloves. My normal ones are fabric, and those thorns go right through.
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I need to purchase a better pair.
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Do they make leather evening gloves? I think they need to go almost that high up my arm ;-)
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I have seen them up to the elbow on Amazon, but I’m not sure about up any higher. 🤣 Long sleeves in a nice thick denim might help.
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Thank you, Dan.
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Thank you so much for your kind comment, Deborah! Robbie and I have known each other and worked on many projects together in this blogging community for years. I was delighted to have this conversation with her, Dan, and Cheryl. Thank you for checking out the anthology!
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I am delighted Dan interviewed us together, Miriam. You and I have so much in common and are soulmates.
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I wish we could meet someday, Robbie, probably in England though, or if you come to visit California!
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😀
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Hi Deborah, I am delighted that you enjoyed this post. Dan is a wonderful post and entertaining writer.
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A wonderful post today Dan. I love the discussion re introverts. I can relate to that, lovely photos ! Have a wonderful day.
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Thanks Holly. Business social functions are hard on us.
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Very much so. 😅
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Good to see you, Holly! I’m an introvert also. I understand totally what Robbie talks about especially those business social meetings.
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Indeed! That sense of dread. 😟
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I’d rather spend time with a few friends. :-)
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Oh yes, definitely. No pounding heart!
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:-) :-)
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Hi Holly, lovely to see you. I am delighted you enjoyed this post.
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Same here Robbie, enjoy the post ! Have a wonderful day!
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I enjoyed this discussion. Poets fascinate me, and it is always rewarding to hear them (in this case, read) talk about their motivation. I learned a lot of new things about Robbie and Mirium. I’m so glad you had both at the bar, Dan. Enjoyed the photos too.
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I’m glad you enjoyed it, John. Poets fascinate me, too. I was so glad when they agreed to both visit today. Robbie and Miriam were so easy to work with. I thought it would be hard having two people visit, but they made it super easy.
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HI Dan, I am very pleased to know that.
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I find it very easy to work with Robbie on different projects also, Dan! She is one that I would like to meet in person oneday!
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Hi John, it’s always lovely to see you. I am glad you enjoyed this post. Dan did such a great job and Miriam and I are great friends too.
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Hi Robbie, good evening in SA. Yeah, we’ve been friends for years and know quite a bit about each other. It’s lovely to be here with Dan together.
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Fun stuff.
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Thank you so much for your reading and comment, John! Writers have their favorite genres. Robbie and I also have different interests that motivate us in writing poetry. Have a wonderful weekend!
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Have a wonderful weekend as well, Mirium
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Thank you, John! We will. We’re getting ready to go to Portland OR again to see the grandkids for Mother’s Day.
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Sounds good.
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So beautiful post. Beautiful discussion for poets. I enjoyed. I learned lot of things about Robbie and Miriam. Iam so glad. So nice photo. So interested communication for where,when & How write poetry. Wonderful experience have you.
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I am glad you enjoyed this post. The discussion has been amazing.
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Thank you so much sir, you like my poor comments.🙏
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I do like your comments 😊
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Thank you very much for your visit, Rajkkhoja! I love your great comment! Robbie and I have a wonderful time here to have this conversation with Dan.
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Thank you so much Miriam. Nice bonding. I am so glad.🌹
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GORGEOUS pictures today! I love seeing the new blooms. I miss the spring flowers/buds when they’re gone. Thanks for introducing me to two new-to-me poets. I’m a poetry fan, too, although what I write is pretty poor verse. I still know good stuff when I hear/read it!
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I’m glad you enjoyed meeting them, Marian. If you know good stuff when you see it, you will like this anthology. It’s full of good poetry. I only had room to invite two of them, but there are many others.
Spring is stretching out here, but I will miss it when it all turns green.
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Hi Marian, it’s lovely to meet you. I am always delighted to meet new poets and poetry lovers.
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Hi Marian, it’s nice to meet you! Good to know you’re a writer and have many publications. I’m sure you know writers have different favorite genres. Poets have their favorite forms also. No verse is poor when you write in your own style. Have a wonderful weekend!
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Great interview and beautiful pictures! I enjoyed them both. :-)
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Thanks, I’m glad :-)
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HI Yvette, it’s always lovely to see you. I’m glad you enjoyed this post.
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It’s lovely to see you, Yvette! Thank you for your reading and comment. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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A great interview, Robbie and Miriam. Thanks for hosting them, Dan. And thanks for the plug for Poetry Treasures 2: Relationships. You gotta love it. :)
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This was my pleasure. The book is wonderful.
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Thank you, Dan
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HI Kaye, thank you for visiting. Dan is a wonderful post and has created a marvelous combined interview.
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Thank you for stopping by, Kaye. I’ve known Dan for years since I take part in SoCS. He and I get to know each other better since I take part in Thursday Door. I was delighted to join him and Robbie in this conversation.
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Morning reflection my fave but lovely colored plants too
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Thanks!
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I love the plants and all the photos also, Cheryl.
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I remember your beautiful garden♥️
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It’s spring here.<3 I don’t look forward to summer though. We may have a mandatory water ration in open areas in part of southern California.
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Such a terrific post!I enjoyed learning even more about you and your guests. Oh, and I will have strong coffee and unsweetened vanilla almond milk please, chilled. (didn’t want to be left out of the drinking party)
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Your drink order is coming right up. I am glad you could join us, Annette.
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Oh my, Annette, that sounds like a wonderful drink. Thanks for joining us at the bar. Cheers.
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That’s what I have in the morning, Annette. I love a cup of strong coffee to get my day going. Thank you so much for joining the drinking party. I appreciate your reading and comment.
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HI Dan, thank you so much for this marvelous post. I really enjoy visiting you here, both as a guest and as a reader.
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This was truly my pleasure, Robbie. I was worried about working with two people, but you two made this so easy. I love your poetry and the way this all fit together.
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I am so glad.
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I enjoy this visit very much also, Robbie! Dan is a super host!
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He is, thanks Miriam.
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What a fantastic interview! I loved seeing both Robbie and Miriam here together. Both wonderful poets and human beings :)
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Thanks! This was so much fun. And they made it so easy. I love the book.
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Thank you very much for having Robbie and me here at your bar, Dan! We’re having a wonderful time. Robbie and I have worked together for years. I guess that’s one of the reasons that makes this conversation enjoyable!
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It has been fun.
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I enjoyed it very much.
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It’s wonderful to see you here, Denise! Robbie and I are having fun with Dan! Thank you very much for your kind comment. :-)
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Hi Denise, it was great fun to do a join post with Miriam. Thanks for visiting us here.
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Great post, great photos, great guests, great fun, great comments….well done Dan 💜💜
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It’s nice to have you visiting here, Willow! Thank you for your reading and comment!
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I always visit Dan’s place on a Saturday and it was lovely to meet you and Robbie here.
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That’s wonderful, Willow! It was a good surprise to me to see you!
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and to me too 💜
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This is the best part, when people meet or meet again. 😊
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Thanks Willow 🙂
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A great post 💜
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Hi Willow, I am so pleased you enjoyed this post. Dan is a terrific host.
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He certainly is and you and Miriam were great guests 💜
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Thank you so much, Willow!
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Reblogged this on Writing to be Read and commented:
Robbie Cheadle and Miriam Hurdle are also visiting over at “No Facilities” with Dan Antion, so be sure to drop by and check out their wonderful interview. It’s not part of the tour, but it fits right in. ;)
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Thank you!
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Thank you for boosting the post, Kaye.
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Yes, thank you!
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Reblogged this on NEW BLOG HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Thank you for sharing, Michael. I appreciate your reblogging.
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Me too!
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Thank you, Michael. It’s always lovely to see you and I appreciate your share.
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Good to see Miriam again: we got separated (as in I lost her address in one of my moves from Feedly to Inoreader) a while back…
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I’m glad I could help you two reconnect.
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It happens, John! When it happens, we just hope somehow, somewhere we could see each other again. And here we are. Good to see you, and I followed you again, and bookmarked your blog!
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That was such a lovely conversation, and I learned something about both of these wonderful poets, even though I thought I knew them quite well. You made up for having zero, zilch, nada, Dan. Congrats to Robbie and Miriam on the wonderful feature. :-)
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Thanks Diana. They were so easy to work with. This was fun. The book is wonderful.
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I think John can make up anything, Diana! He got the whole workshop and chainsaw set up, anything could happen in his garage! Thank you for stopping by and commenting. It’s wonderful we can get to know each other little bit more each day. :-)
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My pleasure, Miriam. It was a fun read. :-)
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Hi Diana, Dan has a lovely way of putting these posts together and he did a great job.
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He sure did. It read like you were all together at the bar!
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Dan is a super host! <3
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Great post, Dan! I enjoyed getting to know Miriam and Robbie better and the discussion on the poetic writing process was very inspiring. The discussion about introverts was interesting. In my career as a counselor, I came to dread purely social events where there was no task or cause. As a counselor, I had specific tasks like listening, empathizing, analyzing, and problems solving about important things – life changing things. Purely social small talk is hard, and to be honest, becomes boring after a few minutes. Writing makes it easier to organize my thoughts. It seems that a lot of writers/bloggers are introverts.
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Thanks for that comment, JoAnna. I’m glad you liked the post, and I feel better zbout dreading the social scene.
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Retirement has clarified my dislike of such things now that I have a choice. Glad you could relate.
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Hi Jo-Anna, lovely to see you. Lots of people don’t mind making lots of small talk. I always have to prepare because I don’t watch TV or sport and few people read the books I like. I have to prepare a repertoire of popular topics to chat abouts before I attend an event.
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It sounds dreadful, Robbie!
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That IS a lot of work, but I can see how preparing ahead would reduce the stress.
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I think you’re right about the writers/bloggers being introverts, JoAnna! I think the social butterflies who talk constantly don’t have too much time to think and write. I got the feeling that they say everything that comes to mind and are happy with it. Thank you so much for your visit, reading and commenting.
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Interesting ladies – poets are special people. It’s been quite windy out here as well.
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Thanks! This was a fun visit.
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Hi Jan, great to see you here. I’m glad you like poetry.
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Thank you very much for your reading and comment, Jan. I appreciate that.
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That was fascinating Dan! I’m glad you introduced these two poets. I was intrigued by them both speaking about the rhythm of poetry. That is something I feel deeply. I love to know about others processes. I think perhaps I will go look into them more…
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I knew you would like this conversation, Pam. Your poetry is very good and gives me that same rhythmic feeling. If you look closer at these two women, you won’t be disappointed.
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HI Pam, I am glad you enjoyed this post and commentary.
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I’m so glad to meet you here, Pam. I hopped over to your blog and loved to see your artwork and poetry. Thank you very much for your reading and comment.
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I’m the least likely person to write poetry, but I’m here to support my blogging friends Miriam and Robbie on Poetry Day. I don’t have much aptitude for it, though I appreciate the skill itself. It’s similar to my admiration of artists who paint. I recognize the beauty in each pursuit, but it is just not my thing.
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I have always admired poets, Peter. This anthology is being launched this week, and I wanted to help call attention to it. It’s a wonderful book, Like you, I am happy to call Miriam and Robbie friends.
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Hi Dan, I think we have the most amazing blogging community. I feel most privileged to be part of it.
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I agree on both counts.
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Hi Pete, thank you for visiting and supporting Miriam and I, it is appreciated. Poetry is not for everyone, my mother always says she doesn’t understand my poetry. I make her listen anyway [smile].
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Moms have to listen, Robbie. It’s in the contract 😉
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She supports her daughter like a good mom—even if she doesn’t understand.
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Yes, and she even tries to look interested. My mom is a great fan but also ruthlessly honest about my prose writing.
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It’s good you have a relationship where she can be honest.
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Thank you very much for your visit and support, Pete. We write different genres. They’re equally important and beautiful. Some people like sports and others prefer painting. They all are important in our lives. Have a wonderful week!
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Dan–this was so wonderful to have Miriam and Robbie at the bar to discuss their styles of poetry. My hat is off to you both because having to write a poem in school was never easy for me. And then all the different types of poetry there are…I couldn’t do it. I stand in awe of both of you. This was a really great visit and I enjoyed it tremendously.
Dan–feed that poor Ginger cat. God knows he looks like he’s not eaten in days! And, of course, he needs a good brushing when you’re done with MiMi. 😹
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I’m glad you enjoyed this post, Lois/ Miriam and Robbie make it look so easy, but we know the truth.
Preston ate well for the three days I was watching him. He’s such a fluff, I wouldn’t know where to start brushing. He’s my buddy and we’re the only two guys in this expended family, so we stick together.
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Indeed, we do know the truth!
Preston is adorable! Every time I see Faith’s cats I think of an earlier post of yours where you where watching her cats and you captioned one photo of them, “Mom always feeds us breakfast at 3:30am” or some other ungodly hour. It cracked me up. A ‘fluff’ is the perfect word for him. Such a cutie.
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Preston still wakes me earlier than he does Faith.
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PS, I am also a great fan of cats, both domestic ones and the wild ones I am lucky to see here in South Africa.
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Your recent photos of the lions were amazing.
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HI Lois, I am so pleased you enjoyed this post. I really enjoyed visiting Dan with my good friend, Miriam, and chatting a bit about our poetry and writing styles.
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I hope Robbie and I didn’t make poetry sounds difficult to write, Lois. In fact, it’s not. My daughter wrote her first poem on Halloween when she was six. We sent it to an anthology and her poem was accepted and included in the collection. We bought the book and showed her poem to her. She was so excited that she made a little book of poems for herself filled with poetry about all the holidays. Her first-grade teacher made the students feel they could do everything.
Thank you so much for your reading and comment, Lois! Have a wonderful week.
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It was interesting to read about the different approaches and methods. Makes me want to get back to writing some poetry. :-) As for the photos, that last one is too cute to be ignored. Did you get the brush?
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I am so pleased you enjoyed this post. Dan’s picture are always interesting.
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Of course I got the brush – message received. Reading this anthology and talking with Robbie and Miriam does make me want to try poetry. I just find it so hard, not the way they describe it happening.
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Thank you so much for your reading and comment. Robbie and I have different methods and processes to write poetry. They work for us. I see that you used to post on Poetry Corner, and so did I. It would be fun for you to go back to writing some poetry.
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I did write some poetry there once upon a time and so did my husband. I enjoy writing poetry but just haven’t gotten back to it yet. Maybe this is the nudge that will get me to do it.
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I absolutely loved reading this, Dan. Going in-depth into Miriam’s and Robbie’s poetry, and their interests and lives, was very interesting. Well done! Thank you to all.
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I’m so glad you enjoyed this, Jennie. It was fun to have them both in the conversation.
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Dan, you did an outstanding job on this. I bet it was fun! Happy May!
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Thanks Jennie. It was a lot of fun.
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HI Jennie, I am so pleased you enjoyed this post. It was lovely to feature here with Miriam who is a lovely person and a good friend. Have a great new week.
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Dan did a wonderful job of writing about you and Miriam, and your poetry. I’m glad you are good friends. Best to you, Robbie!
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It’s good to see you, Jennie. Dan asked interesting questions. I’m delighted to have this fun conversation with Robbie, Dan, and his friend. I’m so glad you enjoyed reading this post and thank you for your lovely comment.
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Dan asked the best questions, and your answers painted a picture of who you both are, and your wonderful poetry. I enjoyed it! Best to you, Miriam.
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Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Jennie. Robbie and I have a lot in common, but we have different writing styles and processes. I’m delighted to have this opportunity to talk about poetry that reflects our lives.
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You’re welcome, Miriam. Yes, you both are similar but have different styles. How your poetry reflects on your your lives was especially meaningful.
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Bonus points for your poem Dan!! I enjoyed reading the interviews as well. I admire people who can write poems so easily. Thank you for sharing with us. PS – as always, I enjoy your photos too – the reflection one is very cool this week.
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Thanks Shelley. I struggled to write that Poem, but the lure of bonus points was strong. I have followed both of these women for a long time. It was fun to realize that they were already friends, and were willing to work together with me.
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Hi Dan, poetry definitely gets easier as you practice. When I’m on a poetry roll like I am not with the 99 syllable Africa poems, I start thinking in syllables and the poems come quicker and easier in that form.
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That’s interesting, Robbie. It must make it a little easier.
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Some forms of poems are easy to write, Dan. A second-grade teacher at my school had her students write poems all the time. The Cinquain poem is very easy to write. Here is the explanation and example. You probably can write tons of them.
Types of words used on each line: The first line is a noun, the second line is composed of adjectives that describe the noun in the first line, the third line has an action, the fourth line contains a longer description, and the fifth line is a noun that relates to the noun in the first line. https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-and-terms/cinquain
Here’s an example:
Ocean
Blue, powerful
Waves crashing ashore
Teeming with sea creatures
Life
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I like that 🙂
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You’re welcome. The interview was so free flowing, it seemed like you all connected well!
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HI Shelley, I am delighted you enjoyed this post. Dan did a great job with it.
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Hi Robbie – thank you for the greetings. I think you all did a great job with the interview. :-) Happy writing and cooking to you!
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Thank you very much for your reading and comment, Shelly. I’m glad you enjoyed this interview. Robbie and I are having fun at Dan’s bar.
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Thank you for the greetings Miriam. Yes, I enjoyed the interview – you all did a great job!!
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Thank you for your reading and kind comment, Shelley!
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You’re welcome. Thank you for sharing time with us at the bar!
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Wonderful interview, Dan. I really enjoyed this and beautiful photos, too.
~Lauren
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Thanks. This was fun.
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HI Lauren, I am so pleased to see you here at Dan wonderful blog. I am glad you enjoyed this conversation about poetry.
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It’s nice to see you here, Lauren! I appreciate your reading and comment. Robbie and I are having fun with Dan at his bar.
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So much to like about this post. Where do I start???
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We had a very good time. I learned so much (more) about both women. they worked together so well.
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The pleasure is ours, Dan.
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Welcome back from your break, Javqui! Thank you for coming over. Robbie and I invaded Dan’s blog!
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“Jacqui”
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Hi Jacqui, it’s great to see you here. I’m glad you enjoyed Dan’s fabulous post. I hope you had a lovely time with your sister.
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Clever idea, Dan!
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You guys raised the bar here today with your interview and it was great fun. Loved the photography, poems and the fun you all had together here. thanks for inviting me Miriam.
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Robbie and Miriam set a record with this post for comments and interaction. It was so much fun working with them. I’m glad you could join us.
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Hi Cindy, Miriam and I have had a wonderful time with Dan at his virtual bar. I am delighted you enjoyed his fabulous post.
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I was a designated driver for my hubby and his best friend for years when they went to the bar. I didn’t drink too much at Dan’s bar but the conversation was exciting enough. Thank you for hopping over, Cindy! <3
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Oh how nice for you not to have to drive after all of those years and now you can hang out at Dan.s and not worry! 💖💖 It’s a pleasure
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You’re right, Cindy! Dan’s bar is the best place for hanging out. <3
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I can see that !! 💖💖
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Reblogged this on Robbie's inspiration and commented:
Dan Antion from the superb blog, No Facilities, hosted Miriam Hurdle and I at his local virtual bar to discuss poetry and the new WordCrafter Poetry Treasures 2: Relationships anthology. If you haven’t visited Dan’s blog before, you are missing out. He has a terrific blog and shares all sorts of interesting conversations and photographs as well as hosting the Thursday Doors weekly challenge.
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Thank you so much, Robbie.
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A great poem, Dan! Also thank you for this doubled interview. Very interesting news about two of my beloved writers and poetesses. Best wishes, Michael
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Thanks Michael. I had a wonderful time working with Robbie and Miriam. The book is wonderful.
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Thank you so much, Michael.
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Hi Michael, Thank you for visiting Miriam and I here. We had a great time at the bar and I’m delighted you enjoyed.
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Excellent interview, flowed like the poetry Miriam and Robbie write. (K)
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HI Kerfe, thank you for visiting Miriam and I here. Dan is a fabulous host.
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He is.
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Thank you so much for that lovely comment.
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Thank you for your visit and lovely comment, Kerfe. Robbie and I have a blast at Dan’s bar!
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Thank you!
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Thanks for sharing, Judith
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Thank you for sharing, Judith!
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Fun interview, poetry, and photos! Thanks for sharing, Dan, Miriam, and Robbie. Hugs 💕🙂
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I’m glad you enjoyed this, Harmony.
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Hi Harmony, I’m delighted you enjoyed this post. Have a great Friday.
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You too! 💖
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Thank you for stopping by, Harmony! Robbie and I have a lovely time here. <3 :-)
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Thanks for this wonderful post, Dan. I have read both Miriam’s and Robbie’s poetry and enjoyed it. I liked reading about their inspiration and how their poetry is formed in their minds.
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This was my pleasure, Carla. I was familiar with their poetry before, but it was nice to learn more about them.
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Hi Carla, thank you for visiting us here and for all your support. Hugs.
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It’s great to see you here, Carla! Robbie and I appreciate your support, reading and reviewing our poetry. We had a different writing process. It’s lovely to talk about it at Dan’s bar.
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This was such an amazing interview, Dan, I felt like I was sitting with you’ll listening to the conversation. Loved the transparency in both Robbie’s and Miriam’s answers. Both Robbie and your feelings on socializing hit home :)
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Thank you Smiha. I had so much fun with this post. They were both so easy to work with and so helpful. I could never have put this together if they hadn’t gone above and beyond what I expected.
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HI Smitha, I am so pleased you enjoyed this interview. Dan does a fantastic job with these posts and Miriam and I had a great time visiting.
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It shows :)
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It’s lovely to see you, Smitha! Dan is a super host and made this conversation so fun and pleasant. We have a wonderful time here.
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Thanks, Dan! What great guests to speak about poetry. Thanks to Miriam and Robbie for sharing their insights into poetry. ♥
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I’m glad you enjoyed this Olga. They were delightful to work with, and I learned so much.
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HI Olga, lovely to see you here at Dan’s bar. I am delighted you enjoyed this post.
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It’s wonderful to see you here, Olga. Thank you for joining in the conversation. Robbie and I have so much fun talking about poetry. I appreciate Robbie’s honesty about politics and the workplace. I shared a lot of her experiences and insight even though I don’t write about them. She and I share the same love and joy about our families. We work well together because we have a lot in common.
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Hi Miriam, thank you, we are soul sisters. Hugs.
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I love this! It’s so great to see both Robbie and Miriam here and learn more about their writing processes and inspirations. I just finished reading a poetry book that both Robbie and Miriam had contributed poems. Thanks so much for sharing and congrats to these two ladies!
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If that’s the book you reviewed, it’s the one I read. I have followed both of them for a long time, and I love their poetry.
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Hi Dan, I am so pleased you enjoy poetry. I have always loved it.
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HI Jan, great to see you here and thanks for your support. I am thrilled you enjoyed the book, there were some excellent contributions.
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It’s lovely to see you here, Jan! I laughed when I read that Robbie wrote her poetry at the meetings when the inspiration came to her. Many people do their doodling at business meetings, I was one of them. Thank you so much for your support in reading the anthology.
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Wonderful conversation! I know very little about poetry, let alone how to write it, but I enjoyed the “behind the scenes” talk. Beautiful pics! Thanks for hosting Robbie and Miriam, Dan!
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This was truly my pleasure, Teri. They were so easy to work with. I enjoyed the discussion and I learned a lot about two people I’ve followed for a long time.
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Hi Teri, thanks for visiting us at the bar. I’m glad you enjoyed our thoughts on poetry and writing poetry.
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I love the “behind the scenes” of all kinds of books, Teri! Fictional writing is a great place for us to play a part in it. It makes the characters and stories believable. Thank you so much for your visit and comment.
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[…] Fellow poet, Miriam Hurdle, and I visited Dan at his bar last Saturday. We had a great time talking about our poetry and its inspiration. If you missed it, you can read it here: https://nofacilities.com/2022/04/30/miriam-robbie-visit-the-bar-socs/ […]
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[…] again, I’d like to thank Miriam and Robbie for visiting last week, and for participating in the largest discussion ever in the comment section. Today’s post is […]
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I know I had to disconnect, but I would never have missed supporting a feature of Robbie and Miriam. It’s positively grand. Thanks for doing this Dan. Congrats on a huge success. Hugs all around.
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I’m glad you enjoyed this, Teagan. They were so much fun to work with. They are different, but their styles/answers complimented each other.
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Hi Teagan, thank you for popping in to visit us here. I hope your ending is going well. I managed to finish Haunted Halloween Holiday today and it will go to my publisher tomorrow. Whew!
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Woot! Congratulations, Robbie.
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Congratulations, Robbie! :-)
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Dan did a fantastic job with this interview, Teagan! I’m delighted with the overwhelming responses and comments. Thank you so much for stopping by and for cheering on! :-)
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Fantastic interview with both, Dan, Miriam and Robbie. It’s fascinating to read about what inspires them and I wish them the best with their book. ♥
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I know them both from their blogs and writing, but I learned so much during this “ visit,” Olga. We had so much fun.
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Thank you so much for stopping by, Olga! Dan asked great questions and did a terrific job with this conversation over his virtual bar! I appreciate your comment and best wishes! <3
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Dan, Robbie, and Miriam, I loved this post and learned so much more about all of you. Robbie, I didn’t know your sons were so old, not that a senior in high school is old, but I picture an eight-year-old. LOL. I loved the way this post flowed from one person’s question to another’s and how you all had a say. Miriam, I used to sing in the choir when I was young, then solos as I got older. Singing old hymns still brings me a lot of joy. I used to write my own hymns to familiar tunes, but I haven’t done that in years either. Another interest was renewed. :)
I wish you all the best in your poetry. You inspire me to include more poetry in my posts and to read more of your poetry. :) Have a wonderful week. Lots of love to all.
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Thanks for joining us, Marsha. Writing this was so much fun. Robbie and Miriam made it so easy. I learned a lot about them, and I appreciate their poetry even more now.
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It’s a cool idea. I’m thinking of doing something like that on Story Chat. How did you do it? Zoom, or email, phone?
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Email. The time difference between South Africa, Connecticut and California was too extreme. I have done them in Google Docs.
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Super! This has so many good qualities that I love. Yvette is another person who writes and excellent interview post but I’ve never seen anyone carry on an entire chat. I wasn’t familiar with either of their poems that you discussed. I know it is a long article, but it might be appropriate to have each of the poems displayed as a photo so it sets it off. Sue, of “What’s on Your Bookshelf?” is quite a master podcaster, and that would be a fun touch. It would be awesome to hear their actual voices. Robbie’s accent is so much fun. I’ve heard her reading one of her poems. Anyway, I can’t say enough good about this post, Dan.
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Thank you so much, Marsha. I think Rebecca Budd had Miriam reading her poetry during her podcast earlier this year. It is nice to hear the poetry the way they indented it.
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I agree. I’ll look her up.
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I liked the way you did it, Dan! I also love working with Robbie!
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The way you two worked together (from halfway around the world) made this so easy.
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It’s not a problem. I post something at night, that’s her morning the next day. Sometimes she responds the same time I post it (or email).
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Thank you for stopping by, Marsha! Robbie started working with Michael to write the Sir Chocolate books when Michael was younger. Time flies. Both boys are big boys right now. I’m glad they’ll still be home for many more years. What a wonderful talent you have to write your own hymns to familiar tunes. You have to bring some to show them to me when we meet. I’ll bring you a copy of my poetry when I see you. :-)
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I’ll try to find them, but it was a very long time ago, and I don’t have those journals any more – lots of moves.
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