tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211558931205971603.post1786489255209563824..comments2024-01-07T02:51:58.655-05:00Comments on The Small Nouns: Poetry Friday: The Joys of Poetry 180Ben Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775977089092127986noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211558931205971603.post-91557465417079116082011-10-30T20:09:51.655-04:002011-10-30T20:09:51.655-04:00That poem is hilarious. Thank you for sharing it!That poem is hilarious. Thank you for sharing it!Ben Curranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16775977089092127986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211558931205971603.post-67282920369751706002011-10-30T20:01:54.408-04:002011-10-30T20:01:54.408-04:00My 16-year-old subscribed to the Poetry 180 site a...My 16-year-old subscribed to the Poetry 180 site and enjoys it -- it's doing its job!<br /><br />Your poem reminded me of Taylor Mali's The Impotence of Proofreading. Have you heard/read it? Here's the text: http://www.taylormali.com/index.cfm?webid=30 You might want to hear him perform it on YouTube.Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211558931205971603.post-55362750523431520442011-10-30T06:00:03.789-04:002011-10-30T06:00:03.789-04:00Oh boy. Before my very eyes, my 12-year-old is be...Oh boy. Before my very eyes, my 12-year-old is becoming the same painfully correct and corrective editor that I am, and I see how infuriating and arrogant I must have seemed to my high school drivers' ed teacher, who was really a coach, and who didn't care for correct punctuation or grammar. I see myself now and cringe, and yet I abhor the errors still. This poem gave me pause. Best line: "because trembling is part /of divine creation itself." <br /><br />Thanks for the reminder about Poetry 180. I've found some gems there before.Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211558931205971603.post-6898895454006928242011-10-29T23:05:39.088-04:002011-10-29T23:05:39.088-04:00I love Poetry 180, both the site and the book (the...I love Poetry 180, both the site and the book (there's more than one book now, I think, right?--though I only have the first one). It's one of my very favorite anthologies of poems for grown-ups.<br /><br />I haven't read this poem in a while, but it's a doozie. The last two lines you shared are my favorites:<br /><br />because trembling is part<br />of divine creation itself.<br /><br /><br />Happy Poetry Saturday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211558931205971603.post-79848888192505016872011-10-29T15:00:57.693-04:002011-10-29T15:00:57.693-04:00Great poem! Some errors are, indeed, a result of ...Great poem! Some errors are, indeed, a result of "divine creation itself."Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.com