tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post3869686435934368658..comments2024-03-28T15:09:21.698-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Poetry Friday - The Weight of What Is ThrownTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-42569788408870218032009-09-13T04:39:23.459-04:002009-09-13T04:39:23.459-04:00If people check out Joe Wenderoth, they might be i...If people check out Joe Wenderoth, they might be in for a surprise. He wrote LETTERS TO WENDY'S, which is a cult classic and VERY strange - I guess you could say dark. It was used as an example in a dissertation Cody Walker (poet) wrote about what he calls "difficult laughter" - that is, the kind of thing where you shouldn't really laugh (because the thing that's happening Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-79858836055957812172009-09-12T13:22:30.786-04:002009-09-12T13:22:30.786-04:00Wow. Finally sat down to read the whole poem, and ...Wow. Finally sat down to read the whole poem, and then had to read it a second time, then stare into space to mull it over. I think I'll return to it again.<br /><br />Thanks for introducing me to a new-to-me poet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-71772840210352645872009-09-12T08:25:52.761-04:002009-09-12T08:25:52.761-04:00Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
V...Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.<br /><br />Very thought provoking. Happy to discover a new to me poet!!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-50347658882541704692009-09-11T13:35:25.053-04:002009-09-11T13:35:25.053-04:00Wow. That poem lives up to its title. I gave stone...Wow. That poem lives up to its title. I gave stones with words on them to my children at one point. I wonder if they still have them?Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-58158346870407491912009-09-11T07:19:33.089-04:002009-09-11T07:19:33.089-04:00Simply gorgeous. I hadn't before encountered t...Simply gorgeous. I hadn't before encountered this poet, and I'm pleased to see another Bay Area guy!tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.com