tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post7454748548238428747..comments2024-03-29T05:08:14.335-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Monday Poetry Stretch - ReversoTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-16289740671724029822010-04-08T19:34:06.095-04:002010-04-08T19:34:06.095-04:00Reverso is fascinating! I tried my hand at it, but...Reverso is fascinating! I tried my hand at it, but I can't wait to keep working on it. Ms. Singer--you are amazing to do a whole collection of these. I'm in awe.<br /><br />http://marcieaf.blogspot.com/2010/04/poetry-stretch-my-own-reverso.htmlMarcie Flinchum Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253511592239628178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-34481834446888957932010-04-08T13:09:15.199-04:002010-04-08T13:09:15.199-04:00Hi Tricia and Marilyn ~ This was tricky, but fun, ...Hi Tricia and Marilyn ~ This was tricky, but fun, once I got my brain wrapped around the form. Congratulations, Marilyn, on your wonderful reviews!!<br /><br />SCORCHING SPRING<br /><br />Soaring temperatures<br />Accelerates blossoms<br />Scorches spring<br />Rips off t-shirts<br />Tosses on shorts<br />Heat<br /><br />Heat<br />Tosses on shorts<br />Rips off t-shirts<br />Scorches spring<br />CarolWeishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070606276175218670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-21667779757981062972010-04-08T08:59:00.020-04:002010-04-08T08:59:00.020-04:00Actually I am probably going to revise the second ...Actually I am probably going to revise the second and flip flop the two verses after re-reading them this morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-88680451396357360322010-04-08T08:57:31.710-04:002010-04-08T08:57:31.710-04:00Here are mine:
adventurous readers
checkout
books
...Here are mine:<br />adventurous readers<br />checkout<br />books<br />in the library<br /><br />in the library<br />books<br />checkout<br />adventurous readers<br /><br />+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br /> a peaceful ending<br />moon slips down the mountain<br />stars dance toward dawn<br />we drive in silence<br />down a back road long forgotten<br />sun rises full of hope<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-89321336056992235422010-04-06T21:58:26.424-04:002010-04-06T21:58:26.424-04:00Mine is here:
http://readingyear.blogspot.com/2010...Mine is here:<br />http://readingyear.blogspot.com/2010/04/poem-5-reverso.htmlMary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-89316705133038600112010-04-06T14:52:40.246-04:002010-04-06T14:52:40.246-04:00I am reminded of this reversible poem by Robert R...I am reminded of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E2fAWM6rA" rel="nofollow"> this reversible poem</a> by Robert Reed on YouTube.Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-49370838300546622852010-04-06T10:12:45.206-04:002010-04-06T10:12:45.206-04:00Here's another attempt. (I've been working...Here's another attempt. (I've been working on a short story about quests.)<br /><br />Once upon a time<br />a boy set out on a quest.<br />He crossed mountains.<br />He forded rivers.<br />He sought his fortune.<br />He met an old man—<br />he was given an amulet.<br />He asked a question:<br />He spoke to the sun.<br />He spoke to the moon.<br />His way was long...<br />He grew strong.<Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-16480899102944686702010-04-06T10:11:13.022-04:002010-04-06T10:11:13.022-04:00No luck with the twist, but this is still fun!
I...No luck with the twist, but this is still fun!<br /><br /><br />If it rains<br />the sun will bow her head<br />like a yellow flower<br />and blue will turn gray,<br />night seep into day.<br />All will be mysterious.<br /><br />All will be mysterious—<br />night seep into day<br />and blue will turn gray.<br />Like a yellow flower<br />the sun will bow her head<br />if it rains.<br /><br />-Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-13426788237483477202010-04-06T09:39:58.566-04:002010-04-06T09:39:58.566-04:00I want, want to read this book!!! I love that it&#...I want, want to read this book!!! I love that it's a new form and fairy tales all rolled into one. Maybe I can try a fairy tale reverso. I'm not promising, but I will try.Bridget R. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158076808635634545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-28138508232671195182010-04-06T09:04:04.356-04:002010-04-06T09:04:04.356-04:00Oh, what fun!! Give me a few days.Oh, what fun!! Give me a few days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-31164898873245925962010-04-06T03:56:57.306-04:002010-04-06T03:56:57.306-04:00Okay, I had to post this one more time because I f...Okay, I had to post this one more time because I found a line that sounded just too "Yoda-like," so here is the revised version. Thanks! It was a fun, but really hard, poem to write.<br /><br />A Look in the Mirror<br />by Nicole Marie Schreiber<br /><br />With pen in hand, <br />still I stand, <br />all astonishment, <br />as <br />my reflection<br />speaks.<br /><br />“You are a Nicole Marie Schreiberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12333764879542609738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-60692222375055724102010-04-06T02:57:27.856-04:002010-04-06T02:57:27.856-04:00A Look in the Mirror
by Nicole Marie Schreiber
Wi...A Look in the Mirror<br />by Nicole Marie Schreiber<br /><br />With pen in hand, <br />still I stand, <br />all astonishment, <br />as <br />my reflection<br />speaks.<br /><br />“You are<br />a writer?”<br /><br />“No.”<br />I shake my head.<br /><br />It all means nothing. <br /><br />Fingers aching.<br />Pages blanking.<br />Words not flying,<br />Stories dying.<br Nicole Marie Schreiberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12333764879542609738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-14412942610558902132010-04-05T23:45:08.819-04:002010-04-05T23:45:08.819-04:00Love this.Love this.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11435013887780629734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-62673229729093956792010-04-05T16:07:42.150-04:002010-04-05T16:07:42.150-04:00I am definitely going to try one - it is SUCH a br...I am definitely going to try one - it is SUCH a brilliant book. Julie's was pretty darn inspired, whatever she says about it not completely flipping meaning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-82659191069720544982010-04-05T15:28:04.530-04:002010-04-05T15:28:04.530-04:00This is actually a shaped poem which I can't r...This is actually a shaped poem which I can't reproduce here, but I think it comes close to a reverso.<br /><br />Nicholas Needham:<br />Book Head-Case and Bookcase Head <br /><br />You can read him like a book<br />Nicholas Needham—take a look:<br />As he grew a book-case head <br />For he read and read and read<br />He would need ‘em through the years <br />Bookmark nose and bookendAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-49382711204990152652010-04-05T15:11:27.682-04:002010-04-05T15:11:27.682-04:00It’s a neat trick,
This slick reversal:
Can I han...It’s a neat trick, <br />This slick reversal:<br />Can I handle<br />The movement, the tick to tock,<br />the click to clack of it,<br />the back to back - <br />I mean, the down to up? <br />I love the frown-to-smile of it,<br />The way that Singer sang it. <br />I’ll try it. <br /><br /><br />I’ll try it<br />the way that Singer sang it: <br />I love the frown-to-smile of it - <br />I mean, theJulie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-17022054100044426792010-04-05T14:52:58.502-04:002010-04-05T14:52:58.502-04:00Tricia - this is HARD!Tricia - this is HARD!Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-21938491610120766892010-04-05T14:51:50.621-04:002010-04-05T14:51:50.621-04:00LOVE your book, Marilyn, which I have been studyin...LOVE your book, Marilyn, which I have been studying for several days now. Hopefully, I'll rise to the challenge and post a successful reverso soon.Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-31543257015151783292010-04-05T13:40:33.242-04:002010-04-05T13:40:33.242-04:00This challenge made me think of Mozart's Tafel...This challenge made me think of Mozart's Tafelmusik, a piece written so that it can be played as a duet with one piece of music laid on a table, with one player reading it right side up and another upside down. It's not his best work, but it's a formidable trick.<br /><br />Tafelmusik<br /><br />Heart<br />To hear<br />Is<br />A small shift <br />With a flick of the bow,<br />Like Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05180730302829554796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-62518851075080162162010-04-05T11:07:09.851-04:002010-04-05T11:07:09.851-04:00Oh great, no pressure now!Oh great, no pressure now!Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-30525304042243197032010-04-05T11:05:41.698-04:002010-04-05T11:05:41.698-04:00Good luck, all! I'm eager to see the results!...Good luck, all! I'm eager to see the results!<br /><br />MarilynMarilyn Singerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940649260760922673noreply@blogger.com