tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post7974434084333817022..comments2024-03-28T15:09:21.698-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Poetry Friday - For the BirdsTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-2269931723193149082007-10-20T08:11:00.000-04:002007-10-20T08:11:00.000-04:00Hey, my husband's office window has the view of th...Hey, my husband's office window has the view of the bird feeder, too! His favorite sighting this summer: a hawk that came and sat on the fence. (Probably was that hawk, and not a cat, that got a dove or two at the feeder earlier in the summer...)<BR/><BR/>My office window view? The neighbor's back yard. Sigh. Oh, well. He's the writer all day and I'm mostly at my home computer after dark Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-32011957648053253632007-10-19T10:31:00.000-04:002007-10-19T10:31:00.000-04:00Thanks for these - liked both! Myra is one of my f...Thanks for these - liked both! Myra is one of my favorites. I'm a birdwatcher too. Did you know that crows are smart enough to be able to differentiate between people? And they can count!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-84796662867339926132007-10-19T09:33:00.000-04:002007-10-19T09:33:00.000-04:00Tricia,Myra Cohn Livingston was one of the greats ...Tricia,<BR/><BR/>Myra Cohn Livingston was one of the greats of children's poetry. She taught a master class in poetry at UCLA. Many of the best poets writing for children today were her students. Have you read her book I AM WRITING A POEM ABOUT...A GAME OF POETRY? It includes poems written by students in her class--to name a few: Janet Wong, Alice Schertle, Kristine George, and Tony Johnston.<BR/Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-72842209935463571222007-10-19T08:39:00.000-04:002007-10-19T08:39:00.000-04:00Wow, that Singer poem is great. Thanks!Wow, that Singer poem is great. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-56356500758101446242007-10-19T08:18:00.000-04:002007-10-19T08:18:00.000-04:00There's an indoor mall near me where birds always ...There's an indoor mall near me where birds always seem to make their way inside. It used to delight my kids to watch them hop around at the food court. I'm sure it wasn't hygenic, but you gotta take your birdwatching where you can find it! I'm glad you have a good view right from your desk.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-2821223792575772482007-10-19T08:02:00.000-04:002007-10-19T08:02:00.000-04:00Ooh, I really like the Marilyn Singer as well. It ...Ooh, I really like the Marilyn Singer as well. It reminds me, obliquely, of Ashley Bryan's <I>Beautiful Blackbird</I>.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-23077300419429090822007-10-19T07:16:00.000-04:002007-10-19T07:16:00.000-04:00I love Marilyn Nelson's book, which I read from du...I love Marilyn Nelson's book, which I read from during school visits earlier this year. And Myra Cohn Livingston's poem. I also love Eileen Spinelli's <I>Feathers</I> and Kristine O'Connell George's <I>Hummingbird's Nest</I>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com