tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post3530923326664594464..comments2024-03-29T08:09:51.663-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Monday Poetry Stretch - "Index" or "Table of Contents" PoemTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-23050961454706543612011-12-18T11:10:01.879-05:002011-12-18T11:10:01.879-05:00Julie, intriguing and delightful, the perfect vehi...Julie, intriguing and delightful, the perfect vehicle for Gertrude Stein to appear. The index form seems a cataloguer's heaven.<br /><br />I want to say how this blog is important to me. I love the voices here. Even if I don't always contribute, I love reading the prompts and seeing the fine results.<br />Thank you.tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14651702526007175517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-54254065797058967312011-12-15T08:25:11.880-05:002011-12-15T08:25:11.880-05:00Julie--funny, funny, funny!Julie--funny, funny, funny!Julie Krantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882810450575183271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-85731166299054508522011-12-14T08:54:40.417-05:002011-12-14T08:54:40.417-05:00Julie, how very cool! (Now I'm afraid I'll...Julie, how very cool! (Now I'm afraid I'll get the hiccups just from having read your poem.) :)KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-43429026227035092112011-12-14T04:56:48.770-05:002011-12-14T04:56:48.770-05:00I love Paul Violi - he's a genius at this. Her...I love Paul Violi - he's a genius at this. Here's my contribution -<br /><br />INDEX TO A HISTORY OF THE HICCUP <br /><br />absolution, papal - ix<br /><br />accidents involving h. 1-13, 27, 29,43, 45, 49, 57, 60, 62-66, 84, 86, 88-102, 107, 114, 118-119, 123, 142, 146-149, 157,160, 169<br /><br />bowling during 88-102<br /><br />breath, holding - see fainting mishaps<br /><br />chewing, Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-16501214370101248422011-12-12T08:40:07.313-05:002011-12-12T08:40:07.313-05:00Tess--great interpretation of the prompt! I love ...Tess--great interpretation of the prompt! I love all the details, from loblolly to Sibelius. Love how they reveal speaker's (your) personality. JulieJulie Krantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882810450575183271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-35776823242136323802011-12-10T10:40:29.805-05:002011-12-10T10:40:29.805-05:00This prompt brought me to package contents. Such i...This prompt brought me to package contents. Such is the writer's task. Charles Simic once said something like, writing a poem is a little like heading off to church, soon you wonder how you arrived at the racetrack.tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14651702526007175517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-31095572322427767252011-12-10T10:33:34.086-05:002011-12-10T10:33:34.086-05:00THE CONTENTS
Under pressure: allow content’s air...THE CONTENTS<br /><br />Under pressure: allow content’s air to escape <br />without distraction by imagining a candle flame<br />or the air itself upon a wheel.<br />Do not shake or drop,<br />as contents will quickly sour.<br />To prolong shelf life,<br />place contents on a fallen oak limb<br />in the morning sun and allow to ripen. <br />Aging at room temperature,<br />will also bring out thetesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14651702526007175517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-58161806503440795822011-12-07T09:13:41.494-05:002011-12-07T09:13:41.494-05:00Julia’s Tale… or is that Tail?
Table of Contents:...Julia’s Tale… or is that Tail?<br /><br />Table of Contents: The Early Years<br /><br />1. Artless child of modest girth and quaint simian-like features arrives at St. Mary’s Hospital two weeks late, three endearing, life-long traits.<br /><br />2. Mother seeks psychiatric advice two years later, secretly afraid a second Julia (often-spotted swinging [via prehensile tail?] from local trees) is Julie Krantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882810450575183271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-57713067212386100502011-12-06T22:41:15.924-05:002011-12-06T22:41:15.924-05:00Thanks, Jane! I love the combination of feet, scar...Thanks, Jane! I love the combination of feet, scars, and kicking--not a passive life by any means!<br /><br />Aha, Tricia--I like how you said it. "THEY SAID YES!" People who watch too many after-school specials don't realize that an adopted family is, for some of us, ours heart and soul. (You also have something in common with my father, who was a UCLA professor for 32 years and KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-43884262725032361772011-12-06T08:33:18.474-05:002011-12-06T08:33:18.474-05:00Here's my poem.
Part 1 – Unknown Origins
Dec...Here's my poem. <br /><br />Part 1 – Unknown Origins<br />December 1964 – Free love isn’t free<br />August 29th, 1965 – Finally out<br />Days later – The social worker asks, “Do you want a baby?”<br />THEY SAID YES!<br />September 1965 – Homeward bound<br /><br />Part 2 – The Early Years (1966-1970)<br />Older brother and sister think I’m too skinny<br />Only milk, but corn on the cob for Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-57894499653805059352011-12-06T08:31:39.426-05:002011-12-06T08:31:39.426-05:00Kate, we have something in common! (You'll see...Kate, we have something in common! (You'll see what when you read mine.) Love your last line.<br /><br />Jane, love number 12. And number 10, which reminds me I have one of those.<br /><br />Thanks to both of you for sharing.<br />TriciaTriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-56804259972897958652011-12-06T05:55:21.171-05:002011-12-06T05:55:21.171-05:00That is absolutely brilliant, Kate.
Here;s my at...That is absolutely brilliant, Kate. <br /><br />Here;s my attempt, alas, quite flatfooted.<br /><br /><br /><br />Footnotes<br /><br />1. Inked whorls at the Beth Israel Hospital in New York, right one smudged, even then a kicker.<br /><br />2. First step in an apartment, Central Park, no one remembers. Or no longer cares.<br /><br />3. Dances to Daddy's guitar, though he has eyes only for janeyolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396863710083180775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-31429000687565947832011-12-05T22:32:23.174-05:002011-12-05T22:32:23.174-05:00Kate: The Convoluted Tale of a Woman of Perilous W...Kate: The Convoluted Tale of a Woman of Perilous Wit, Occasional Charm, and Dubious Beauty<br /><br />First Chapter: I am born and am given away in short order<br /><br />Second Chapter: I am joined by a large number of small siblings<br /><br />Third Chapter: I spend numerous lunches and recesses consorting with books in the school library<br /><br />Fourth Chapter: I join the band, betraying KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.com