tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post7219813149445720398..comments2024-03-29T07:35:27.262-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Poetry Seven Write "In the Style Of" ... Kay RyanTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-2775944381077385702016-07-06T19:17:55.903-04:002016-07-06T19:17:55.903-04:00Wow, even with the elegance of your poem, I am sti...Wow, even with the elegance of your poem, I am still having trouble feeling sympathy for the poor naked rodent except as she is both undeterred and absurd. There is something wonderful about that rhyme.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-56172629902096044542016-07-04T20:14:05.209-04:002016-07-04T20:14:05.209-04:00Love all the renditions of Kay Ryan's style. I...Love all the renditions of Kay Ryan's style. I have new respect for her poetry and Naked Mole Rats, thanks to your poem. Brava! =)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-14117021344064765092016-07-03T18:10:14.628-04:002016-07-03T18:10:14.628-04:00I think you're being to hard on yourself. This...I think you're being to hard on yourself. This is fabulous, and very Kay Ryan-ish!! Well done!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-8784318649423905232016-07-03T08:45:18.453-04:002016-07-03T08:45:18.453-04:00Love this. Have never seen a poem for the Naked Mo...Love this. Have never seen a poem for the Naked Mole Rat before, though I did get to see a colony of them at the Singapore Zoo this year. Sally Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840326270568153356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-30218766957262678292016-07-02T19:57:43.543-04:002016-07-02T19:57:43.543-04:00I did not know Ryan until this project. It's o...I did not know Ryan until this project. It's one of the things I love about writing with others. Just when I start to believe I'm slightly well-read when it comes to poetry, I learn about someone else I should have known!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this poem. I love the internal rhymes. Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-43560211655363423182016-07-02T09:09:43.046-04:002016-07-02T09:09:43.046-04:00I learned a lot about naked mole rats from your po...I learned a lot about naked mole rats from your poem, Tricia--and I love the combination of "undeterred" and "subterranean." Always a good exercise to COPYchange!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-23806406104648532942016-07-02T04:05:19.311-04:002016-07-02T04:05:19.311-04:00Clearly I have been writing poems in Kay Ryan'...<br /><br />Clearly I have been writing poems in Kay Ryan's<br />style for years, these internal rhymes are my signature.<br />Yet I didn't know her poems. Bad me!!!<br /><br />To Bee or Not To Bee<br /><br />There is a certain cant to bees,<br />Chanting buzzingly along the beelines.<br />Being fuzzed with life, they dance<br />to flowers, powering their way<br />to enhancing honey. Jane Yolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16614445497209111557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-16904231568360299412016-07-01T22:59:33.460-04:002016-07-01T22:59:33.460-04:00What a strange looking creature - but hard working...What a strange looking creature - but hard working, indeed. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-37316514640061320942016-07-01T11:56:29.248-04:002016-07-01T11:56:29.248-04:00Oooh, this is fun! And, wow, such an odd-looking c...Oooh, this is fun! And, wow, such an odd-looking creature, right? I only glance at images of them because they kind of creep me out.<br /><br />Fate determined<br />by birth, she labors for her queen.<br />Keeping chambers clean, finding food,<br />minding pups, life is busy enough.<br />Neither mole nor rat, she’s tough<br /><br />This is my favorite part of your poem--it's genius! Love thatlaurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-65014416244445436792016-07-01T11:03:12.309-04:002016-07-01T11:03:12.309-04:00I'm so envious that you managed the rhyme! I j...I'm so envious that you managed the rhyme! I just didn't have it really in me this time. I love this, though. Naked mole rats are ...so ... disturbing. And related to porcupines!? <i>SURREAL!!!</i>tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-55777767749533144462016-07-01T09:53:50.707-04:002016-07-01T09:53:50.707-04:00"Undeterred" and "absurd" are ..."Undeterred" and "absurd" are terrific internal rhymes---as are the many others you've woven into this poem. I like it! Don't want to be a mole rat, ever---but you've shown me her life. Mission accomplished. Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.com