tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post7498787171604655316..comments2024-03-29T00:37:50.644-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Poetry Friday: NPM 2022 - Day 8Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-78400731809920742812022-04-12T07:13:58.216-04:002022-04-12T07:13:58.216-04:00I had no idea about this, Tricia, and are you sayi...I had no idea about this, Tricia, and are you saying there's somewhere we can go and read all these somewhere? THAT would be cool. Your catalog of poems so far is very useful. I guess I ought to go and set that up. What about a sore-as-hell dodoitsu? : )Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-21624266060882203432022-04-10T19:34:10.993-04:002022-04-10T19:34:10.993-04:00They're all so fascinating, but this one takes...They're all so fascinating, but this one takes the cake! What a treasure trove you have!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-6812550633327403452022-04-10T16:20:40.313-04:002022-04-10T16:20:40.313-04:00I had never heard about V-mail before! Thanks for ...I had never heard about V-mail before! Thanks for sharing your poem and this image!Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05051371332314735643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-58345452738503842922022-04-09T10:51:26.820-04:002022-04-09T10:51:26.820-04:00I never heard of V-mail from my uncles, Tricia, so...I never heard of V-mail from my uncles, Tricia, so I thank your for that piece of history. I am intrigued by the forms of poetry that you used so I will take another look later on.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-44009089630753136792022-04-09T08:07:34.205-04:002022-04-09T08:07:34.205-04:00I love this! I'm also writing to primary sourc...I love this! I'm also writing to primary sources and there are challenges. Every new and different "take" on this process fascinates and inspires me. Thank you!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-30247330191378304082022-04-08T21:59:09.291-04:002022-04-08T21:59:09.291-04:00I love each of these. I just finished Facing the ...I love each of these. I just finished Facing the Mountain by Daniel James Brown. It's the stories of several Japanese Americans serving in WW IIJonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-72272933034780169962022-04-08T20:33:21.434-04:002022-04-08T20:33:21.434-04:00What treasures these are. And how wonderful that y...What treasures these are. And how wonderful that your uncle kept his sense of humor through it all. I have an album of letters my grandfather wrote to my grandmother during WWII, also censored, and one day I will read them all. I get sentimental... I have enjoyed your poems on Instagram and appreciate and hope to learn from the different forms you are working with. xoAmy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-58458052956855948092022-04-08T11:08:35.813-04:002022-04-08T11:08:35.813-04:00Wow! This is fascinating--I had no idea! I love th...Wow! This is fascinating--I had no idea! I love the detailed example letter and your concise, fact-filled poem. Thank you for the explanation!JoAnn Early Mackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09823683173219671001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-4531489223230579952022-04-08T09:59:52.420-04:002022-04-08T09:59:52.420-04:00I know that my mother was thankful that the V-Mail...I know that my mother was thankful that the V-Mail happened. One of my uncles was on a ship & it was a long time before they heard anything from him. Hard times! I love that you have this & have written about it, Tricia.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com