tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601402750320174590.post9026168053606424509..comments2023-04-01T09:00:18.596-04:00Comments on A Poem A Day from the George Hail Library ~ Selected by Maria Horvath: The Joy of WritingGeorge Hail Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05296359504047895036noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601402750320174590.post-36810110005602227232012-01-29T08:21:42.352-05:002012-01-29T08:21:42.352-05:00Maria, I love love love this post, the way that Sz...Maria, I love love love this post, the way that Szymborska answers her(?) own observation that there's nothing to watch when a poet's at work, by writing a poem in which life bounds to life in improbable, exciting ways. Here is the movie, and here is a reminder of, as others have said, the power of the writer. Thanks!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601402750320174590.post-59671848391750366572012-01-29T05:58:57.822-05:002012-01-29T05:58:57.822-05:00What a great meditation on the power of writing!
...What a great meditation on the power of writing!<br /><br />The only way to control the flow of time is to be a writer...Now THAT'S power!<br /><br />"The twinkling of an eye will take as long as I say, <br />and will, if I wish, divide into tiny eternities,"Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601402750320174590.post-67552445052240583472012-01-28T21:57:01.230-05:002012-01-28T21:57:01.230-05:00Thanks for sharing this, Maria. I enjoyed the poem...Thanks for sharing this, Maria. I enjoyed the poem itself -- particularly the interplay of the writer and the written -- and Szymborska's perspective in general.Ed DeCariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02008811161729435126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601402750320174590.post-54329986727368817432012-01-27T20:24:39.913-05:002012-01-27T20:24:39.913-05:00Maria, what a beautiful choice for this week's...Maria, what a beautiful choice for this week's Poetry friday. I can't help but gasp each time i read a verse - i agree with all the comments when they intimated on that RAW binding power that poets hold over universes crafted wilfully onto the page. Left me breathless with awe. Symborszka has always been a favorite of mine alongside Atwood and Adrienne Rich. <br /><br />For some reason, i was also reminded of Cornelia Funke's Inkheart Trilogy as i was rereading the lines. The various worlds and creatures flowing out of the writer's pen.GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601402750320174590.post-36564582608642990552012-01-27T11:48:09.251-05:002012-01-27T11:48:09.251-05:00I, too, really appreciated the thoughtful way in w...I, too, really appreciated the thoughtful way in which you wove together the different elements of this post - one flowing so naturally into the other. I loved these lines:<br />Lying in wait, set to pounce on the blank page, <br />are letters up to no good<br /><br />- that's what writing is all about!Tarahttp://tmsteach.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601402750320174590.post-5012189816551072832012-01-27T10:05:00.676-05:002012-01-27T10:05:00.676-05:00What a beautiful post -- love all the elements: pa...What a beautiful post -- love all the elements: painting, quote, poem itself. <br /><br />Powerful words. "The power of preserving." Wow. "Not a thing will ever happen unless I say so." Love it!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601402750320174590.post-25613534957127339952012-01-27T09:32:57.284-05:002012-01-27T09:32:57.284-05:00I enjoyed your lead into the poem, the envisioning...I enjoyed your lead into the poem, the envisioning of a poet's movie of lounging on a sofa, penning words at a table, the only action is in the brain and then a bit of finger movement. Who will watch? Love "Not a thing will ever happen unless I say so./ <br />Without my blessing, not a leaf will fall" Nice to contemplate.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601402750320174590.post-74038582893440632772012-01-27T09:32:19.106-05:002012-01-27T09:32:19.106-05:00Wow, Maria! Szymborska's poem leaves me with s...Wow, Maria! Szymborska's poem leaves me with such a sense of power. It's easy to forget the mightiness of a writer's pen/keyboard when we're stuck or feel dried up.I love this part- <br /><br />"Silence - this word also rustles across the page and parts the boughs<br />that have sprouted from the word "woods."<br /><br />Today I shall picture images sprouting from my written words.Joyce Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905709719444916488noreply@blogger.com