tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591278542744238967.post3799040738738435456..comments2024-03-20T02:25:37.324-07:00Comments on Gathering Around the Table: Sunday Scribblings: SolaceGathering Around the Tablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07664367737842132953noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591278542744238967.post-22139619174117909012008-07-27T20:26:00.000-07:002008-07-27T20:26:00.000-07:00What a thoughtful and lovely mix of images and poe...What a thoughtful and lovely mix of images and poetry I found here. Solace comes from sharing writings like these. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591278542744238967.post-8546500637584849332008-07-27T14:32:00.000-07:002008-07-27T14:32:00.000-07:00i so enjoyed the billy collins reading - i enjoy p...i so enjoyed the billy collins reading - i enjoy poetry so much more when i hear it read - i find i'm able to absorb it better that way --- very nice post!!!dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675797306131871129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591278542744238967.post-88913929573457898182008-07-27T10:23:00.000-07:002008-07-27T10:23:00.000-07:00Billy Collins is a favorite - he has a wonderful t...Billy Collins is a favorite - he has a wonderful take on life, everyday things and lost causes. He's a pleasure to listen to, as well. Enjoyed reading/exploring your post!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591278542744238967.post-49354563038191752072008-07-27T09:23:00.000-07:002008-07-27T09:23:00.000-07:00A few things: I think your source of solace is he...A few things:<BR/><BR/> I think your source of solace is healthier and more sustaining than a casino. I'll have to get back to creeks around here.<BR/><BR/> James Wright and Richard Hugo went to the University of Washington together and were good friends. Hugo wrote about their friendship and what he had to endure to remain friends with James Wright. <BR/><BR/> "A Blessing" is one of those poems that has not only lived with me for over thirty years, I can remember exactly where I was the first time I heard it, who read it, and how blown away I was. (Whitworth College, Phil Eaton reading it in Core 150)<BR/><BR/> Likewise, I remember exactly where I was when I first heard David Wagoner read his poem "Lost".<BR/>It's a poem I've come back to countless times for its beauty and for its insight. It's a poem Eileen (my first wife) and loved together. We heard Wagoner read it at EWU during the spring semester of our sophomore year at NIC (1974).raymond perthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04924633611890299829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591278542744238967.post-52027399112515034452008-07-27T09:11:00.000-07:002008-07-27T09:11:00.000-07:00Dear friend--I always come to your blog to feed my...Dear friend--I always come to your blog to feed my soul those wonderful appetizers of poetry and your thoughts, sorta like bruchetta or cucumber sandwiches. I loved the Billy Collins poem and now I don't feel <I>quite</I> so despicable when I have to re-read my parents' obits because I can't remember the exact date they passed.<BR/>Thank you for this post!<BR/>p.s. My cosmos are brave but struggling :O)nonizambonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08381779175217605700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591278542744238967.post-67483116131879356112008-07-27T06:55:00.000-07:002008-07-27T06:55:00.000-07:00Oh yes, the solace in poetry - in reading it, in h...Oh yes, the solace in poetry - in reading it, in hearing it, in writing it. I feel very blessed that I've been able to get tickets to go hear Billy Collins read on Tuesday evening with Seamus Heaney. - My two favourite poets, both with such voices! Thanks for the little preview!GreenishLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344455769443353585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591278542744238967.post-10050986871120226512008-07-26T23:08:00.000-07:002008-07-26T23:08:00.000-07:00I am really enjoying the poetry you've been sharin...I am really enjoying the poetry you've been sharing. Forgetfulness is wonderful... I'm talking about the poem of course!<BR/><BR/>What I really wanted to say is "I love your new blog format and colors!" I wandered all the way down your sidebar to the photo at the very bottom of the page. It's a very soothing choice of colors. I always enjoy stoppin by!Nita Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02763053063410716010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591278542744238967.post-37509693258898496042008-07-26T21:11:00.000-07:002008-07-26T21:11:00.000-07:00I think many bloggers find solace in writing of al...I think many bloggers find solace in writing of all types. I enjoyed your post.Forgetfulonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895803172098820967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591278542744238967.post-76524924911488777592008-07-26T21:07:00.000-07:002008-07-26T21:07:00.000-07:00Oh, I loved the Billy Collins poem! Otto stood be...Oh, I loved the Billy Collins poem! Otto stood behind me chuckling as I played it.<BR/><BR/>I have always found comfort in poetry. Not in Rudyard Kipling's IF, but,yes, in his Recessional: "Farflung our banners fade away/ On dune and headland sinks the fire..." Don't ask me to recite the rest of it, though. That's one of those memories that is taking a loooong vacation!Granny Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18214748856516412924noreply@blogger.com