
It has been a while since I participated in Poetry Friday but it seems the right way to get myself back into the blogosphere. I went looking for something to share and, as I often to, I started poking around the Poetry Foundation dropping in keywords and names and waiting for something to grab me. Then I glanced at the sidebar and the title of the poem came up and it seemed to fit my mood for the day (week? month?) Some of you who know me well will see some of me within the lines. I do not know this poet but after finding this poem, I’ll looking to read more of her work.
DO NOT MAKE THINGS TOO EASY
Do not make things too easy.
There are rocks and abysses in the mind
As well as meadows.
There are things knotty and hard: intractable.
Do not talk to me of love and understanding.
I am sick of blandishments.
I want the rock to be met by a rock.
If I am vile, and behave hideously,
Do not tell me it was just a misunderstanding.
by Martha Baird
Here are the links so far for this week’s Poetry Friday:
shares a poem from exquisite book, Borrowed Names here. Also check out
this week’s 15 Words or Less poems.
MsMac has “Learning in the First Grade” by Jane Kenyon.
Amy at the Poem Farm says, “I have #15 in my series of poems about poems, “Her Voice”. Also, I invite teachers and students to share poetry or their favorite poetry ideas at The Poem Farm.”
Alison says, “I have walls on my mind today, with Frost’s Mending Wallover at Wistful Wanderings.
When you need to take a break and destress, pop over and check out the poetic cartoon Tanita shared. You’ll be snorting and laughing.
Tabatha Yeatts gets things moving with an educational rap.
Mary Lee has a perfect poem for Labor Day over at A Reading Year.
Ruth shares an original poem.
Random Noodling looks at haiku by famous writers.
Kurious Kitty features Shakespeare’s 27th sonnet. The quote at Kurious K’s Kwotes is by Jean Cocteau.
The Write Sisters has “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus.
Karen Edmisten shares Morning Song by Marcia F. Brown
Heidi Mordhorst perks things up with The Hello Song from PBS “Dragon Tales”
For Labor Day Shelly has some poems about some hard-working people
Jeannine Atkins says, “I wrote a post called Ways to Listen to the World about poetic inspiration.”
Over at on the Stenhouse Blog they have a great poem from Stenhouse author Charles Fuhrken.
At Wild Rose Reader Elaine Magliaro shares an original poem titled “Toasting Marshmallows.” and at Blue Rose Girls Elaine posts have a poem by Kalli Dakos titled “A Teacher’s Lament.”
Cassy says, “I’m on a campaign to create wonder over at my blog, and so I posted a poem called “Halleluiah” by Mary Oliver.
PaperTigers is in with a post about the poetry of Jorge Argueta.
Jeni Bell, aka, shared an excerpt from the Tori Amos song “Winter” and offers thoughts on how it relates to Maggie Stiefvater’s new book LINGER (“Winter” was part of the playlist for the book).
Semicolon’s contribution to Poetry Friday is Young Lochinvar by Sir Walter Scott .
“Rivers” is the topic for Ben’s Poetry Mix tape this week.
Janet Squires shares Young Cornrows Callin Out the Moon: Poem, written by Ruth Forman with illustrations by Cbabi Bayoc.
At Bildungsroman today you can check out the lyrics and video for Shadowfeet by Brooke Fraser.
Carol Wilcox at Carol’s Corner shares some football poems to get us in the mood for the season.
Please add your links to Poetry Friday in the comments and I’ll round them up throughout the day! Thanks for participating!
Thank you for hosting, Susan! This week I have #15 in my series of poems about poems, “Her Voice”. Also, I invite teachers and students to share poetry or their favorite poetry ideas at The Poem Farm.
http://poemfarm.blogspot.com/2010/09/poetry-friday-156-her-voice.html
Mending Wall
Hi Susan, thanks for hosting. It’s been a while since I’ve participated in Poetry Friday, too.
I have walls on my mind today, with Frost’s Mending Wall over at Wistful Wanderings. Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend, Alison.
tanita says:
I love that you find poems sometimes like I do!
And I really like this one. It sounds cranky… but really, it’s a plea for straightforwardness, which I can appreciate.
I haven’t done Poetry Friday for awhile, and since I posted more a joke than a poem, I’m not really doing it today – but I’m lurking so thanks for hosting!
I had to google the definition of “blandishments” after I read your poem, Susan. I like the poem a lot! Thanks for hosting. I have educational rap today: http://www.tabathayeatts.blogspot.com/
Tabatha
I have a poem for Labor Day:
http://readingyear.blogspot.com/2010/09/poetry-friday-okay-i-wont-complain.html
Happy Long Weekend, everyone! (or everyone who doesn’t have to work!!)
Poetry Friday: Snorting and Inappropriate Laughter
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Poetry Friday — Okay, I Won’t Complain
User referenced to your post from Poetry Friday — Okay, I Won’t Complain saying: […] ONE TIME MY DAD by Richard E. McMullen One time my dad said to me, I don’t see why people complain about how hard they work or how tired they are. Nobody works hard but farmers, miners, lumberjacks and foundry workers. (the rest of the poem is at at The Writer’s Almanac) Here’s hoping you have an enjoyable Labor Day weekend, whether that means a long weekend of rest, or a long weekend with a long to-do list (sigh). Susan has the Poetry Friday roundup this week at Susan Writes […]
Poetry Friday: Snorting and Inappropriate Laughter
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http://thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com/2010/09/poetry-friday-charcoal.html
I’m in with an original poem today. Thanks for hosting!
And here it is as a link.
Poetry Friday: Snorting and Inappropriate Laughter
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POETRY FRIDAY
I’m in with a couple of football poems, in honor of the beginning of my guys’ season…
Poetry Friday — Okay, I Won’t Complain
User referenced to your post from Poetry Friday — Okay, I Won’t Complain saying: […] ONE TIME MY DAD by Richard E. McMullen One time my dad said to me, I don’t see why people complain about how hard they work or how tired they are. Nobody works hard but farmers, miners, lumberjacks and foundry workers. (the rest of the poem is at at The Writer’s Almanac) Here’s hoping you have an enjoyable Labor Day weekend, whether that means a long weekend of rest, or a long weekend with a long to-do list (sigh). Susan has the Poetry Friday roundup this week at Susan Writes […]
Welcome back, Susan!
Random Noodling looks at haiku by famous writers.
Kurious Kitty features Shakespeare’s 27th sonnet.
The quote at Kurious K’s Kwotes is by Jean Cocteau.
The Write Sisters has “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus.
Thanks for hosting, Susan. I’m in this week with a poem by Marcia F. Brown. It’s here.
I, too, sometimes just poke around the Poetry Foundation for whatever fits my mood. 🙂
Poetry Friday: Morning Song
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Leaving This Again So My Links Are in the Right Place:>)
Hi Susan,
I’m leaving early in the morning for Maddie’s cross-country meet, so I hope it’s OK for me to leave my links here in case I run out of time in the a.m.
I have a poem from Jeannine Atkins’ Borrowed Names up today: http://laurasalas.livejournal.com/234985.html
And this week’s 15 Words or Less poems are at: http://laurasalas.livejournal.com/234524.html
Thanks, Susan! Have a great weekend.
Get up on your feet
and say hello with a first-day-of-anything song!
http://myjuicylittleuniverse.blogspot.com/
Hard Work
For Labor Day, poems about some hard-working people:
http://dustbowlpoetry.wordpress.com
Thanks, Susan!
Shelley
Susan! So great to see you back with the Poetry Friday gang (where you belong), and hosting, too! Thank you!
I wrote a post called Ways to Listen to the World about poetic inspiration at: http://jeannineatkins.livejournal.com/138453.html
Hope you find some quiet in your weekend.
Poetry Friday on the Stenhouse Blog
This week we have a great poem from Stenhouse author Charles Fuhrken. Enjoy!
Poetry Friday
Susan,
Thanks for doing the roundup this holiday weekend!
At Wild Rose Reader, I have an original poem titled “Toasting Marshmallows.”
http://wildrosereader.blogspot.com/2010/09/toasting-marshmallows-original-poem.html
Elaine Magliaro
Poetry Friday: The Poetry of Jose Argueta
PaperTigers is in with my post about the poetry of Jorge Argueta. It’s at:http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/poetry-friday-the-poetry-of-jorge-argueta/
Poetry Friday
I’m back! At Blue Rose Girls, I have a poem by Kalli Dakos titled “A Teacher’s Lament.”
http://bluerosegirls.blogspot.com/2010/09/teachers-lament-by-kalli-dakos.html
Elaine Magliaro
Toasting Marshmallows: An Original Poem
User referenced to your post from Toasting Marshmallows: An Original Poem saying: […] r! The days are still warm. The nights are cooler. There’s less humidity. Crickets serenade us loudly at night. It’s a wonderful time of the year to camp out…or to have a barbecue. That’s why I selected a poem I wrote about toasting marshmallows to post for this holiday weekend. ******************** Toasting Marshmallows I pierce two candied clouds… a pair of whipped sugar pillows with a wooden stick, toast them over the campfire till they’re warm and brown and their insides ooze sticky white lava when I bite in. ********************Coming next Friday–my review of Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the Night, written by Joyce Sidman and Illustrated by Rick Allen.At Blue Rose Girls, I have a poem by Kalli Dakos titled A Teacher’s Lament.Susan Taylor Brown has the Poetry Friday Roundup […]
A Teacher’s Lament by Kalli Dakos
User referenced to your post from A Teacher’s Lament by Kalli Dakos saying: […] m my elementary library position for six years. Before I worked as a school librarian, I was a classroom teacher for more than three decades. I stopped teaching a children’s literature course at BU 1n 2008. Although I enjoyed my years teaching young children and college students, I have to say I love being retired! I can do whatever I want–whenever I want. I can blog, write poetry, go away on vacation, have lunch with friends when I choose to. I thought Labor Day weekend would be a good time to post a poem about school—as many children will be heading back to class next Tuesday. A Teacher’s Lament by Kalli Dakos Don’t tell me the cat ate your math sheet, And your spelling words went down the drain, And you couldn’t decipher your homework, Because it was soaked in the rain. Don’t tell me you slaved for hours On the project that’s due today, And you would have had it finished If your snake hadn’t run away. You can read the rest of the poem here. ******************** At Wild Rose Reader, I’m still in summer mode. I have an original poem titled Toasting Marshmallows. Susan Taylor Brown has the Poetry Friday Roundup […]
Toasting Marshmallows: An Original Poem
User referenced to your post from Toasting Marshmallows: An Original Poem saying: […] r! The days are still warm. The nights are cooler. There’s less humidity. Crickets serenade us loudly at night. It’s a wonderful time of the year to camp out…or to have a barbecue. That’s why I selected a poem I wrote about toasting marshmallows to post for this holiday weekend. ******************** Toasting Marshmallows I pierce two candied clouds… a pair of whipped sugar pillows with a wooden stick, toast them over the campfire till they’re warm and brown and their insides ooze sticky white lava when I bite in. ********************Coming next Friday–my review of Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the Night, written by Joyce Sidman and Illustrated by Rick Allen.At Blue Rose Girls, I have a poem by Kalli Dakos titled A Teacher’s Lament.Susan Taylor Brown has the Poetry Friday Roundup […]
A Teacher’s Lament by Kalli Dakos
User referenced to your post from A Teacher’s Lament by Kalli Dakos saying: […] m my elementary library position for six years. Before I worked as a school librarian, I was a classroom teacher for more than three decades. I stopped teaching a children’s literature course at BU 1n 2008. Although I enjoyed my years teaching young children and college students, I have to say I love being retired! I can do whatever I want–whenever I want. I can blog, write poetry, go away on vacation, have lunch with friends when I choose to. I thought Labor Day weekend would be a good time to post a poem about school—as many children will be heading back to class next Tuesday. A Teacher’s Lament by Kalli Dakos Don’t tell me the cat ate your math sheet, And your spelling words went down the drain, And you couldn’t decipher your homework, Because it was soaked in the rain. Don’t tell me you slaved for hours On the project that’s due today, And you would have had it finished If your snake hadn’t run away. You can read the rest of the poem here. ******************** At Wild Rose Reader, I’m still in summer mode. I have an original poem titled Toasting Marshmallows. Susan Taylor Brown has the Poetry Friday Roundup […]
A Teacher’s Lament by Kalli Dakos
User referenced to your post from A Teacher’s Lament by Kalli Dakos saying: […] m my elementary library position for six years. Before I worked as a school librarian, I was a classroom teacher for more than three decades. I stopped teaching a children’s literature course at BU 1n 2008. Although I enjoyed my years teaching young children and college students, I have to say I love being retired! I can do whatever I want–whenever I want. I can blog, write poetry, go away on vacation, have lunch with friends when I choose to. I thought Labor Day weekend would be a good time to post a poem about school—as many children will be heading back to class next Tuesday. A Teacher’s Lament by Kalli Dakos Don’t tell me the cat ate your math sheet, And your spelling words went down the drain, And you couldn’t decipher your homework, Because it was soaked in the rain. Don’t tell me you slaved for hours On the project that’s due today, And you would have had it finished If your snake hadn’t run away. You can read the rest of the poem here. ******************** At Wild Rose Reader, I’m still in summer mode. I have an original poem titled Toasting Marshmallows. Susan Taylor Brown has the Poetry Friday Roundup […]
Poetry Friday
Hi,
I’m on a campaign to create wonder over at my blog, and so I posted a poem called Halleluiah by Mary Oliver. http://cassylee.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/poetry-friday-halleluiah/
May you all feel as if you have wings this weekend!
-Cassy
I posted an excerpt from the Tori Amos song “Winter” and offer thoughts on how it relates to Maggie Stiefvater’s new book LINGER (“Winter” was part of the playlist for the book):
http://jeniwrites.livejournal.com/32184.html
Thank you for hosting! I love the poem you shared (especially the line, “I want the rock to be met by a rock”).
Semicolon’s Poetry Friday
I’ve featured Young Lochinvar by Sir Walter Scott for my contribution this Friday.
http://www.semicolonblog.com/?p=11254
Pretty powerful poem.
Poetry Friday
Here’s my latest Poetry Mix Tape. This week’s topic: Rivers. Hope you enjoy and hope you have a river poem to share. Thanks for hosting.
Ben
http://thesmallnouns.blogspot.com/2010/09/poetry-friday-poetry-mix-taperivers.html
Thanks for hosting.
My selection is Young Cornrows Callin Out the Moon: Poem, written by Ruth Forman with illustrations by Cbabi Bayoc.
Hi Susan! Thanks for hosting.
I posted the lyrics and video for Shadowfeet by Brooke Fraser at Bildungsroman today.
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