tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post1721579494889970780..comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Comments on Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: 4 Reasons to Give Up Writing Creatively...and it's Poetry Friday!Carmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-13390573663788802132014-10-12T22:18:56.920-05:002014-10-12T22:18:56.920-05:00Dear Myra, Laura and Jan,
I asked Bruce for permi...Dear Myra, Laura and Jan,<br /><br />I asked Bruce for permission to reproduce our email conversation here. It is so heartening to have someone out there with whom I can share the hard stuff and the beauty.<br /><br />And Laura--you're absolutely right: I, too, am often rocketed to another place BECAUSE I get an assignment from an anthologist. I would NEVER have written about fire ants unless Lee Bennett Hopkins had assigned them to me. I ended up loving them, in an weird way...April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-8960625363318466382014-10-07T12:12:53.153-05:002014-10-07T12:12:53.153-05:00Hello April!
"Writer:Creator" is stunni...Hello April!<br /><br />"Writer:Creator" is stunning.<br /><br />These reasons to keep on, can work wonders. Very cleverly said.<br /><br />And so cool of you & Bruce Balan to share a peek about crit. honesty, with your back & forth.<br /><br />Many appreciations for this.<br /><br />j a njan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-40936756210680256322014-10-05T07:40:04.476-05:002014-10-05T07:40:04.476-05:00What a wonderful, brave, beautiful post, April. I ...What a wonderful, brave, beautiful post, April. I LIKE to write poems on assignment sometimes, because other people's expectations draw things out that I wouldn't have come up with on my own. But I also need to write the loony junk that resides in my own head. Sometimes I forget how much I need to do that, so thank you for the reminder!<br /><br />And Margaret, I'll be at NCTE--but you already know that! Looking forward to meeting you there since I was so booked at IRA!<br /><br />PS - I love that you shared this exchange between you and Bruce, April.laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-28086842779226673902014-10-04T23:06:04.668-05:002014-10-04T23:06:04.668-05:00Love the dynamic exchange of ideas here and the gr...Love the dynamic exchange of ideas here and the great advice. :) Peaches from one's pen - that would be great wouldn't it? :)GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-48232811602634452562014-10-04T17:25:18.959-05:002014-10-04T17:25:18.959-05:00Tara...initially I wrote, "and let the wild c...Tara...initially I wrote, "and let the wild cats out"...but as I searched for a picture of wild cats on morguefile.com, it didn't seem right. Then I thought "junk"...but IS it junk? <br />Thanks for your comment!<br /><br />And Margaret ~ Hi! I won't be at NCTE. If any other TeachingAuthors plan to be, we'll let our readers know.April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-58180231701975029782014-10-04T07:17:10.931-05:002014-10-04T07:17:10.931-05:00This post made me cringe, then smile, smile and cr...This post made me cringe, then smile, smile and cringe. All so real and true. I especially like the permission to be weird. Sometimes I get caught up in perceived expectations of what I should do. Will any of your group be at NCTE? Would love to meet you.Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-85906305745980504982014-10-03T19:14:11.215-05:002014-10-03T19:14:11.215-05:00Love this: "unlock the heavy wooden door in y...Love this: "unlock the heavy wooden door in your brain and let the odd stuff out." Yes, that is what we aim to do.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-73735226541731812092014-10-03T17:45:40.062-05:002014-10-03T17:45:40.062-05:00Dear Readingtothecore [what IS your name? I search...Dear Readingtothecore [what IS your name? I searched your blog...even clicked on "about"--which was funny],Linda, Jama, Carmela and Michelle ~<br /><br />Each time I post, the comments make me feel braver to letting even more odd stuff out...even the scary odd stuff, Jama! :-)<br /><br />So...thank you!April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-57618441641867996262014-10-03T14:38:29.992-05:002014-10-03T14:38:29.992-05:00Love this post, April. Thanks for the slap upside ...Love this post, April. Thanks for the slap upside the head and for your gloriously oddball, drives-it-home poem.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-81889127179698928842014-10-03T11:26:47.338-05:002014-10-03T11:26:47.338-05:00>>or stretching my palms
up to the sun, watc...>>or stretching my palms<br />up to the sun, watch as<br />they grow from my lifeline<<<br />What a WONDERFUL image, April. Thanks so much for sharing this terrific poem with us!Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-76541312807021840982014-10-03T10:19:10.689-05:002014-10-03T10:19:10.689-05:00Love your poem (peaches!) and all the good advice....Love your poem (peaches!) and all the good advice. The odd stuff picture is scary, though :).jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-80083737323816049832014-10-03T06:55:44.313-05:002014-10-03T06:55:44.313-05:00Coming from two different workshops, this is like ...Coming from two different workshops, this is like the exclamation point for both, April. I think I need to print the picture of you standing on your head & hang it at my desk. Thank you!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-35781744750040938942014-10-03T04:23:22.937-05:002014-10-03T04:23:22.937-05:00Love all your advice, especially "let the odd...Love all your advice, especially "let the odd stuff out." I will carry the images from your poem with me all day. They are "something beautiful." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com