tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post1797518817015010892..comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Comments on Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: November Night and My ClippingsCarmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-82460899952264180452014-05-15T08:43:29.002-05:002014-05-15T08:43:29.002-05:00Kelly, I did, thanks. Good to be home, though!
Ma...Kelly, I did, thanks. Good to be home, though!<br /><br />Mary Lee, I saw a bit of your line lifting poems--such a cool project!<br /><br />Myra, I had beignets twice while there. Yum. Grits--about four times. Mac and cheese--a few times. I don't eat any seafood, so that severely limited my NOLA food choices:>)laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-44261716028132376262014-05-15T08:41:24.422-05:002014-05-15T08:41:24.422-05:00Buffy, enjoy!
Karin, me, too! That's why this...Buffy, enjoy!<br /><br />Karin, me, too! That's why this book really hit a sweet spot for me.<br /><br />Joy, I'm not familiar with word stacking, unless it's something I know by another name. I'd love to hear more details...laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-60695021702091153032014-05-15T08:39:53.022-05:002014-05-15T08:39:53.022-05:00Jama, thanks! I had fun at IRA--intense and overwh...Jama, thanks! I had fun at IRA--intense and overwhelming, as always:>)<br /><br />Marti, so true. If it's something crucial, I print it or tear it out of the mag.<br /><br />Michelle, glad you liked it!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-31305466959595427862014-05-12T04:31:12.485-05:002014-05-12T04:31:12.485-05:00I visited New Orleans around three years back. And...I visited New Orleans around three years back. And oh wow, do I miss those beignets and gumbo! Have fun! :)GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-63229340086719458822014-05-11T08:01:12.705-05:002014-05-11T08:01:12.705-05:00Thanks for the question about line lifting, Margar...Thanks for the question about line lifting, Margaret, and thanks for your answer, Laura! I'm playing around with this a bit. For right now, I'm using my students' lines from our class KidBlog, and so they get immediate recognition as the source. I'll have to be as diligent about attribution for lifted lines in the larger world as I am about attribution for photos.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-28431384773712269992014-05-09T17:25:14.609-05:002014-05-09T17:25:14.609-05:00Isn't FIREFLY JULY spectacular? And I love tha...Isn't FIREFLY JULY spectacular? And I love that middle quote about birds in flight, too. Nice starter. <br /><br />Have fun in New Orleans!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-27788579414955427672014-05-09T11:45:47.715-05:002014-05-09T11:45:47.715-05:00Laura,
Have fun in New Orleans. I want to talk...Laura,<br /> Have fun in New Orleans. I want to talk to you about word stacking for writing poems. Have you tried this technique?Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825251724115541708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-595579609536511602014-05-09T11:41:29.309-05:002014-05-09T11:41:29.309-05:00I'm glad to know about Firefly July. I love sh...I'm glad to know about Firefly July. I love short poems and just about anything about seasons. "November Night" is wonderful. Crapsey makes great use of those 2-syllable lines.Karin Fisher-Goltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10180838581250572921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-20281905807277219332014-05-09T10:27:44.596-05:002014-05-09T10:27:44.596-05:00Putting this on my to read list--thanks, Laura!Putting this on my to read list--thanks, Laura!Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-6586742844299390992014-05-09T10:03:52.733-05:002014-05-09T10:03:52.733-05:00That cinquain is to die for. So beautiful in ever...That cinquain is to die for. So beautiful in every line, every word. Fun clippings too!Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-88968689651764676952014-05-09T09:57:35.732-05:002014-05-09T09:57:35.732-05:00Great cinquain--thanks for sharing it, Laura! I...Great cinquain--thanks for sharing it, Laura! I'm also doing more of my "clipping" online, though occasionally I find that when I go back to a link I've bookmarked, the original text is gone. So if it's an article I REALLY want, I also cut and paste it onto my computer.<br />Hope you're enjoying IRA.Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-57319460932532160682014-05-09T09:56:52.172-05:002014-05-09T09:56:52.172-05:00Love "November Night" -- frost-crisp'...Love "November Night" -- frost-crisp'd is perfection. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your clippings, too!<br /><br />Did someone say beignets? Have fun at IRA :).jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-51197676218447712062014-05-09T08:00:57.199-05:002014-05-09T08:00:57.199-05:00Me, too! Especially in the humid heat here in NOLA...Me, too! Especially in the humid heat here in NOLA!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-22306842657719441592014-05-09T08:00:13.403-05:002014-05-09T08:00:13.403-05:00(Continued) But generally, it's the idea or a ...(Continued) But generally, it's the idea or a comparison that I use, not a string of words. <br /><br />Pls excuse typos--on my phone!<br /><br />:)laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-15598304269053899532014-05-09T07:58:23.663-05:002014-05-09T07:58:23.663-05:00Great question, Margaret. I rarely steal the actua...Great question, Margaret. I rarely steal the actual words in the same order. It's more the concept. I wrote about this a bit in in one of my Poetic Pursuits columns, I think. I'll search when I'm home. If I used the two words "serpentine spaghetti" in a poem about snakes--which I don't think the original passage was about--I *think* it was about wires--I probably wouldn't do anything as far as credit, though if I was telling people the origin of the poem, I would say I read that phrase and it stuck with me, etc. if I did actually use a whole line, I'd probably put something like an italics line with the credit at the end of the poem.laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-90946013790491140402014-05-09T07:50:07.493-05:002014-05-09T07:50:07.493-05:00I hear that! Having a blast in NOLA so far:)I hear that! Having a blast in NOLA so far:)laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-36416510780458629282014-05-09T07:47:01.171-05:002014-05-09T07:47:01.171-05:00This is one of my favorite poems. I love frost-cri...This is one of my favorite poems. I love frost-crisp'd. Actually I love all of it. Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-5977087090636177762014-05-09T05:47:24.684-05:002014-05-09T05:47:24.684-05:00I bought Firefly July for my classroom and have al...I bought Firefly July for my classroom and have already gotten lost in the poems and the images. I like to hear that you use things you read in poems. I've taught my students about lifting a line and using it in a poem. Kevin Hodgson has invaded our kidblog from time to time to leave behind a small poem with a lifted line. <br />How do you credit the first writer? And how many words can you steal without giving credit? This is fuzzy for me. I usually italicize the lifted line and credit the author like this, "with a line from Laura Purdie Salas." <br />Have fun in New Orleans, my favorite city. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-40680897332151775232014-05-08T22:16:13.748-05:002014-05-08T22:16:13.748-05:00Firefly July is indeed a wonderful new book, Laura...Firefly July is indeed a wonderful new book, Laura. Already in our library! Have fun at IRA, & thanks for the clippings, My bookmarks, & paper files are full!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com