tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post2788326792702295467..comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Comments on Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: Tribute to My Friend and Fellow Writer Laura CrawfordCarmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-69834501786238732382013-10-17T10:09:24.944-05:002013-10-17T10:09:24.944-05:00Thanks, Ruth. Yes, Laura is missed by many.Thanks, Ruth. Yes, Laura is missed by many.Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-60319122291035547932013-10-16T08:42:20.304-05:002013-10-16T08:42:20.304-05:00I'm sorry about Laura. It sounds as though ma...I'm sorry about Laura. It sounds as though many people were touched by her life, and are missing her now.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-61564042307259407282013-10-14T20:54:48.250-05:002013-10-14T20:54:48.250-05:00Thanks so much, Mary Jo, April, Esther, and Michel...Thanks so much, Mary Jo, April, Esther, and Michelle. I appreciate your comments, and knowing that you tool my poem to heart. Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-34831937387168305952013-10-14T14:58:15.396-05:002013-10-14T14:58:15.396-05:00Laura sounds like a real firecracker and you'v...Laura sounds like a real firecracker and you've honored that spirit well. Thanks for sharing her story with us.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-3180341084402874762013-10-13T14:25:16.113-05:002013-10-13T14:25:16.113-05:00The Fib poetic form serves Laura's life and lo...The Fib poetic form serves Laura's life and loves perfectly.<br />I know she would have loved your words, Marti.Esther Hershenhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016897434029543881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-20103370597274206662013-10-13T00:15:34.711-05:002013-10-13T00:15:34.711-05:00Oh, my, Carmela. I can feel "Laura's exu...Oh, my, Carmela. I can feel "Laura's exuberant voice" breathing in every line of your post. <br /><br />This poem is golden--it's utterly personal and also movingly universal.<br /><br />Thank you for letting us in.April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-90868682445450121422013-10-12T18:26:32.611-05:002013-10-12T18:26:32.611-05:00What a lovely poem for a lovely spirit. When I fi...What a lovely poem for a lovely spirit. When I first started connecting to the SCBWI community, Laura welcomed me in and made me feel like an old friend. She is truly missed.Mary Jo Guglielmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044407102808262871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-2456920134796707172013-10-12T10:19:45.232-05:002013-10-12T10:19:45.232-05:00Thanks for the condolences, Mary Lee. Margaret, it...Thanks for the condolences, Mary Lee. Margaret, it's comforting to know that Laura is still touching people's lives. Thank you, too, Tabatha, for taking time to read it.Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-42788101396388664582013-10-12T09:56:34.626-05:002013-10-12T09:56:34.626-05:00Thank you, Carmela, for sharing this eloquent trib...Thank you, Carmela, for sharing this eloquent tribute with us. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-8491883407970666942013-10-12T07:44:09.341-05:002013-10-12T07:44:09.341-05:00This tribute touched my heart. The fib poem is ju... This tribute touched my heart. The fib poem is just perfect. I want to keep it close as a mantra. Now Laura's spirit has touched even more people through you.Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-57604250965948420992013-10-12T05:20:24.855-05:002013-10-12T05:20:24.855-05:00Condolences.
Your tribute is perfectly beautiful.Condolences.<br />Your tribute is perfectly beautiful.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-44481743595805633832013-10-11T22:13:47.910-05:002013-10-11T22:13:47.910-05:00Thanks Jill and JoAnne. Laura, thanks for your kin...Thanks Jill and JoAnne. Laura, thanks for your kind words and hugs. I appreciate your taking time out from your busy day to comment.<br />Lori, I hope Laura would have loved poem . Actually, I hope she IS loving it. :-)<br />Thanks, Julia. Yes, Laura was all that you say and more!<br />Thanks, Louann, Tara, and everyone else who read this post. It does my heart good to share this poem with so many people, both those who knew Laura and those who didn't. Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-9741697945505007502013-10-11T18:33:24.146-05:002013-10-11T18:33:24.146-05:00What a wonderful spirit your friend had - your poe...What a wonderful spirit your friend had - your poem honors her memory.Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-82713496058593877932013-10-11T17:40:13.760-05:002013-10-11T17:40:13.760-05:00Thank you Carmela, this was perfect.Thank you Carmela, this was perfect.Louann Mattes Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00988350464518979939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-36199143673901062412013-10-11T17:32:02.883-05:002013-10-11T17:32:02.883-05:00Thank you, Carmela. Laura's spirit shines in y...Thank you, Carmela. Laura's spirit shines in your anecdote of her determination to register for your class. She was hard working, generous, charming and determined - she was going to become an author and she worked so very, very hard to perfect her manuscripts. She was such a great author, teacher, critique partner, and SCBWI-IL ambassador!Eileen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15784323103352432994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-73572525830176993252013-10-11T17:01:21.952-05:002013-10-11T17:01:21.952-05:00What an amazing tribute. I'm reminded how few ...What an amazing tribute. I'm reminded how few words we need to honor a life and all the things that exist in the universe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771026732139177953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-56059257288372927752013-10-11T16:48:23.466-05:002013-10-11T16:48:23.466-05:00Your poem is beautiful, Carmela - Laura would have...Your poem is beautiful, Carmela - Laura would have loved it! She will truly be missed!!<br />Lori Degmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13431302924584172655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-20821709583610606592013-10-11T16:16:17.793-05:002013-10-11T16:16:17.793-05:00Oh, lord. What a beautiful, heartbreaking post and...Oh, lord. What a beautiful, heartbreaking post and tribute. Hugs, Carmela, and thank you for sharing Laura with those of us who didn't know her...laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-77914890825937585252013-10-11T09:50:22.562-05:002013-10-11T09:50:22.562-05:00I only met Laura online, but I was also saddened t...I only met Laura online, but I was also saddened to hear the news of her death. Your poem is a lovely tribute, Marti.JoAnn Early Mackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812079420917080829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-74755727267321011582013-10-11T08:58:35.605-05:002013-10-11T08:58:35.605-05:00Ah, reading this has me tearing up. Laura came to ...Ah, reading this has me tearing up. Laura came to Iowa in April for our conf, and she was her usual cheerful, wise-cracking self. It was such a shock to hear that we lost her a few short months later. Beautiful post (and poem), Marti.<br /><br />Jill Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401873777944815512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-12519492298042767662013-10-11T08:45:06.597-05:002013-10-11T08:45:06.597-05:00Thanks, Linda. Laura was an amazing person. She wi...Thanks, Linda. Laura was an amazing person. She will be missed by many.Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-49567287938804532932013-10-11T08:16:48.920-05:002013-10-11T08:16:48.920-05:00Your poem says much in those few words, Carmela. ...Your poem says much in those few words, Carmela. I like especially, "grateful to have known you"-says much, doesn't it? What an amazing person your Laura must have been, and I'm glad you shared so much of your connection to her these past years. I'm sorry for her passing, but glad she had such wonder in her brief life. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com