tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post2850404548661378138..comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Comments on Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: Final Poem in Your Pocket for Poetry Month 2016Carmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-26638170244601081582016-05-03T21:20:21.021-05:002016-05-03T21:20:21.021-05:00Thank you, all, for posting comments! I took a lo...Thank you, all, for posting comments! I took a long break after Poetry Month--in the woods by a creek. Ahhh!<br /><br />To those who want to learn my word of crow: it's in the poem. It's that tick-tock sound you can make with your tongue against the roof of your mouth. It sound like you're knocking on wood. Try it when you walk under a tree with a crow cawing above you. They stop. They listen. They wonder where the danger is I have warned them of. <br /><br />Crows are my very favorite animal of all. I was about eleven, and a family that ran a gas station by a highway had a pet crow. When we stopped for gas, they introduced this beautiful, intelligent, playful bird to us. If I could have married that crow, I would have. It was very similar to young girls going horse crazy, I think. I was imprinted.April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128192997917583478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-45057579541365059542016-05-02T19:31:04.359-05:002016-05-02T19:31:04.359-05:00Crow Talk is delightful!
Congrats on the release ...Crow Talk is delightful! <br />Congrats on the release of More Than Enough!Penny Parker Klostermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043861965501388155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-6219816261538589302016-05-01T06:51:37.806-05:002016-05-01T06:51:37.806-05:00You're right -- your poem is definitely a toe ...You're right -- your poem is definitely a toe tapper! I do love crows, such intelligent birds. Thanks for a fun post :).jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-90602695187751782982016-04-30T15:01:21.800-05:002016-04-30T15:01:21.800-05:00Wonderful poem. Love the rhythm of it. And very ap...Wonderful poem. Love the rhythm of it. And very apt for me as I just finished re-reading Tricksters Choice by Tamora Pierce which has a lot about crow language. I am going to walk around with your rhythm in my head today. Susan B Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752641433121011158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-3443554014222242862016-04-29T21:50:09.580-05:002016-04-29T21:50:09.580-05:00I love your crow talk--And that you are busy with ...I love your crow talk--And that you are busy with new book stuff and teaching!Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-77429094487641929462016-04-29T14:16:36.565-05:002016-04-29T14:16:36.565-05:00Crows are mighty clever birds. What do they do whe...Crows are mighty clever birds. What do they do when you knock?Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-13475317582563514092016-04-29T10:44:27.096-05:002016-04-29T10:44:27.096-05:00I have seen crows protect smaller birds when a haw...I have seen crows protect smaller birds when a hawk was circling, so your line about those hawks spoke "crow truth", April. I love watching crows. They seem clever, like your tap-dancing poem! What a great month for you with your book coming out!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-49310751067154456022016-04-29T09:34:43.102-05:002016-04-29T09:34:43.102-05:00I love this poem and think you have captured at le...I love this poem and think you have captured at least one dialect of crow talk, April. I often try to imitate the birds I hear on my walks, with not good results!Jane Heitman Healyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584630141388764779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-25422046629509039672016-04-29T08:47:37.716-05:002016-04-29T08:47:37.716-05:00Love your poem, April. Maybe you can teach me to C...Love your poem, April. Maybe you can teach me to Crow Talk, too. :-)Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.com