tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post4411347075398513004..comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Comments on Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: The Progressive Poem's denouement! Carmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-7044836930129002912013-05-03T01:27:05.337-05:002013-05-03T01:27:05.337-05:00Thank you, Penny and everyone for your comments! ...Thank you, Penny and everyone for your comments! Now that Poetry Month is over and we're winding down, we can all actually read more poetry!April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-47308168283022197662013-05-02T08:45:48.810-05:002013-05-02T08:45:48.810-05:00April,
I went over to Teaching Author's to rea...April,<br />I went over to Teaching Author's to read today's post and couldn't resist another run through the Progressive Poem. I saw that my comment didn't come through on the 30th! Weird! Anyway, I will just say again how perfectly you ended our poem I just love your line! In fact, I'm going wild over it!Penny Parker Klostermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043861965501388155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-6398267072013931662013-05-01T16:38:30.644-05:002013-05-01T16:38:30.644-05:00This could not have been a better ending! I love ...This could not have been a better ending! I love it, and I loved this month. Thank you, poetry friends. xo, a.Amy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-17774399155912912212013-05-01T07:07:19.076-05:002013-05-01T07:07:19.076-05:00What a satisfying ending, April! And what an amaz...What a satisfying ending, April! And what an amazing team effort. It's a wonder I don't have a tummy ache from all the cotton candy, but what an awesome month at the circus!Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-44188226562919909562013-05-01T05:14:43.971-05:002013-05-01T05:14:43.971-05:00I loved watching this unfold! Couldn't believe...I loved watching this unfold! Couldn't believe how people could make the poem hang together, day after day, not only with meaning, but with meter. Like so many others, I love your ending. Also absolutely love the title! Perfect!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-72299651944000849932013-04-30T22:49:54.603-05:002013-04-30T22:49:54.603-05:00I'm sure you all felt this with each line: all...I'm sure you all felt this with each line: all I can say is, WHEW! ("It's just a POEM,Honey...") <br /><br />Felt like I was in the March Madness Poetry Tournament all over again...<br />xxxApril Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-27158979627790151022013-04-30T20:04:36.247-05:002013-04-30T20:04:36.247-05:00STOMP STOMP CLAP! STOMP STOMP CLAP! Leave the wh...STOMP STOMP CLAP! STOMP STOMP CLAP! Leave the whole show in a little kid's lap!<br />Somehow it all came together, and anchorwoman April did the heavy lifting. Thanks, Irene, for instigating, and to all who played along. Poetry improv indeed.Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-63670468892303640582013-04-30T19:33:25.518-05:002013-04-30T19:33:25.518-05:00Best poem title ever!Best poem title ever!Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-31386091972560968342013-04-30T19:15:03.772-05:002013-04-30T19:15:03.772-05:00Bravo! What fun. xoA
Bravo! What fun. xoA<br />Annis Cassellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04956658096326753578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-12729545343025350292013-04-30T17:05:18.211-05:002013-04-30T17:05:18.211-05:00Yay for us! Love the title. Let's twirl some...Yay for us! Love the title. Let's twirl some words together again sometime. It's been fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-74135123772867370482013-04-30T15:50:35.506-05:002013-04-30T15:50:35.506-05:00Excellent! The ending couldn't be more perfect...Excellent! The ending couldn't be more perfect. Very nicely done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-45175407729967748742013-04-30T11:28:56.056-05:002013-04-30T11:28:56.056-05:00The crowd goes wild for your ending, April. Well ...The crowd goes wild for your ending, April. Well done! I laughed at your impulse to write the end--just let those awesome words wing away. That would have been grand, but I'm glad you brought them to a child's lap.Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-80830108801645373782013-04-30T11:05:21.113-05:002013-04-30T11:05:21.113-05:00It's already been said, but I'll say it ag...It's already been said, but I'll say it again, the perfect ending in the lap of the child with the crowd going wild. Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-88760141150303446272013-04-30T10:53:57.943-05:002013-04-30T10:53:57.943-05:00Yay for our whole pack--it truely takes a village!...Yay for our whole pack--it truely takes a village!April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-22401166376836931602013-04-30T10:30:02.913-05:002013-04-30T10:30:02.913-05:00Wonderful ending, April! (I would not have wanted ...Wonderful ending, April! (I would not have wanted that knee-buckling responsibility.) Brava!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-21184582460618034562013-04-30T10:25:32.516-05:002013-04-30T10:25:32.516-05:00Like others, I love that it ends in a child's ...Like others, I love that it ends in a child's lap, too. Great ending to a terrific poem! Congratulations to all the participants.Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-55989991378650951102013-04-30T10:22:30.465-05:002013-04-30T10:22:30.465-05:00Yes, Bravo, April! The perfect ending for an over...Yes, Bravo, April! The perfect ending for an over-the-(big)-top creation, chronicling both secret musings and spectacle, is with a child reader. clap*clap*clapRobyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-5688010284263468832013-04-30T07:26:55.278-05:002013-04-30T07:26:55.278-05:00This poem came together so wonderfully well all al...This poem came together so wonderfully well all along the way. Perfect ending, April!KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-32896845306168271092013-04-30T07:17:55.619-05:002013-04-30T07:17:55.619-05:00I think at the end of a beautiful act, I should sa...I think at the end of a beautiful act, I should say 'encore', yet you've ended the poem so lovingly, April, right where it should be, with a child. Class act!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-25132578513504802122013-04-30T07:05:24.953-05:002013-04-30T07:05:24.953-05:00Bravo! Take a bow! With all of the action centered...Bravo! Take a bow! With all of the action centered around the writer, it all comes to a fitting end in the lap of a child, which is just perfect! I can hear the blogosphere clapping!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07682058801563526618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-7037763029413267972013-04-30T07:01:00.390-05:002013-04-30T07:01:00.390-05:00What can I say? the crowd goes wild is a wonderfu...What can I say? <i>the crowd goes wild</i> is a wonderful way to go out!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-59465614357755001112013-04-30T06:29:55.731-05:002013-04-30T06:29:55.731-05:00Wow, we went from music and dancing to singing and...Wow, we went from music and dancing to singing and dreaming to swinging and tumbling...the crowd does, indeed, go wild! Well done!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-32111176904983747172013-04-30T06:29:24.279-05:002013-04-30T06:29:24.279-05:00April, I love it!!! In the lap of a child, exactly...April, I love it!!! In the lap of a child, exactly where we want it to be. Love that wordy title too. Thank you THANK YOU, everyone who made this year so much fun. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-17857444623382583492013-04-30T06:27:16.945-05:002013-04-30T06:27:16.945-05:00Nice! Let's do it again next year!Nice! Let's do it again next year!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-36200374576547211432013-04-30T06:02:11.834-05:002013-04-30T06:02:11.834-05:00TA-DAAAAAH! I admit I rather loved your idea of wr...TA-DAAAAAH! I admit I rather loved your idea of writing THE END (ha!), but I'm so glad you didn't. This is the perfect ending, words twirling to a child, which is what we're here for. <br /><br />THE CROWD GOES WILD! Yay, us!Renee LaTulippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520719663052253627noreply@blogger.com