tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post25294278032660011..comments2024-01-08T17:41:57.541-07:00Comments on Yat-Yee Chong: Poetry Friday on Pep Talk Week: OptimismYat-Yeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-37825005112682337232009-03-01T16:31:00.000-07:002009-03-01T16:31:00.000-07:00its amazing that some people can write poetry. Me,...its amazing that some people can write poetry. <BR/><BR/>Me, i can only appreciate those message. At least some time if it is well written.<BR/><BR/>Good dayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-62045179436174173282009-02-28T14:14:00.000-07:002009-02-28T14:14:00.000-07:00I am glad this poem has been shared beyond our cir...I am glad this poem has been shared beyond our circle at Poetry Friday. Power of so few words (yes, including figs and mitochondria!)<BR/><BR/>As a poetry Philistine, I don't know much about many poets, Jane Hirshfield included. I am so thankful for Poetry Friday.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for dropping by!Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-86506254076089489922009-02-28T08:36:00.000-07:002009-02-28T08:36:00.000-07:00Thanks, Yat-Yee, for sharing this. I emailed it to...Thanks, Yat-Yee, for sharing this. I emailed it to a friend -- and cc'd myself; would like to keep this one close at hand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-30949864605813687212009-02-28T08:25:00.000-07:002009-02-28T08:25:00.000-07:00"all this resinous, unretractable earth"Wow. Great..."all this resinous, unretractable earth"<BR/><BR/>Wow. Great pick, Yat-Yee. I love reading poems I've not seen before. And will be coming back to this one. I love how she established her metaphor so soundly that one might not have realized it, but for the title!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-88753698299429870552009-02-28T07:52:00.000-07:002009-02-28T07:52:00.000-07:00That's funny, I was thinking of the yoga tree pose...That's funny, I was thinking of the yoga tree pose too! May we all be optimists and resilient!Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-4986108957381978082009-02-28T05:57:00.000-07:002009-02-28T05:57:00.000-07:00I love Jane Hirschfield, too. And isn't the Writer...I love Jane Hirschfield, too. And isn't the Writer's Almanac a great resource? I love it, love it. <BR/><BR/>I almost used a poem from there today, too!Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-12361463346220996982009-02-28T05:09:00.001-07:002009-02-28T05:09:00.001-07:00This makes me think of tree pose from yoga. I've ...This makes me think of tree pose from yoga. I've loved all the Jane Hirshfield poems I've encountered so far, and I admire her personal resilience. Anyone who can work figs and mitochondria into the same poem is adaptable, to say the least! :)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-52277325927655706922009-02-28T05:09:00.000-07:002009-02-28T05:09:00.000-07:00Yat Yee thank you for sharing this today. I just e...Yat Yee thank you for sharing this today. I just emailed it to my brother and the rest of my family. We really need to hear it! Turning toward the light...Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-40723780726471778192009-02-28T04:22:00.000-07:002009-02-28T04:22:00.000-07:00Great poem, but what interests me even more is Jan...Great poem, but what interests me even more is Jane Hirshfield's life. She knew from 1st grade that she would be a writer and yet she DID NOT WRITE for the 8 years she studied Buddhism. THAT'S tenacity!!!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-66561818878509243462009-02-27T19:41:00.000-07:002009-02-27T19:41:00.000-07:00I love the everyday images, of pillows and trees. ...I love the everyday images, of pillows and trees. Somehow, the reminder of how trees (and all the other things mentioned) possess such persistence and flexibility has touched me, city girl that I am too.Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-34752513164566343092009-02-27T19:34:00.000-07:002009-02-27T19:34:00.000-07:00As a city girl, I wasn't expecting the tie in to n...As a city girl, I wasn't expecting the tie in to nature. Pleasantly surprised. Thanks for the read.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924982664582970754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-47719540022834206122009-02-27T11:49:00.000-07:002009-02-27T11:49:00.000-07:00Yay, optimism! Yay, Jane Hirshfield (she has my bi...Yay, optimism! Yay, Jane Hirshfield (she has my birthday)! Yay, Yat-Yee!<BR/><BR/>That's my pep talk :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-81819185210009422342009-02-27T09:45:00.000-07:002009-02-27T09:45:00.000-07:00Yat-Yee, I love this one! Looking at nature always...Yat-Yee, I love this one! Looking at nature always fills me up again when I'm feeling beaten down.<BR/>The resilience must be catching ...Nandinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14288011387138842112noreply@blogger.com