tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post4077713170978053685..comments2024-03-10T14:07:40.468-04:00Comments on Blue Rose Girls: POETRY FRIDAY: Defending Walt WhitmanBlue Rose Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224076615462128422noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-33179767862998224772008-11-21T15:09:00.000-05:002008-11-21T15:09:00.000-05:00Tadmack,It's always a great thing for me when I di...Tadmack,<BR/><BR/>It's always a great thing for me when I discover a new voice in poetry--and I love Alexie's poems.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-14538036873158976932008-11-21T14:38:00.000-05:002008-11-21T14:38:00.000-05:00I've been discovering this guy's poetry since last...I've been discovering this guy's poetry since last year, and every single one of them has been a jewel that hits me differently. I love the words "every body" -- not everybody, a taken for granted, run-together thing, but no: every <I>body</I>. Lovely, lovely.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-19473102898146289092008-11-21T13:55:00.000-05:002008-11-21T13:55:00.000-05:00Sarah,When you do get around to reading Alexie's b...Sarah,<BR/><BR/>When you do get around to reading Alexie's book, I hope you will like it as much as I did.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-26879563937556465552008-11-21T13:28:00.000-05:002008-11-21T13:28:00.000-05:00That's a beautiful poem. One of these days, I real...That's a beautiful poem. One of these days, I really am going to get to Part-Time Indian, I mean it.Sarah Rettgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00520851723152425929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-57652670565411607372008-11-21T09:48:00.000-05:002008-11-21T09:48:00.000-05:00Mitali,I've become a big fan of Alexie's poetry ev...Mitali,<BR/><BR/>I've become a big fan of Alexie's poetry ever since I read his book THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN. I love the voice I hear coming through in his writing.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-34914561309567746432008-11-21T09:12:00.000-05:002008-11-21T09:12:00.000-05:00Thank you for this, and to Sherman Alexie, for the...Thank you for this, and to Sherman Alexie, for the beautiful images of brown boys relishing a game I love.mbpbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16081024119047826077noreply@blogger.com