tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post116493334558712595..comments2024-03-10T14:07:40.468-04:00Comments on Blue Rose Girls: POETRY FRIDAY: 'Tis the SeasonsBlue Rose Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224076615462128422noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1165089520023076982006-12-02T14:58:00.000-05:002006-12-02T14:58:00.000-05:00Hey, Elaine. No, "I Like to be Little" is a pictu...Hey, Elaine. No, "I Like to be Little" is a picture book, but it's another good collaboration between Zolotow and Blegvad. And her prose always has kind of a poetic lilt anyway, you know?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1165078498559360242006-12-02T11:54:00.000-05:002006-12-02T11:54:00.000-05:00KT,I have been working on a picture book manuscrip...KT,<BR/><BR/>I have been working on a picture book manuscript recently.<BR/><BR/>I usually write poetry. I submitted three manuscripts of children's poetry to three different publishers in early October. I have not heard anything yet. I know that poetry is a hard sell these days--but it's what I love to write.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1165078194339062842006-12-02T11:49:00.000-05:002006-12-02T11:49:00.000-05:00Katherine,Here are some titles by Joanne Ryder:DAN...Katherine,<BR/><BR/>Here are some titles by Joanne Ryder:<BR/>DANCERS IN THE GARDEN<BR/>WHERE BUTTERFLIES GROW<BR/>SEA ELF<BR/>UNDER YOUR FEET<BR/>STEP INTO THE NIGHT<BR/><BR/>And a few more picture books by different authors:<BR/><BR/>RIVER STORY by Meredith Hooper<BR/><BR/>DEAR REBECCA, WINTER IS HERE and TO CLIMB A WATERFALL by Jean Craighead George<BR/><BR/>LONG NIGHT MOON by Cynthia Rylant<BR/><BR/>IF YOU WANT TO FIND GOLDEN by Eileen Spinelli<BR/><BR/>And I love books written by Byrd Baylor.<BR/><BR/>There! That list is a good beginning. I don't know if you'll find all these titles in the library. It's easy for me to type up a bibliography of books for workshops because I have my own library of children's books here at home. Yes, I have spent my daughter's inheritance on children's literature!Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1165076438505857222006-12-02T11:20:00.000-05:002006-12-02T11:20:00.000-05:00p.s. I like your haiku. Have you ever written a pi...p.s. I like your haiku. Have you ever written a picture book manuscript? <BR/><BR/>KTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1165076099903547392006-12-02T11:14:00.000-05:002006-12-02T11:14:00.000-05:00Dear ElaineI agree about Cynthia Rylant - lyrical ...Dear Elaine<BR/><BR/>I agree about Cynthia Rylant - lyrical language seems part of her books, especially present in her early work.<BR/><BR/>From the beginning of the Relatives Are Coming: "It was in the summer of the year when the relatives came. They came up from Virginia. They left when their grapes were nearly purple enough to pick, but not quite."<BR/><BR/>I am planning a trip to the library for the other picture book titles you mentioned - I am not familiar with them. Won't you name some more? I adore beautiful language in a picture book and you seem to have a knowledge of the literature as well as a love of language.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/>KatherineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1165035606370219282006-12-02T00:00:00.000-05:002006-12-02T00:00:00.000-05:00Eisha,I don't think I have ever seen I LIKE TO BE ...Eisha,<BR/><BR/>I don't think I have ever seen I LIKE TO BE LITTLE. Is it a collection of poems?<BR/><BR/>Katherine,<BR/><BR/>I like the writing of Joanne Ryder. She's done lots of picture books about animals and nature. Some are even classified as nonfiction. She uses poetic language. In fact, Nancy at Journey Woman had a contest at her blog recently about submitting poetic passages from children's books. Several of the passages I submitted were taken from Ryder's <BR/>books.<BR/><BR/>I also like Cynthia Rylant's WHEN I WAS YOUNG IN THE MONUTAINS and Rebecca Bond's THIS PLACE IN THE SNOW. I really like Linda Ashman's books in verse--especially CASTLES, CAVES, AND HONEYCOMBS and RUB-A-DUB SUB. I guess I could go on forever.<BR/><BR/>Here are names of several of my favorite adult poets: Billy Collins, Jane Kenyon, Mary Oliver, Ted Kooser, Paul Zimmer, Naomi Shihab Nye, Li-Young Lee, and Wislawa Szymborska.<BR/><BR/>I also like the young adult poetry anthologies compiled by Paul Janeczko and Liz Rosenberg.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1165032452263890822006-12-01T23:07:00.000-05:002006-12-01T23:07:00.000-05:00Yes, Elaine, we are reading! I love poetry and enj...Yes, Elaine, we are reading! I love poetry and enjoy seeing what you select and feature.<BR/><BR/>I am curious about a couple things. What adult poetry do you love (just to get a sense of you) and do you ever find yourself attracted to certain picture book texts that have a poetic feel but are not poems? (I am thinking about Chris Raschka's Five for a Little One.)<BR/><BR/>I also value the thoughtfulness and time you put into composing your postings.<BR/><BR/>Warm regards,<BR/>KatherineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1165026238088673702006-12-01T21:23:00.000-05:002006-12-01T21:23:00.000-05:00Nancy and Laura,I'm glad you enjoy my Poetry Frida...Nancy and Laura,<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you enjoy my Poetry Friday posts. It's hard to know if anyone is reading them--so it's good to find out that some people are. And, yes, I do put much thought into the writing of my poetry offerings. I take children's poetry very seriously.<BR/><BR/>Laura,<BR/><BR/>Good luck with your poetry book. Maybe you'll be the third great children's poet from Minnesota. I love the work of both Esbensen and Joyce Sidman.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1165026045327405542006-12-01T21:20:00.000-05:002006-12-01T21:20:00.000-05:00Nice collection, Elaine!I'm also a big fan of Erik...Nice collection, Elaine!<BR/><BR/>I'm also a big fan of Erik Blegvad, and "Seasons." He and Charlotte Zolotow really suited each other - have you ever seen "I Like to be Little?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1165014352256165842006-12-01T18:05:00.000-05:002006-12-01T18:05:00.000-05:00Elaine,I also love your Poetry Friday posts. I wr...Elaine,<BR/><BR/>I also love your Poetry Friday posts. I write poetry (first collection coming out eventually from Clarion, assuming the Houghton Mifflin sale doesn't affect it) and also give poetry workshops to adults and kids. Your Poetry Friday posts often give me a new book/poet to check out.<BR/><BR/>Swing Around the Seasons is one of my all-time favorite collections. I heard Barbara Juster Esbensen speak a year or two before her death--she was certainly a passionate person and gifted poet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1164997676004261302006-12-01T13:27:00.000-05:002006-12-01T13:27:00.000-05:00Wonderful post Elaine! You put a lot of thought i...Wonderful post Elaine! You put a lot of thought into these Poetry Friday offerings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1164992512623069312006-12-01T12:01:00.000-05:002006-12-01T12:01:00.000-05:00Leo,I had forgotten about HURRY! HURRY! MARY DEAR!...Leo,<BR/><BR/>I had forgotten about HURRY! HURRY! MARY DEAR! I bought it for my mother some years ago. It was a fitting gift for a woman who is always running around doing things for other people. We all had a good laugh when I read it aloud to my family.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1164988313056693192006-12-01T10:51:00.000-05:002006-12-01T10:51:00.000-05:00Okay, Elaine, it's all coming back to me now... 2+...Okay, Elaine, it's all coming back to me now... 2+2=4!!! <BR/><BR/>I do love Water Pennies and all of N.M. Bodecker's work. Apparently he and E. Blegvad were great friends.<BR/><BR/>I also love the picture book version of the poem Hurry, Hurry, Mary Dear! by Bodecker, also illustrated by Mr. Blegvad!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1164987520456817092006-12-01T10:38:00.000-05:002006-12-01T10:38:00.000-05:00Leo,I've met you before at the Children's Literatu...Leo,<BR/><BR/>I've met you before at the Children's Literature Institutes at Simmons College. Hope I'll see you there next year--but this time not behind the table selling books.<BR/><BR/>I would agree with you about Erik Blegvad. His art in SEASONS definitely adds so much to the charm of this little book of poems. <BR/><BR/>Have you seen Blegvad's black and white illustrations in N. M. Bodecker's WATER PENNIES AND OTHER POEMS?<BR/><BR/>P.S. Thanks for helping with Robert's Snow.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1164983991375725512006-12-01T09:39:00.000-05:002006-12-01T09:39:00.000-05:00Elaine,I've never put two and two together between...Elaine,<BR/><BR/>I've never put two and two together between your lovely haiku for Robert's Snowflakes and the Blue Rose Girls... nice to meet you!<BR/><BR/>In my mind, Erik Blegvad (illustrator of 'Seasons') rates among the likes of Ernest Shepard and Edward Ardizzone. Seasons is a wonderful book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com