tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post3536504428751157922..comments2023-10-29T01:23:25.535-07:00Comments on Beth Kephart Books: What poetry knowsBeth Kepharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14236487532413398431noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post-47969809017284622532011-10-21T13:04:48.089-07:002011-10-21T13:04:48.089-07:00My river is the Tennessee, and sometimes the sun r...My river is the Tennessee, and sometimes the sun ripples her back that same way. Beautiful.Bonnie Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813549471704485150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post-62429563781415595402011-10-21T12:26:04.073-07:002011-10-21T12:26:04.073-07:00I love that and it is wonderful! I agree. Poetry...I love that and it is wonderful! I agree. Poetry is that -- a look into the mystery!Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745809545249574387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post-11433623294663539442011-10-21T07:36:55.512-07:002011-10-21T07:36:55.512-07:00Beth -- and Nazie -- thank you so much for this li...Beth -- and Nazie -- thank you so much for this link. Love Marie Howe's poetry.Jeannine Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886966069866356470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post-87128333583377033542011-10-21T06:56:37.549-07:002011-10-21T06:56:37.549-07:00I always feel there is something mysterious about ...I always feel there is something mysterious about poetry, that it touches the soul in a different way than even the most poetically written prose.<br /><br />Perhaps this is what that is, then.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623887166087444590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post-74327617097369972252011-10-21T06:53:50.555-07:002011-10-21T06:53:50.555-07:00Dearest Beth, I feel nervous to post my comment on...Dearest Beth, I feel nervous to post my comment on your blog in the presence of all the literary minds. Am I using the right words? Is it obvious I am not of this land? But it doesn't matter I suppose. We are all human. And by that virtue, we should recognize beauty even if we stumble upon it while driving to the supermarket. And that's how I learned about Marie Howe, her poems, her wisdom and I was humbled.Naziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333644540869112670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post-76715517814370810102011-10-21T06:43:49.967-07:002011-10-21T06:43:49.967-07:00Oh, wow. Breathtaking. So, so true. Reminds me ...Oh, wow. Breathtaking. So, so true. Reminds me of one of my favorite quotes, from Stanley Kunitz: "Years ago I came to the realization that the most poignant of all lyric tensions stems from the awareness that we are living and dying at once. To embrace such knowledge and yet to remain compassionate and whole – that is the consummation of the endeavor of art."Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909653448867538655noreply@blogger.com