Happy Friday, Poets
This past week I've enjoyed writing along to the prompts of Dr. Sarah Donovan's Ethical ELA's 5-Day Open Write. During the week, I learned of poet Linda Hogan. I was so taken with her poem, Inside, that I went skipping off to read more at The Poetry Foundation.
Hogan is a Native American poet with several published works to her credit. If you don't know her, please find poems by her right away. Here's The Way In, which I paired with a photo of a recent walk and reflection of my own...a sort of call and response.
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| https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55761/the-way-in |
The Poetry Friday round-up is hosted at Teacher Dance this week.
Thanks for sharing a poet new to me. The two poems illustrate the power of reflection upon writing. Your responsive was not only reflective but revealing your ways in.
ReplyDeleteI love both the original poem and your response. "Dangerous, wounding, and beauty." "Walk or dance - slowly if need be." Great stuff.
ReplyDeleteI love "To escape loneliness, read words and skies." Adding the photos and the side by side effect enriches the experience of both of these poems.
ReplyDeleteI'm curious about what Hogan means about the three ways in the world: dangerous, wounding, and beauty. It seems like there are some more poems in that line. Thank you for sharing her "Inside," as well as "The Way In" and your response. Lots of food for thought!
ReplyDeleteI have read some of Hogan's poems in the past but now cannot remember which ones. She is a Colorado poet so I think there are some of her poems in an 'earth' anthology I have that we used to read together in class. I love your presentation and the juxtaposition between Hogan's and yours, Linda. That last line feels like what we've been doing these months, "finding the amber along the path between the trees." Lovely!
ReplyDeleteHogan's poetry intrigues me, Linda. Thank you for the introduction. I like your response poem to her "The Way In", especially the lines: "To escape grief, walk or dance -- slowly if need be". That's exactly what I have been doing with my grief that is 2020. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, Linda, I love this! I encountered Linda Hogan once before when I was struck by a title of hers and used it to write a poem before I read her actual poem. Your response is so evocative...your ending line with that discovery of "amber along the path between the trees" is especially wonderful with its ray of hope.
ReplyDeleteOh, Linda, what a beautiful pairing!Entering and escaping, moving in whatever direction is needed. Hogan is new to me, and I love your response to her poem. Thanks for this.
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