tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post5666484960704457358..comments2024-03-24T07:40:30.032-04:00Comments on A Word Edgewise: International Women's DayLinda Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-47682216707154817162019-03-15T10:56:28.792-04:002019-03-15T10:56:28.792-04:00Linda, these small poetic portraits are amazing. I...Linda, these small poetic portraits are amazing. I savored each one. Ending with Mabel -- I think maiden aunts used to be an important part of families, valued helpers in raising children, supporting sisters, brothers, and aging parents. She's a hero.author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-38428446319028687942019-03-09T10:11:29.309-05:002019-03-09T10:11:29.309-05:00Wonderful family tree sequence, Linda!! Thanks for...Wonderful family tree sequence, Linda!! Thanks for the enjoyable post. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-15601641069924697792019-03-09T07:14:48.741-05:002019-03-09T07:14:48.741-05:00Wow. I'm in love with your family tree written...Wow. I'm in love with your family tree written in verse! Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-85899117363958340582019-03-09T04:57:32.692-05:002019-03-09T04:57:32.692-05:00Linda, you know how much I love these poems, espec...Linda, you know how much I love these poems, especially "Some Branches of My Family Tree." Thank you for sharing and helping to celebrate International Women's Day!Catherine Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390699128046569127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-22131729389258923142019-03-08T21:05:42.290-05:002019-03-08T21:05:42.290-05:00Linda, sharing your family history makes each one ...Linda, sharing your family history makes each one real figures in an endless stretch of strong women. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-85281029687500654832019-03-08T19:24:40.917-05:002019-03-08T19:24:40.917-05:00Handsome woven memories of your families ties via ...Handsome woven memories of your families ties via your haiku series Linda. I like your skinny poem too, there's an origin story about how a spider helps to hold up the sky from it collapsing into the earth. Happy International Women's Day!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-69810213947516939222019-03-08T18:30:59.440-05:002019-03-08T18:30:59.440-05:00I love every one of these! I love every one of these! Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-44407788415014837822019-03-08T16:43:22.972-05:002019-03-08T16:43:22.972-05:00Thank you for these - so good! Thank you for these - so good! Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-35334904163329676592019-03-08T14:22:10.060-05:002019-03-08T14:22:10.060-05:00You are so good at running with a theme! Your fami...You are so good at running with a theme! Your family tree haiku are like a petite play. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-36012008225164670272019-03-08T08:50:07.422-05:002019-03-08T08:50:07.422-05:00I love these portraits, Linda! And "Huldah&qu...I love these portraits, Linda! And "Huldah" is such a powerful name. Thank you for sharing! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-27937927709423894012019-03-08T07:26:19.261-05:002019-03-08T07:26:19.261-05:00These are amazing poems, so full and rich with voi...These are amazing poems, so full and rich with voice and knowledge. I feel smarter having read them. I really think an anthologist needs to collect these poems. This post reflects your love for research and family. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-37571228520491872062019-03-08T05:25:41.922-05:002019-03-08T05:25:41.922-05:00What a rich post, Linda. You sell yourself short w...What a rich post, Linda. You sell yourself short with 'two short poems'. They're crafted! I especially loved the second compilation. It's wonderful! I recognise the style - have done similar with students, getting them to retell a known fairytale using haiku-like stanzas. I don't know your family history - yet I do. Through your words.KatApel - katswhiskers.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297639228969549518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-91885146727843377852019-03-08T00:08:25.226-05:002019-03-08T00:08:25.226-05:00I am not familiar with that quote, Linda. How love...I am not familiar with that quote, Linda. How lovely you've shared in your poem! The other, generation after generation, tiny stories in the verses. Love "an auntie<br />for generations". Happy National Women's Day!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-68720776809945034542019-03-07T22:34:18.842-05:002019-03-07T22:34:18.842-05:00So much poetry goodness here. Happy National Women...So much poetry goodness here. Happy National Women's Day, Linda!Kimberly Hutmacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481478199892532599noreply@blogger.com