tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post2306730026579944337..comments2023-11-21T13:48:03.338+13:00Comments on Tuesday Poem: Auntie talking to her niece by Joan FlemingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-82009379829463205742010-07-21T19:53:24.109+12:002010-07-21T19:53:24.109+12:00Thanks Helen! Enamel is a great addition to the sc...Thanks Helen! Enamel is a great addition to the scene.M40https://www.blogger.com/profile/03893690983708635717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-55922150397482427362010-07-14T20:42:01.727+12:002010-07-14T20:42:01.727+12:00Thanks Mariana. I've seen a few of Joan's ...Thanks Mariana. I've seen a few of Joan's prose poems around and about in various mags, and always enjoy them. BTW, also really enjoyed your work in the latest Enamel.Helen Rickerbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10652318704387476082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-22163189534105182012010-07-13T22:32:32.426+12:002010-07-13T22:32:32.426+12:00I like the way the poem opens out at the end with ...I like the way the poem opens out at the end with the word 'blue' - been thinking about that as I've been driving today.... I like the shift too in the thinking of the speaker of the poem from not understanding 'foolish decorations' to wanting zinnias in places people don't look. Very nice.Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-56801740302076553742010-07-13T22:25:10.400+12:002010-07-13T22:25:10.400+12:00Lovely - I enjoy a good prose poem.Lovely - I enjoy a good prose poem.Janis Freegardhttp://janisfreegard.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-704958892909138922010-07-13T12:26:47.209+12:002010-07-13T12:26:47.209+12:00This is wonderful. Prose poems are delicious treat...This is wonderful. Prose poems are delicious treats when treated like this ... Thanks Joan for the pointer to another marvellous NZ talent.Kay Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791873464409271216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-88472871205291837682010-07-13T10:01:46.409+12:002010-07-13T10:01:46.409+12:00I love the idea of asking the sea to be my dentist...I love the idea of asking the sea to be my dentist - and, too, these conversations between poets. So much more becomes possible the instant dialogue begins. TP is a great advocate for these interrelations and 'tis very good that this is so. Thanks, Joan, Mary, Mariana.Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.com