Comments on: american life in poetry http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2009/11/23/american-life-in-poetry-6/ Mon, 03 May 2010 01:01:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Wanda McCollar http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2009/11/23/american-life-in-poetry-6/comment-page-1/#comment-11044 Wanda McCollar Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:14:13 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=7915#comment-11044 These lines about love are pretty down to earth, it "breaks out on our foreheads," and "we step on it." It's sweat, it's grit, it's not at all fanciful, sentimental. And that's the pitfall poets who write about love fall into - they think fantasy, illusion, sentiment - as Kooser says - Ho hum." These lines about love are pretty down to earth, it “breaks out on our foreheads,” and “we step on it.” It’s sweat, it’s grit, it’s not at all fanciful, sentimental. And that’s the pitfall poets who write about love fall into – they think fantasy, illusion, sentiment – as Kooser says – Ho hum.”

]]> By: mark Stratton http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2009/11/23/american-life-in-poetry-6/comment-page-1/#comment-11029 mark Stratton Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:45:38 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=7915#comment-11029 We take salt for granted, and at times, we take love for granted. It was a fine use of allegory or whatever it is called to speak of one thing and use it to illustrate something else. Because it was pretty spot on. We take salt for granted, and at times, we take love for granted. It was a fine use of allegory or whatever it is called to speak of one thing and use it to illustrate something else.

Because it was pretty spot on.

]]> By: SarahJ http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2009/11/23/american-life-in-poetry-6/comment-page-1/#comment-11027 SarahJ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:29:19 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=7915#comment-11027 It works in how it focuses and makes "love" concrete, this speaker's "love." I like it, especially since it goes well with this week's prompt about food. It works in how it focuses and makes “love” concrete, this speaker’s “love.” I like it, especially since it goes well with this week’s prompt about food.

]]> By: Read Write Poem http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2009/11/23/american-life-in-poetry-6/comment-page-1/#comment-11026 Read Write Poem Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:56:09 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=7915#comment-11026 Question for the membership: What makes this poem work, if you feel it's working well? What pitfalls do some poets fall into when writing love poems? Question for the membership: What makes this poem work, if you feel it’s working well? What pitfalls do some poets fall into when writing love poems?

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