tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20269767.post1273183038036709770..comments2024-03-08T08:21:45.799-05:00Comments on sam of the ten thousand things: a single, transparent question...sam of the ten thousand thingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378206265831223396noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20269767.post-33120853403145001772007-06-18T02:42:00.000-04:002007-06-18T02:42:00.000-04:00thanks for sharing this, sam.thanks for sharing this, sam.michihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06477831910779342533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20269767.post-10649424529155593652007-06-17T22:13:00.000-04:002007-06-17T22:13:00.000-04:00I love this poem. I read it before about a year a...I love this poem. I read it before about a year ago and loved it. Thanks for posting it.Christine E. Hamm, Poet Professor Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718251845657390735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20269767.post-26842680362984892092007-06-08T19:14:00.000-04:002007-06-08T19:14:00.000-04:00One time I was having dinner in Santa Cruz with Al...One time I was having dinner in Santa Cruz with Alan Cheuse, whom I'd met at a writers workshop, and Jane Hirschfield came into the restaurant and came up to our table and gave Alan a big hug, and I got a chance to meet her. She's as beautiful as her poetry.Kate Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16478737570632377733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20269767.post-18638731022597044222007-06-08T10:54:00.000-04:002007-06-08T10:54:00.000-04:00She is amazing indeed. I have discovered her onlu ...She is amazing indeed. I have discovered her onlu recently and each poem is a new discovery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20269767.post-27360879345031796542007-06-07T20:36:00.000-04:002007-06-07T20:36:00.000-04:00Thanks, Suzanne, for the read. One of my favorite...Thanks, Suzanne, for the read. One of my favorites as well.<BR/><BR/>And Miguel, I appreciate your read and thanks for the Goldberb piece. Good connection.sam of the ten thousand thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378206265831223396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20269767.post-11082553054911218982007-06-07T15:41:00.000-04:002007-06-07T15:41:00.000-04:00Makes me think of this one by Beckian Fritz Goldbe...Makes me think of this one by Beckian Fritz Goldberg (in her book LIE AWAKE LAKE)--different in style in and tone, but beautiful:<BR/><BR/><BR/>Hand and Cradle<BR/><BR/>When the hand begins to fly<BR/>it's awkward<BR/>and it cannot lift from<BR/>its earth, the body:<BR/>It can't be alone<BR/><BR/>and so like a shadow<BR/>is always depending.<BR/><BR/>At night, tucking up<BR/>the thumb in a fist Miguel Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02183899013421989591noreply@blogger.com