tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post5829045486695144439..comments2024-01-26T13:12:55.520-08:00Comments on Feel Free to Read: Valentines & Vitriol Glenn Buttkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-50190835916082206432013-10-04T10:48:05.969-07:002013-10-04T10:48:05.969-07:00That's some library you have there, Glenn - an...That's some library you have there, Glenn - and you've put it to good use in this poem. For my first try at this I used five books - and I had to borrow one of those ... smiles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-1768114823108674462013-10-04T04:49:15.790-07:002013-10-04T04:49:15.790-07:00Nice compilation! Got a nice shelve sir!!Nice compilation! Got a nice shelve sir!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-85889155061146039162013-10-03T21:30:49.457-07:002013-10-03T21:30:49.457-07:00Using the book titles literally as the spine, the ...Using the book titles literally as the spine, the basic skeleton of the poem, and then building an entire living, breathing organism around that framework - that is a remarkable variation on the theme. You have outdone yourself on this one. Bravo!Semaphorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16945917520773585129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-17318556628001147662013-10-03T18:44:12.922-07:002013-10-03T18:44:12.922-07:00Glenn - a triumph of a spine poem - unbelieveable ...Glenn - a triumph of a spine poem - unbelieveable and absolutely wonderful - KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-22196560178099863102013-10-03T18:41:06.783-07:002013-10-03T18:41:06.783-07:00Western style. Good expansion, great idea. Western style. Good expansion, great idea. seasideauthorhttp://seasideauthor.wordpress.com/2013/10/04/arts-new-frontier/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-83438109266448024672013-10-03T17:30:26.816-07:002013-10-03T17:30:26.816-07:00Well, it's one way of sharing our libraries wi...Well, it's one way of sharing our libraries with each other :)<br /><br />I am just reading The Fault in Our Stars... and am entranced by it, so loved seeing it here as your last line... Shaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-38003828690296433822013-10-03T17:22:19.187-07:002013-10-03T17:22:19.187-07:00This is a great collection--the arrangement gets t...This is a great collection--the arrangement gets the mental juices flowing a many directions, all of them good!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858791213787473858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-38414387268105251612013-10-03T17:13:26.088-07:002013-10-03T17:13:26.088-07:00I thought for sure we'd finally get a short po...I thought for sure we'd finally get a short poem out of you... =)Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-73016301927934949312013-10-03T15:45:35.334-07:002013-10-03T15:45:35.334-07:00I'm afraid I stopped looking for meaning out o...I'm afraid I stopped looking for meaning out of sheer awe of the titles--so many! I've read several, including The Road, the classics, children's and teen literature. Amazing mix.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-37015474232344232772013-10-03T15:16:17.434-07:002013-10-03T15:16:17.434-07:00Wow...I thought I recognized some of the titles no...Wow...I thought I recognized some of the titles not shown. Great piece Glenn!Mystic_Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099062213372011260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-66178982469500082022013-10-03T15:10:18.403-07:002013-10-03T15:10:18.403-07:00Well I am clearly impressed that you used the titl...Well I am clearly impressed that you used the titles~ I didn't have the energy to open all our books in the boxes last night ~ Good one Glenn ~ Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-34348791654528640362013-10-03T14:50:13.950-07:002013-10-03T14:50:13.950-07:00I know some of those books well. It is a very impr...I know some of those books well. It is a very impressive apine which you've joined together well. Glad you didn't try to stack them or we might have lost you for the afternoon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17392858163745232319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-68743788846321783382013-10-03T14:27:19.169-07:002013-10-03T14:27:19.169-07:00Clearly you have the BIGGEST one!! (Library that i...Clearly you have the BIGGEST one!! (Library that is). This was brilliant - truly DADA. I wish I'd had all this for my DADa poem - it works triple duty here: a flash through our lifetime, a cento (found), a DADA not quite surreal. Brilliant!Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-25564289620349232152013-10-03T13:49:24.908-07:002013-10-03T13:49:24.908-07:00Ho! You have done wonders with so many titles. I a...Ho! You have done wonders with so many titles. I admire how you managed a wild west theme with so many of them. Cool!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-48392897905439787672013-10-03T12:53:34.371-07:002013-10-03T12:53:34.371-07:00What a lot of great titles Glenn! I enjoyed the re...What a lot of great titles Glenn! I enjoyed the references to Sherman Alexie.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-12743524535962681362013-10-03T12:53:06.004-07:002013-10-03T12:53:06.004-07:00nice...i was making the same assumption as claudia...nice...i was making the same assumption as claudia as first...it was buk's mockingbird book that made me realize what you did...wow g...you nailed this one....above and beyond....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-5999973629703828232013-10-03T12:26:32.867-07:002013-10-03T12:26:32.867-07:00Yeah, I just counted them up, there were 51 of the...Yeah, I just counted them up, there were 51 of them, many by the same author. I just ran hogpoet-wild with this one, folks. Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-68951444609557058042013-10-03T12:19:55.150-07:002013-10-03T12:19:55.150-07:00so those are really all titles..? wow... then you&...so those are really all titles..? wow... then you're surely not cheating but have outdone yourself..ha...can't believe it... wow glenn... kudos...Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-19948306043392886922013-10-03T12:13:46.199-07:002013-10-03T12:13:46.199-07:00You really have a very interesting library,.. and ...You really have a very interesting library,.. and all are titles (amazing) how many books did it take?brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-71782017785480391062013-10-03T11:59:52.479-07:002013-10-03T11:59:52.479-07:00Ah you have really outdone yourself here, Glenn. ...Ah you have really outdone yourself here, Glenn. Ha, even in your spine poem you invoke the wild west. I especially like the line "it's only a movie, it's always something." I bet you go to a lot of them. I had been tempted to see the Lone Ranger, but from what I heard it seemed to have been a disappointment. Perhaps it is because of 'the fault in our stars.'Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-86939691304787099582013-10-03T11:55:42.618-07:002013-10-03T11:55:42.618-07:00ha - now you're cheating...smiles... you used ...ha - now you're cheating...smiles... you used the spines as a skeleton...smiles.. either way...well done sir...ha..yes..mockingbird wish me luck... did you read the hunger games...? excellent... good to see you sir - and thanks for the power tweeting...smilesClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.com