[stylist] To Ashley...Re: Icicles and Myrna
Ashley Bramlett
bookwormahb at earthlink.net
Tue May 29 02:38:21 UTC 2012
Barbara and Myrna,
Sounds like a good book filled with wisdom. I'll try and find and read it.
-----Original Message-----
From: Barbara Hammel
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2012 10:25 PM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] To Ashley...Re: Icicles and Myrna
I love that book, too.
Barbara
Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. -- Carl Sandburg
-----Original Message-----
From: KajunCutie926 at aol.com
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2012 9:07 PM
To: stylist at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [stylist] To Ashley...Re: Icicles and Myrna
I would call what The Prophet prose but with a lyrical and very poetic
styling. Some may consider it an essayist styling or perhaps even a short
story. I love Gibran because the lessons were about and all aspects of
living
it. Love, Friendship, Grief, just to name a few, were included in his
writing. Although they were spiritual I would not call them religious in
any
way. He managed to take complex ideas and simplify them for better
understanding, but also left you with much to think about and consider on
your own.
Reading him was like listening to my own grandmother teach me about life
in her own way, not lecturing me but simply giving me things to discover on
my own.
In a message dated 5/28/2012 8:58:38 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
bookwormahb at earthlink.net writes:
Does Gibran write poems, stories, both? Why do you like him, Myrna?
-----Original Message-----
From: KajunCutie926 at aol.com
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2012 9:23 PM
To: stylist at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [stylist] To Ashley...Re: Icicles and Myrna
Jackie,
Yes, Myrna is that Kajun Cutie.
A friend gave me a large print copy of The Prophet for Christmas several
years ago and it has its spot on my nightstand. I have loved Gibran since
my high school and my late husband and I used part of his teachings on
Love
in our marriage vows.
I will get one of them together for you and send it out. I do hope you
enjoy what you read.
Such a poignant story about your son... my heart breaks for you.
Myrna
In a message dated 5/28/2012 7:42:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
jackieleepoet at cox.net writes:
Myrna,
I hope I have my names straight. Is Myrna Badgerow the same Myrna as
Cajun
Cutie?
Also, one of my most treasured books is "The Prophet. Perhaps you know the
lesson, "On Teaching." It was my mantra through my years of teaching.
I would love to see one of your lessons.
My missing son, that you know about, also left a really worn copy of it
in
his belongings that he did not take with him. That makes it doubly
important
to me.
Jackie
-----Original Message-----
From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Myrna Badgerow
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 10:26 AM
To: Writer's Division Mailing List
Subject: Re: [stylist] To Ashley...Re: Icicles and Myrna
Great news! My newest project is something I am tentatively calling The
Teacher series, a collection of life lessons in a variation of Gibran's
The
Prophet style. My mind just will not shut off sometimes but as Mr. T
always
said 'give in to it'. That was great advice too about your readers
finding
you. If anyone would like to read a few 'chapters' from the Teacher
series
please let me know. I do not claim to be a short story/essay writer but I
have enjoyed doing these and if anyone has topic suggestions please send
them my way.
Sent from my iPhone
On May 18, 2012, at 10:53 AM, "Lynda Lambert" <llambert at zoominternet.net>
wrote:
> Myrna, Isn't that the truth! One of my professors told me when I was an
undergrad. student that my work was for the 1 percent - and another told
me
never to worry about my audience. She said that your audience will find
you.
Your job is to continue to create, and God's job will be to provide the
finances that I would need. All so true. I can remember great pieces of
wisdom form every prof. I ever had and I sure have had a lot over the
years.
I never had a course or a professor that I did not learn from. I carry
them
with me today, all of them. I am a direct result of their labor of love,
their teachings.
>
> Currently, I am working with a very prominent physician who is world
famous for his work in low vision, and we are developing a very special
art
exhibition of some outstanding artists (the 1 percent type) who have sight
loss. There is always something exciting and new on the horizon!
>
> Lynda
>
>
>
> Lynda Lambert
> 104 River Road
> Ellwood City, PA 16117
>
> 724 758 4979
>
> My Blog: http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
> My Website: http://lyndalambert.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <KajunCutie926 at aol.com>
> To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 10:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [stylist] To Ashley...Re: Icicles and Myrna
>
>
>> Very true Lynda. I believe the words poetry or poem can send an
otherwise
>> very enlightened and well read person into a frozen tundra of fear.
LOL
>> I find poetry a challenge but ironically short stories and such are
even
>> more so for me. I have also given this following advice as a writer
to
>> other writers. Do not concern yourself so much with how your poem will
be
>> interpreted. Just find joy that it has been interpreted at all. The
reader
>> brings their own experience and you, as the writer, merely bring the
words.
>> Never be put off if the interpretation is not quite what you had in
mind.
>> We give our words to be shared. Be content with that. Always
remember
that
>> we may write for ourselves but so too does the reader read for
themselves.
>> Professor T (it's the only name he wanted to be called LOL) was a
>> wonderful mentor. I saw him once a few years after college and he
asked
if I had
>> found that 'pen' yet. I was holding the hands of two young children
at
the
>> time so he just smiled and said when the time is right I would. He
has
>> since passed away but I believe that wherever he is, I have made him
proud.
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 5/18/2012 9:17:17 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
>> llambert at zoominternet.net writes:
>>
>> Yes, this is the key to developing writing. I like to choose a poet
and
>> then
>> read everything written and published by and about that poet. I am a
>> retired
>> English Professor! You never know what gems you'll find until you
do
the
>> DELVING - your professor was so right about that. We give out the
>> information to the student, then you never know how long it will be
before
>> (or if) the student will actually understand the lesson. It can take
many
>> years for a lesson to dwell inside of a student as she continues to
grow
>> intllectually and emotionally to reach the maturity that it requires
to
>> understand the lesson. I have students contact me long after they
have
>> left
>> school, to remind me they were in one of my classes and tell me how
much
>> they loved the class or something they learned during that
experience.
>>
>> Here is something I learned from Rita Dove, the poet. She spoke about
how
>> when being interviewed everyone wants to talk ABOUT the poet, but
very
few
>> want to discuss the poem. People are afraid and intimidated by a
poem.
>> It
>> takes a lot of hard work to read and even begin to understand a good
poem
>> -
>> and most people are far too lazy to do the work it requires.
>>
>> Lynda
>>
>> Lynda Lambert
>> 104 River Road
>> Ellwood City, PA 16117
>>
>> 724 758 4979
>>
>> My Blog: http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
>> My Website: http://lyndalambert.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <KajunCutie926 at aol.com>
>> To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 9:35 AM
>> Subject: [stylist] To Ashley...Re: Icicles and Myrna
>>
>>
>>> Lynda gives the best advice here and I am applauding it. READ
POETRY
>> to
>>> write poetry. Actually READ any genre to write in that genre. I
give
>>> this
>>> advice to young or new writers on a poetry I help out on too.
I've
only
>>> been writing about 12 years but early on an English professor told
me
I
>>> should 'delve' into writing but yours truly wasn't 'delving' into
that
>>> LOL He
>>> also told me to read the work of others because that would be the
truest
>>> way to find my own niche, if I should choose to follow his advice
and
>>> 'delve'. About 30 years later I did just that and realized what
my
>>> professor was
>>> trying to tell me. Spread your wings and soar. Explore the
craft.
You
>>> will be surprised at all the good things you can learn. I still do
this
>>> even after 12 years of sharing my words. It guides me just as much
as
>> my
>>> own
>>> words do.
>>>
>>> Myrna
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 5/18/2012 8:24:03 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
>>> llambert at zoominternet.net writes:
>>>
>>> Great!
>>> Read a lot of poetry - that is your best teacher. Read all you can,
all
>>> kinds. The more you read other people's work, the more ideas will
>> come
>>> to
>>> you for your own poems. Read a lot of different kinds, and
eventually
>>> you'll begin to find what really moves you personally.
>>>
>>> Lynda
>>> Lynda Lambert
>>> 104 River Road
>>> Ellwood City, PA 16117
>>>
>>> 724 758 4979
>>>
>>> My Blog: http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
>>> My Website: http://lyndalambert.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ashley Bramlett"
<bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>>> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 10:39 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Icicles and Myrna
>>>
>>>
>>>> its okay, I wish I could write something as insightful as hers.
Well
I
>>>> don't know how to write many poems. But I think I'll write an
acrostic
>>>> about my former cat Penny and share it.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Lynda Lambert
>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 10:16 PM
>>>> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
>>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Icicles and Myrna
>>>>
>>>> OH, I see what I did. I knew it was Myrna's, but I wrote you name
>>>> instead....my mind is in the clouds most of the time. lol
>>>>
>>>> Lynda Lambert
>>>> 104 River Road
>>>> Ellwood City, PA 16117
>>>>
>>>> 724 758 4979
>>>>
>>>> My Blog: http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
>>>> My Website: http://lyndalambert.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ashley Bramlett"
<bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>>>> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:39 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Icicles and Myrna
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Linda,
>>>>> I didn't write icles actually; I asked the writer a question about
>> it.
>>>>> Glad you commented though.
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Lynda Lambert
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 7:32 AM
>>>>> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
>>>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Icicles and Myrna
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Ashley,
>>>>> I just read your poem today, Icicles. Since it is early morning
and
I
>>> am
>>>>> taking a break, I thought I would visit the poem and write my
>> thoughts.
>>>>> Here is what I saw in your poem about "seeing." My comments are
>> placed
>>>>> after the poem - see below. I have attached it with this
message.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lynda River Woman
>>>>>
>>>>> Lynda Lambert
>>>>> 104 River Road
>>>>> Ellwood City, PA 16117
>>>>>
>>>>> 724 758 4979
>>>>>
>>>>> My Blog: http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
>>>>> My Website: http://lyndalambert.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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