tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post8888365464642591266..comments2023-07-03T03:20:51.469-05:00Comments on Donna's Book Pub: Book Giveaway - Tanka Moments: A Man's Journey by David Lee KirklandDonna Volkenannthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-60718052584751648702011-04-17T10:34:15.536-05:002011-04-17T10:34:15.536-05:00Hi Linda,
Thanks for you comment. You are entered ...Hi Linda,<br />Thanks for you comment. You are entered in the giveaway.<br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-88069382264993166772011-04-17T01:10:00.014-05:002011-04-17T01:10:00.014-05:00I'd love to win Kirk's book. I have been d...I'd love to win Kirk's book. I have been doing haiku and tanka this last year - love the creativity in such short work. Now I'm doing the poem-a-day challenge on my blog for NaPoWriMo. Tough! I also love Child's Garden of Verses and treasure my old copy from childhood.Linda Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12440198392313322295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-24737856038186470402011-04-16T21:46:02.374-05:002011-04-16T21:46:02.374-05:00Hi Mary,
Thanks for your comments. I'm sure Ki...Hi Mary,<br />Thanks for your comments. I'm sure Kirk appreciates them.<br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-4809551779484156182011-04-16T21:08:29.283-05:002011-04-16T21:08:29.283-05:00Please don't enter me in the contest because I...Please don't enter me in the contest because I already have one, but wanted to comment that I was impressed by the language and the imagery. Beautiful!Mary Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962782269214823198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-8407925363328901492011-04-16T09:02:03.359-05:002011-04-16T09:02:03.359-05:00Hi Margo,
Thanks for the kind words. It was great ...Hi Margo,<br />Thanks for the kind words. It was great to see you and Katie and Rick at the conference.<br /><br />Hi Anonymous,<br />Hahahaha. <br /><br />Hi Mary,<br />Thanks for entering.<br /><br />Hi Helen,<br />Thanks for entering. I like #43 too.<br /><br />Hi Marcia,<br />Love your screen name. Got you entered in the contest.<br /><br />Hi Linda,<br />Got you entered.<br /><br />Hi Lisa,<br />Yep. Kirk has been known to wear kilts to writing conferences. Got you entered.<br /><br />Hi Pat,<br />Kirk is a character. If you read Clara's post, she has the source of your favorite poem.<br /><br />Hi Sioux,<br />Good choices. Thanks for entering.<br /><br />Hi Clara,<br />Thanks for all the information, and good luck.<br /><br />Hi Cathy,<br />Got you down, and thanks for spreading the word about the contest.<br /><br />Hi Janet,<br />Lots of folks like A Child's Garden of Verse. It's so great you still have a copy of the book.<br /><br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-82124439695786508662011-04-15T21:58:01.418-05:002011-04-15T21:58:01.418-05:00It sounds like a great book! I love poetry. I also...It sounds like a great book! I love poetry. I also like A Child's Garden of Verses and have a very old copy of that book.Thanks for the give a way.Janet,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17796999156668844943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-52320667607841696362011-04-15T21:21:48.721-05:002011-04-15T21:21:48.721-05:00Hmmmm...I spread the word about your giveaway, the...Hmmmm...I spread the word about your giveaway, then forgot to comment myself! I love poetry, couldn't possibly name all my faves (but "The Swing" is one I often quote), and I'm intrigued by the tanka form. So, yes, please. Enter me. Thank you. :-)Cathy C. Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491874468936336577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-39084780537225102792011-04-15T06:23:30.662-05:002011-04-15T06:23:30.662-05:00I'd love to win this book. Do I have a favorit...I'd love to win this book. Do I have a favorite poem? I love so many--like Sioux I love Mary Oliver and Langston Hughes (I quote him a lot) but there are so many that I love that I can't really choose. <br /><br />to K9friend is she sees this--the poem she was quoting is from Robert Louis Stevenson's collection, A Child's Garden of Verses. Yes, I LOVE those and can quote bits and pieces of many in that book. And I'm off now to check out David Harrison's blog (another writer we love and his friend Ted Kooser) via Mary Nida! THANKS!Clara Gillow Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204130118900222511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-51120116163353796662011-04-14T22:14:58.338-05:002011-04-14T22:14:58.338-05:00I love Mary Oliver, Langston Hughes, Nikki Grimes,...I love Mary Oliver, Langston Hughes, Nikki Grimes, and lots more.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-744418524753076042011-04-14T17:00:06.798-05:002011-04-14T17:00:06.798-05:00Kirk is one very talented (and funny) fellow.
Bac...Kirk is one very talented (and funny) fellow.<br /><br />Back in elementary school we always had to memorize poems. One I recall in particular, I don't remember title or poet name. I'll spare you hearing the entire thing, but the first lines go: "How do you like to go up in a swing, up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it's the pleasantest thing, ever a child could do."<br /><br />Pat<br />www.critteralley.blogspot.comPat Wahlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138619912065680084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-9836278721627845012011-04-14T16:48:38.791-05:002011-04-14T16:48:38.791-05:00You had me at "kilt." :) My favorite poe...You had me at "kilt." :) My favorite poem (don't laugh) is Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll. I've had it memorized since I was a kid, and love the way so many made-up words told a story and how, without knowing what the words meant---just from their usage---I could follow the poem. :) I also love Robert Frost.Lisa Ricard Clarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05048410207952052295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-39986606432514431922011-04-14T15:51:37.332-05:002011-04-14T15:51:37.332-05:00Donna,
Enter me in the contest. I love Kirk's ...Donna,<br />Enter me in the contest. I love Kirk's books, so I know I'll enjoy his poetry. Thaks for your blog comments.Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-66682726114604756592011-04-14T15:15:29.317-05:002011-04-14T15:15:29.317-05:00Hello Donna - Happy to be out of the anonymous sha...Hello Donna - Happy to be out of the anonymous shadows and be an official follower. I love your blog. And I'd love to win Kirk's book.<br />Some favorite poets, off the top of my head - Dr Seuss, Ogden nash, King David (Psalms), JRR Tolkien, HW Longfellow, and two co-poets from my April PAD group - de jackson and RJ Clarken.<br />-Marcia GayeMarcia G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05401846609955732958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-56108623053935654272011-04-14T15:02:32.046-05:002011-04-14T15:02:32.046-05:00I like them all, but 43 is my favorite. I love the...I like them all, but 43 is my favorite. I love the twist at the end. In college, I wrote poetry, but haven't written many since then. A poem has been bugging me lately, though. It's one I read in college and loved, but now can't remember any of it except what I think was the opening (I once had an uncle named Sol who was a born failure...). I've even tried to Google it. Ah well.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-91717748452769942112011-04-14T14:57:55.749-05:002011-04-14T14:57:55.749-05:00I love to write free verse. I know nothing about T...I love to write free verse. I know nothing about Tanka, but I would love to learn. I write a poem a month on children's author David L. Harrison's blog. Join us. Mary NidaMary Nida Smithhttp://marynidasmith.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-55342527207177365682011-04-14T14:50:46.146-05:002011-04-14T14:50:46.146-05:00If I had your money, I'd throw mine away
I'...If I had your money, I'd throw mine away<br />I'd be happy then but pray that i not git bored<br />With all the things I could newly afford<br />I stole the first line from Donna Sue<br />need a rythm here but nuttin's new<br />so enter this in your drawing<br />give out my number when Pullettzer starts callinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-34472166308916692602011-04-14T14:25:56.169-05:002011-04-14T14:25:56.169-05:00Don't enter me in the contest because I am luc...Don't enter me in the contest because I am lucky to already have a copy of the book, but I wanted to chime in and say that Kirk is a master at Tanka. You should follow him on Twitter because he puts up tankas--I believe at least once a day. They are also fun to write if you ever feel like trying something new. Thanks for the post, Donna! <br /><br />MargoMargo Dillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635922963449775278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-25305934058833675712011-04-14T13:57:50.385-05:002011-04-14T13:57:50.385-05:00Hi Claudia,
You are also entered. Good Luck!
Donna...Hi Claudia,<br />You are also entered. Good Luck!<br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-68326991557550734592011-04-14T13:57:06.891-05:002011-04-14T13:57:06.891-05:00Hi Becky,
Love your new photo. It's so you!
Yo...Hi Becky,<br />Love your new photo. It's so you!<br />You are entered.<br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-68905327643568685132011-04-14T12:27:11.007-05:002011-04-14T12:27:11.007-05:00I have done some haiku, but I don't know much ...I have done some haiku, but I don't know much about tanka. I'd like to take a look at this book. What fun he pubblished them all together. <br /><br />Poetry is so personal. I will admit some poetry is over my head. If it is work to comprehend then it isn't fun to me. I love Mary Oliver and Jane Kenyon.Bookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043111213031211794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-72623270458491701682011-04-14T11:38:57.385-05:002011-04-14T11:38:57.385-05:00Hi Donna! Great contest! I've never really bee...Hi Donna! Great contest! I've never really been a fan of poetry, but I guess I never gave it much of a chance, either. I've always been busy reading other genres! So, enter me in! I really liked the samples you posted. My favorite was 43, learning to drive.BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com