To Autumn -- a Poetry Friday post

[kellyrfineman]

Comments

[anonymous]

Sam: I'm in with a video (and more poems) from two recent Qwikpick Instant Poetry Contests for kids.
http://riddleburger.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/poetry-friday-kid-poetry-video-qwikpick-instant-poetry-contest/

Re: Poetry friday

[kellyrfineman]

For those interested in doing school visits, watching just the one minute of footage that Sam posted from one of his visits will give you plenty of ideas of what to do right - energy, energy, energy + getting the kids involved=magic.

Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven"

[anonymous]

Thanks for hosting Kelly. I'm in with the Halloween classic "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. I'm also conducting a survey to find out how scary people actually think it is!

John Mutford
http://bookmineset.blogspot.com/2007/10/poetry-friday-edgar-allan-poe-raven.html

Re: Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven"

[kellyrfineman]

I'd have to say that I don't find it scary, per se, but I find it to be eerie/creepy, which is why I like it-and that plus Poe's repetition within the poem that keep it a perennial crowd favorite!

Thanks

[anonymous]

My submission is here: http://mentortexts.blogspot.com/2007/10/headache.html.

Thank you for hosting today!

Re: Thanks

[kellyrfineman]

Lingering headaches are the worst.

[anonymous]

This is truly lush and lovely. It makes me want to sigh and wander off into a field instead of being holed up in a library today. We've had such warm, humid weather too - it's unreal. I love that Robert Frost poem.

I have a short little poem by Gunilla Norris about harvesting and berries (with an invitation) too so I feel like I'm on your theme!

[anonymous]

That was cloudscome commenting without signing in, as usual. :)

[kellyrfineman]

Oddly enough, I was guessing it was you from your comments on Keats. We've been having a burst of heat and humidity, too, and I'm very much looking forward to it breaking this weekend.