tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315913011898679263.post588021278088211807..comments2024-02-11T00:23:11.007-08:00Comments on BLOGGINCURLY: Poetry Raises Its ArrowsOscar Casehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315913011898679263.post-56443006662637340462011-06-02T13:51:35.038-07:002011-06-02T13:51:35.038-07:00Charles, I'm just starting my familiarization ...Charles, I'm just starting my familiarization with Mrs. Wilcox and I was curious as to why she wasn't mentioned in my high school class on literature like Edna St. Vincent Millay, Poe, Longfellow, etc. Maybe she wasn't considered a good enough poet by the teacher or the district or whoever.<br /><br />Ron, we've all heard that Laugh-Weep line many times but who knew where it came from? My wife thought Shakespeare. I'm glad, too, for the invention of writing and reading. You're never alone doing one or the other.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315913011898679263.post-91239914108611477022011-06-02T10:00:20.525-07:002011-06-02T10:00:20.525-07:00Didn't know the Laugh-Weep quote was from her....Didn't know the Laugh-Weep quote was from her. Someone else has said that we read, so as not to feel alone. Thoreau said something similar about his favorite writers. That is a way that words reach across time and space. I've certainly been glad for that.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315913011898679263.post-50204986049310877502011-06-02T08:11:12.549-07:002011-06-02T08:11:12.549-07:00Great quote. I don't believe I'm familiar ...Great quote. I don't believe I'm familiar with Mrs. Wilcox but it sounds like I need to start paying some attention.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com