tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post2152214321714169246..comments2023-09-02T07:56:52.585-04:00Comments on Obfuscation of Reality: Gwendolyn Brooks (June 7, 1917-December 3, 2000)Tyhitia Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070000168178880911noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-82384378149222480312008-02-25T09:01:00.000-05:002008-02-25T09:01:00.000-05:00Muze, Thanks. She's wonderful, isn't she? :*)Muze, <BR/>Thanks. She's wonderful, isn't she? :*)Tyhitia Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070000168178880911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-36917626684834824782008-02-25T00:52:00.000-05:002008-02-25T00:52:00.000-05:00i still love my Blacks. i read poems from it all t...i still love my Blacks. i read poems from it all the time and get inspired. great post. and great poem selection!Muzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388312176758739005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-86457310657707709362008-02-24T01:20:00.000-05:002008-02-24T01:20:00.000-05:00Great, Don! So mayn great minds to remember. :*)Tr...Great, Don! So mayn great minds to remember. :*)<BR/><BR/>Traveldiva,<BR/>Thank you so much! :*)<BR/><BR/>Dejanae,<BR/>Thanks. I plan to. :*)<BR/><BR/>Written,<BR/>She's excellent. She offered a lot to the field. :*)<BR/><BR/>Lana,<BR/>I'm headed over to your blog. :*)Tyhitia Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070000168178880911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-26896496781819393582008-02-23T21:56:00.000-05:002008-02-23T21:56:00.000-05:00BTW, tag, you're it!BTW, <A HREF="http://lucidflora.blogspot.com/2008/02/random-weirdrandom-things-meme.html" REL="nofollow">tag, you're it</A>!Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-12991992613240881862008-02-23T21:09:00.000-05:002008-02-23T21:09:00.000-05:00Succinct and pithy, that poem. I hadn't heard of ...Succinct and pithy, that poem. I hadn't heard of her before.writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-44588961445409845392008-02-22T17:57:00.000-05:002008-02-22T17:57:00.000-05:00good look on the Brooks poemkeep schoolinemgood look on the Brooks poem<BR/>keep schoolinemdejanaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07052082904553497262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-69794776171487164632008-02-21T16:49:00.000-05:002008-02-21T16:49:00.000-05:00This is a great series of posts! I have always lo...This is a great series of posts! I have always loved that poem by Brooks! Thanks!TravelDivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06049148613958366344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-80508888752815067792008-02-21T13:41:00.000-05:002008-02-21T13:41:00.000-05:00Will do. I placed her name on my must-read list.Will do. I placed her name on my must-read list.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-55665458108378748242008-02-20T19:45:00.000-05:002008-02-20T19:45:00.000-05:00Preposterous,That she is. I love your avatar! :*)C...Preposterous,<BR/>That she is. I love your avatar! :*)<BR/><BR/>Chris,<BR/>I laugh every single time I see that avatar. I love all these poets.<BR/><BR/>Devon,<BR/>Sometimes less is better! :*)<BR/><BR/>Ello,<BR/>Thanks. I'll do that. She was so awesome. Thanks for reading them! :*)<BR/><BR/>Afrobabe,<BR/>Ah, do you write as well? :*) Agents blogs are so helpful and wonderful!<BR/><BR/>Cora,<BR/>It's very powerful. You're welcome. I just wanted to do something different this month. :*)Tyhitia Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070000168178880911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-37536883568724289372008-02-20T17:30:00.000-05:002008-02-20T17:30:00.000-05:00OMG! I haven't heard Gwendolyn Brooks mentioned si...OMG! I haven't heard Gwendolyn Brooks mentioned since I was in high school! How awesome to read her work again. I remember reading this very poem in 9th grade and getting a chill after "We Die Soon". The poem still has the same effect on me now. Powerful words. Thanks so much for sharing! :*)Cora Zanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09461246984192089505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-54761448395203755792008-02-20T17:25:00.000-05:002008-02-20T17:25:00.000-05:00Love the poem,clean but true....also loving the li...Love the poem,clean but true....also loving the list of agents on the side...who knows...Afrobabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01418456633732918114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-35783058492312408712008-02-20T11:16:00.000-05:002008-02-20T11:16:00.000-05:00That was cool! And can I say I did not know anythi...That was cool! And can I say I did not know anything about her? So this was especially cool for me to read!<BR/><BR/>Love this series! Keep it coming!Ello - Ellen Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-14040731459848778432008-02-20T10:09:00.000-05:002008-02-20T10:09:00.000-05:00Yes, I love that poem, too! She manages to commun...Yes, I love that poem, too! She manages to communicate so much so sparingly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-59627286897619209932008-02-20T07:58:00.000-05:002008-02-20T07:58:00.000-05:00Thank you for sharing. All of these writers are am...Thank you for sharing. All of these writers are amazing.<BR/>My favorite is still Maya Angelo.Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794946908789120139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-7907920878567428742008-02-19T20:30:00.000-05:002008-02-19T20:30:00.000-05:00She is one top notch poet!Never heard of her until...She is one top notch poet!<BR/><BR/>Never heard of her until now but she sure does tells it how it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-29071354552579137252008-02-19T18:24:00.000-05:002008-02-19T18:24:00.000-05:00Pat,Thanks for the information. That is something ...Pat,<BR/>Thanks for the information. That is something that I definitely need to know! :*)<BR/><BR/>AW,<BR/>Thanks! :*)<BR/><BR/>Karrie,<BR/>This was my favorite poem by Ms. Brooks as well. :*)<BR/><BR/>Don,<BR/>You're welcome. You should definitely check her out! She's great! :*)Tyhitia Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070000168178880911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-91623534563758790112008-02-19T17:07:00.000-05:002008-02-19T17:07:00.000-05:00wow. Nice poem. Sounds like an ode to living life....wow. Nice poem. Sounds like an ode to living life.<BR/><BR/>You know its sad that I have never heard of Gwendolyn Brooks. I am going to have to sit and read up on her one Sunday.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-91616133226748684392008-02-19T15:09:00.000-05:002008-02-19T15:09:00.000-05:00"we real cool" is my ALL time fav gwendolyn brooks..."we real cool" is my ALL time fav gwendolyn brooks poem! i even saved it as my away message. she was the illest...<BR/><BR/>-karrie b.kit von b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07681132765587874493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-56361464732858522072008-02-19T14:59:00.000-05:002008-02-19T14:59:00.000-05:00For something so short, it's very profound. Thank...For something so short, it's very profound. Thanks for posting this.The Anti-Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027321787352577548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-44382963761377456832008-02-19T12:30:00.000-05:002008-02-19T12:30:00.000-05:00Now these are great posts. I'm taking these away t...Now these are great posts. I'm taking these away to use in my class!<BR/>FYI -- re: cpa/tax attorneys- I paid their fees out of the the tax savings they got me...AND the fees are tax deductible THIS year. <BR/>much aloha!ORIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-40423933667883453242008-02-19T08:24:00.000-05:002008-02-19T08:24:00.000-05:00Miladysa,You're so welcome. I am so glad that I in...Miladysa,<BR/><BR/>You're so welcome. I am so glad that I introduced them to you. Enjoy! :*)<BR/><BR/>Lana,<BR/>LOL. :*)<BR/><BR/>Raine,<BR/>Really? I read it in high school and never forgot it. It relates so much to out-of-control kids. :*)<BR/><BR/>Charles,<BR/>It is! :*)<BR/><BR/>Gwyneth,<BR/>This one was always my favorite by her! :*)<BR/><BR/>Day,<BR/>You're right! It's all too true! :*)Tyhitia Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070000168178880911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-14080636150380854852008-02-19T02:08:00.000-05:002008-02-19T02:08:00.000-05:00I really liked this one too. It made me laugh a bi...I really liked this one too. It made me laugh a bit around the end and I know it's cruel, but the author constructed it so well that the ending fitted perfectly and well it's the harsh true.Harry Markovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140305922494369576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-82139983038174851962008-02-18T22:38:00.000-05:002008-02-18T22:38:00.000-05:00Amazing poet with the best name. :-) I love Gwendo...Amazing poet with the best name. :-) I love Gwendolyn Brooks. Her one and only novel, <I> Maud Martha, </I> is one of my favorites. Her poetry is amazing. My favorite Gwendolyn Brooks poem is "The Mother."<BR/><BR/>GwynethGwyneth Boltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241149490843015170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-71242157368105681032008-02-18T21:51:00.000-05:002008-02-18T21:51:00.000-05:00That's a "killer" last line.That's a "killer" last line.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155447609334136808.post-31424611181940328132008-02-18T20:18:00.000-05:002008-02-18T20:18:00.000-05:00Oh damn, that's good. Descriptive, sing-song,bam,...Oh damn, that's good. Descriptive, sing-song,bam, straight to the point.<BR/>Thank you, DH. I'd never read this one.rainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258822737734173873noreply@blogger.com