tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.comments2023-09-29T09:27:20.666+00:00Bolts of SilkCrafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger1678125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-41314128756645309092014-05-29T08:29:48.868+00:002014-05-29T08:29:48.868+00:00I love the ending: from which they spiral
i...I love the ending: from which they spiral <br /> into smaller gyres<br /> rising <br /> and rising <br /> to rest <br /> in falling.<br /><br />What a beautiful imagery. Thanks.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-21627211372444341462014-05-08T22:43:09.839+00:002014-05-08T22:43:09.839+00:00Very nice poem. Very nice poem. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304701332216772385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-79515298000219857052014-05-07T12:53:35.538+00:002014-05-07T12:53:35.538+00:00A beautiful poem! And a most marvelous way to brin...A beautiful poem! And a most marvelous way to bring Bolts of Silk to an elegant closure.<br /><br />The dreams of poets are much like the journeys of swifts.<br /><br />ChrisOwl Who Laughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256278535378385480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-30134338035387462562014-05-07T09:53:23.734+00:002014-05-07T09:53:23.734+00:00I love the color and light .I love the color and light .Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-60464910434162446672014-04-28T12:32:50.683+00:002014-04-28T12:32:50.683+00:00pretty nice blog, following :)pretty nice blog, following :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-38570227839040952152014-04-14T06:20:11.612+00:002014-04-14T06:20:11.612+00:00Thanks, Chris, for sharing your poetry over the pa...Thanks, Chris, for sharing your poetry over the past 8 years! It's been an honour to publish you! Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-90868835706579735962014-04-13T20:38:58.774+00:002014-04-13T20:38:58.774+00:00It's been a great honor to be part of Bolts of...It's been a great honor to be part of Bolts of Silk! Thank you for all you have done for the poetry world, Juliet!<br /><br />ChrisOwl Who Laughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256278535378385480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-27901555452695556602014-04-07T17:15:00.581+00:002014-04-07T17:15:00.581+00:00"Snail Slime" gives me pause to look at ..."Snail Slime" gives me pause to look at the world differently. Thank you, Lois!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697437632331115118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-66463487996087161972014-03-30T17:18:42.700+00:002014-03-30T17:18:42.700+00:00David Chorlton was born in Austria, grew up in Man...David Chorlton was born in Austria, grew up in Manchester, England, and went to live for several years in Vienna before moving to Phoenix in 1978. Arizona’s landscapes and wildlife have become increasingly important to him and a significant part of his poetry. His most recent collection is The Devil’s Sonata from FutureCycle Press. The shadow side of Vienna provides the core of The Taste of Fog, a work of fiction published by Rain Mountain Press.Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-75086392820253545402014-03-30T16:58:30.235+00:002014-03-30T16:58:30.235+00:00Mary Belardi Erickson was born in New Jersey and t...Mary Belardi Erickson was born in New Jersey and today lives in the countryside of Minnesota. Many of her poems celebrate nature, both in the wilds and in cities. Her work appears in various print and online journals. Among others, she reads Avocet: Journal of Nature Poems, the Aurorean, Bolts of Silks, Waterways: Poetry in the Mainstream. She contributes to anthologies, such as Silver Boomer’s From the Porch Swing—memories of our grandparents, and Sephryrus Press’s No Fresh Cut Flowers: The Afterlife Anthology. A recent chapbook is While You Blue-step, 2013. Check www.MaryBelardiErickson.com for news and other links. Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-59759899750294034222014-03-09T18:49:45.801+00:002014-03-09T18:49:45.801+00:00Lois Read, retired art teacher and painter turned ...Lois Read, retired art teacher and painter turned poet, has produced three chapbooks of poems with watercolors and two collections of poetry. She has had poems in <i>The Connecticut River Review</i> and the <i>Poetry of Yoga</i> (vol.2) and won honorable mention in the Maria Faust sonnet contest two years ago. Her poem “Bones” was judged fifteenth out of 4000 entries is the Writers' Digest Poetry contest in 2013. Read lives in Connecticut except in the winter when she lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-83682237000694361672014-02-27T19:06:10.821+00:002014-02-27T19:06:10.821+00:00Very short and to the point.I like the imagery he ...Very short and to the point.I like the imagery he packed in to so few words. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304701332216772385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-69293772257067901582014-02-26T20:57:00.279+00:002014-02-26T20:57:00.279+00:00Hi Tony, I'm not sure that Diane will pick up ...Hi Tony, I'm not sure that Diane will pick up your message, as far as I know she isn't on Twitter. Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-59625925780390159822014-02-26T20:53:32.415+00:002014-02-26T20:53:32.415+00:00I really like your writing. I thoght your piece i...I really like your writing. I thoght your piece in Eunoia today was cool - it's always good to see the view of the fairer sex on those matters. Are you on Twitter?<br /><br />TonyTony Waltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895400840157419837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-53736047212916696622014-02-23T18:52:22.790+00:002014-02-23T18:52:22.790+00:00Ken Thompson writes mostly for himself, beginning ...Ken Thompson writes mostly for himself, beginning as far back as he can remember. His poetry has been published in the international Quaker publication, Friends Journal, and his poem “No More Trenches” is included in the book “Answering Terror - Responses to War and Peace after 9/11/01” . Ken lives on a small farm in New Jersey with his wife.Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-19848878180062290092014-02-14T10:51:20.495+00:002014-02-14T10:51:20.495+00:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-87650820592634047732014-02-06T21:59:22.639+00:002014-02-06T21:59:22.639+00:00I loved the ending. Really nice. Many thanks.
Gre...I loved the ending. Really nice. Many thanks.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-20760382012140077552014-01-19T19:47:24.443+00:002014-01-19T19:47:24.443+00:00Anne Higgins teaches at Mount Saint Mary’s Univer...Anne Higgins teaches at Mount Saint Mary’s University in Emmitsburg Maryland. She has had about a hundred poems published, in Commonweal, Spirituality and Health, and a variety of small magazines. She has given poetry readings at local bookstores and colleges, and was invited to give a reading at the Art and Soul Conference at Baylor University in February of 2001, and at the Calvin College Festival of Faith and Writing in 2002. Garrison Keillor has read two of her poems on “The Writers Almanac” – on 10/8/01 and 8/8/10.<br /><br /> She has published six books of poetry: At the Year’s Elbow, Mellen Poetry Press 2000,; Scattered Showers in a Clear Sky, Plain View Press 2007, a chapbook ,Pick It Up and Read, Finishing Line Press 2008,another chapbook, How the Hand Behaves, Finishing Line Press, 2009, Digging for God, Wipf and Stock Publishers 2010, and Vexed Questions, Aldrich Press, 2013.<br /><br />Anne has a blog: http://annesbirdpoems.blogspot.com in which she reflects on poetry, prayer, gardening, birding, teaching, and life in general.Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-4675228781327150492014-01-13T14:09:36.142+00:002014-01-13T14:09:36.142+00:00Beautiful!Beautiful!Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-2186167052361117002014-01-07T22:49:38.531+00:002014-01-07T22:49:38.531+00:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03396843554043451171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-49677966162011870522013-12-18T11:03:25.979+00:002013-12-18T11:03:25.979+00:00Lovely words which brought tears to my eyes. Threa...Lovely words which brought tears to my eyes. Threads of love, not cotton, keep your buttons close, that's for sure.Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-25300211617706881482013-12-18T11:00:55.443+00:002013-12-18T11:00:55.443+00:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-1087305224351139982013-12-18T10:52:48.012+00:002013-12-18T10:52:48.012+00:00The truth leaks slowly...
Much food for thought i...The truth leaks slowly...<br /><br />Much food for thought in your words. Thank you.Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-9088085562556444352013-12-18T10:50:20.115+00:002013-12-18T10:50:20.115+00:00Blessing to all such little seedlings..Blessing to all such little seedlings..Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29947933.post-3418007018240666162013-12-18T10:47:49.498+00:002013-12-18T10:47:49.498+00:00Perhaps you might carry some pine cones in your po...Perhaps you might carry some pine cones in your pockets, as well as apples? :) I love the thought that maybe you started an orchard.Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.com