tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post1324076667495594763..comments2023-04-26T11:32:09.014-04:00Comments on Tapestry of Words: POETRY FRIDAY: Celebrating Christina Rossetti and National Poetry Month!Becky Shillingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-14218261958021513532014-04-14T09:48:35.050-04:002014-04-14T09:48:35.050-04:00Hello there Becky, what a wonderful sampler of Ros...Hello there Becky, what a wonderful sampler of Rossetti's poetry. Such a treat. I can see why you love Goblin Market - the imagery enthralled me too. I definitely would have bought something from there, no matter how filled with enchantment.GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-42803938439520417632014-04-14T00:43:15.729-04:002014-04-14T00:43:15.729-04:00Wonderful examples to show off Rosetti's versa...Wonderful examples to show off Rosetti's versatility. I have the same reaction you have to the goblin poem--it creeps me out, but I can't stop reading. Violet N.http://vnesdolypoems.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-70864912125276209322014-04-13T17:31:28.176-04:002014-04-13T17:31:28.176-04:00Thanks for the introduction (for me) to Rossetti.Thanks for the introduction (for me) to Rossetti.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-10831878053101935842014-04-11T21:18:05.259-04:002014-04-11T21:18:05.259-04:00Thank you, Linda! = )Thank you, Linda! = )Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-21685204592238172912014-04-11T21:17:45.798-04:002014-04-11T21:17:45.798-04:00I know--and I loved how they supported her and enc...I know--and I loved how they supported her and encouraged her to write! One of her brothers published some of her writing after she passed away, I believe...I want to say in 1904.Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-28865768631129836282014-04-11T21:16:21.328-04:002014-04-11T21:16:21.328-04:00Thanks, Michelle! Thanks, Michelle! Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-43388000882110649052014-04-11T21:16:09.100-04:002014-04-11T21:16:09.100-04:00Me too, Vijaya! = )Me too, Vijaya! = )Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-23330609787549476652014-04-11T21:15:41.015-04:002014-04-11T21:15:41.015-04:00I was amazed to find the cradle poem in a book of ...I was amazed to find the cradle poem in a book of "Nursery Rhymes." But the reality of that time was that many young children didn't make it to adulthood. I think it is interesting that her sadder poems are interspersed in with fun, light poems in that collection! Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-6075863666149980132014-04-11T17:25:59.921-04:002014-04-11T17:25:59.921-04:00I have quite a few of those inexpensive poetry boo...I have quite a few of those inexpensive poetry books that I bought for students, and one student dearly loved The Goblin Market. It is quite a story, of days gone by and the tales that were told. Rossetti's rhythm too is like a song. Thanks for sharing so much of her.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-35990549893769407732014-04-11T15:35:06.463-04:002014-04-11T15:35:06.463-04:00The Goblin Market will be in my Directory of Imagi...The Goblin Market will be in my Directory of Imaginary Poems, Becky! Did you know that her father was a poet and her brother was an artist who used her as a model? What a family!Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-18355583284092414032014-04-11T13:39:20.504-04:002014-04-11T13:39:20.504-04:00Thank you for giving us a taste of Rossetti's ...Thank you for giving us a taste of Rossetti's world today, Becky. It's certainly vast and absorbing!Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-8308451185255182152014-04-11T10:39:48.842-04:002014-04-11T10:39:48.842-04:00Each of those poems can spark a story, no, how viv...Each of those poems can spark a story, no, how vividly she writes. I love In the Bleak Midwinter.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-56047734022853870982014-04-11T00:34:30.470-04:002014-04-11T00:34:30.470-04:00The one about the cradle without a baby in it, and...The one about the cradle without a baby in it, and the grave, is so sad. I remember reading one of her romantic poems many years ago but can't recall the title now. Will have to go search for it. Yanting Guehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788603550626277974noreply@blogger.com