tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9883406.post110491144688633603..comments2023-03-30T03:35:27.658-06:00Comments on Small Branches Poetry: Mothering & PoetryAmy D. Unsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01925848150845373759noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9883406.post-1105533371278807282005-01-12T05:36:00.000-07:002005-01-12T05:36:00.000-07:00Hello David,
Thanks for the recommendations. As mo...Hello David,<br />Thanks for the recommendations. As more and more parents share childraising responsibility, I'm interested in seeing if the issues that we would traditionally attribute to "mothers" won't begin to appear in the work of male poets who fullfil non-traditional family roles. <br />Thanks for stopping by and commenting.<br />Best,<br />AmyAmy D. Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925848150845373759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9883406.post-1105506859249452802005-01-11T22:14:00.000-07:002005-01-11T22:14:00.000-07:00I don't feel justified weighing in from the other ...I don't feel justified weighing in from the other side of the gender fence, but I do empathasize. I write a lot about my kids, but I don't get to do so until after they're asleep!<br /><br />But it's for sure that some fine poems have come out of the experience of motherhood. There's one by Maria Gillan at http://www.pccc.cc.nj.us/poetry/poems.htm and one by Diane Lockward at http://poetrymagazine.com/archives/2003/Summer2003/lockward.htm.<br /><br />Sorry for the late comment; I'm an exploring new reader! I'll be back!David Vincentihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10572861860566117361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9883406.post-1104984945122176502005-01-05T21:15:00.000-07:002005-01-05T21:15:00.000-07:00I certainly think that the internet has had a posi...I certainly think that the internet has had a positive impact on mothers' lives. If you look at the number of blogs, message boards, and website for and by women, there are thousands of women "virtually" breaking out of their housebound isolation. As a writer, I can attribute most of my growth to the communities of writers I've found on the 'net. Thanks all.<br /><br />And Roger, it's a pleasure to meet you.Amy D. Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925848150845373759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9883406.post-1104932277763037762005-01-05T06:37:00.001-07:002005-01-05T06:37:00.001-07:00Sorry, the previous post was by me. As you can tel...Sorry, the previous post was by me. As you can tell, I'm new at this blogging game. :)<br /><br />- RogerRoger Paohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318202957816695981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9883406.post-1104932230614911042005-01-05T06:37:00.000-07:002005-01-05T06:37:00.000-07:00Hey Amy, fascinating post! I'm hoping that it was ...Hey Amy, fascinating post! I'm hoping that it was at least partly inspired by my own meditations on poetry, but I'm probably overreaching here.<br /><br />Not being a mother myself, I can only say that I feel like being single does allow me to focus more on writing. But you are equally right to point out that kids may inspire your writing. I like interesting paradoxes, and I am hoping, as you do, that women can have it all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com