tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post5802667102302423380..comments2024-03-25T12:58:42.058-05:00Comments on Poetry for Children: New Review: POETRY PUDDINGSylvia Vardellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-73255957577052479602009-05-28T07:36:30.836-05:002009-05-28T07:36:30.836-05:00Yes, I appreciate that and applaud your efforts. I...Yes, I appreciate that and applaud your efforts. I do agree that the cultural context is the richest. I wish you luck and will be watching for your next book. <br /><br />You might also notice that I mentioned POETRY PUDDING in an online interview that was published yesterday at Cynsations: http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2009/05/co-editors-interview-cathy-kurkjian.html<br /><br />Keep up the great work!<br />SylviaSylvia Vardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-43133649925111859602009-05-28T04:15:28.229-05:002009-05-28T04:15:28.229-05:00Thanks for that helpful list of names, Sylvia. I d...Thanks for that helpful list of names, Sylvia. I do want it to be New Zealand-based and New Zealand-biased. There are already many helpful books on the subject from America and the UK, but poetry is very much a thing that happens within a particular cultural context - don't you agree? - and therefore although I could extend to Australia without damaging that concept (they're just 'across the ditch', after all) I don't want to make it universal to the English-speaking world.Jenny Argantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12166678170679837760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-47974851701800187782009-05-25T10:04:46.869-05:002009-05-25T10:04:46.869-05:00Hang in there. Have you tried the Wright Group? Or...Hang in there. Have you tried the Wright Group? Or Stenhouse Publishing? Or Heinemann? Or Richard C. Owen Publishing? I hope you find a publisher soon-- because I want to read that book! :-)Sylvia Vardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-43351876127668501712009-05-25T01:31:12.641-05:002009-05-25T01:31:12.641-05:00When I came to New Zealand nearly a decade ago I w...When I came to New Zealand nearly a decade ago I was bowled over by the poetry and short story writing in particular. But it's a difficult market to get published in. I keep getting excellent feedback on the present work in progress - The Poetry Activity Book - on the reading and writing of poetry, but no takers so far.Jenny Argantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12166678170679837760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-70797580523221690852009-05-18T08:45:00.000-05:002009-05-18T08:45:00.000-05:00Hello, Jenny! I'm so thrilled that you stopped by ...Hello, Jenny! I'm so thrilled that you stopped by to comment. Thank you for giving us such a wonderful poetry ambassador from New Zealand. Will there be another? I hope so!Sylvia Vardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-52767250011773473222009-05-18T07:55:00.000-05:002009-05-18T07:55:00.000-05:00Kia ora from Aoteaoa, the land of the long white c...Kia ora from Aoteaoa, the land of the long white cloud - someone has just brought to my attention your enthusiastic review of Poetry Pudding, which I had the great pleasure of compiling. I was thrilled that it has reached out across the world, which is exactly what poetry and storytelling should do.<br /><br />Jenny ArganteJenny Argantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12166678170679837760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-20276658008688024322008-08-21T18:09:00.000-05:002008-08-21T18:09:00.000-05:00Ooh - thanks for the tip. Perhaps I'll order both!...Ooh - thanks for the tip. Perhaps I'll order both!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-84650594840570371072008-08-21T15:21:00.000-05:002008-08-21T15:21:00.000-05:00Hi, Kelly-- It didn't seem any longer than your us...Hi, Kelly-- It didn't seem any longer than your usual Amazon shipment-- maybe 10 days? 2 weeks? And I have to warn you, with shipping it cost about $35 for this small paperback. I know that may seem crazy, but it's really a gem, and I don't regret the purchase one bit. How often can one share a bounty of poems by New Zealand poets with kids here? It's a find, IMO!<BR/><BR/>I feel the same way about the amazing collection from Ireland, SOMETHING BEGINNING WITH P--- which is a hardback from O'Brien Press and costs about the same. Another complete gem! FYI.Sylvia Vardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-2831284300552537512008-08-21T15:05:00.000-05:002008-08-21T15:05:00.000-05:00How long did the book take to get to you? Having r...How long did the book take to get to you? Having read your posts about it, I'm thinking that I <I>need</I> a copy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com