tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post6924054807100082426..comments2024-03-25T12:58:42.058-05:00Comments on Poetry for Children: Jame, Rivers, and MoviesSylvia Vardellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-81867586088132994152010-11-15T11:27:27.528-06:002010-11-15T11:27:27.528-06:00I will definitely be back to read those answers, J...I will definitely be back to read those answers, Jame.<br /><br />I find it impossible to "cast" characters in books--especially my own. My editor had to drag a few crumbs of description out of me. I remember reading once about dolls with no faces--maybe just two dots for eyes. The idea was that the child could imagine the face changing according to the emotion the doll was feeling. I like that idea, but I don't think it would be very satisfactory for most readers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10147284664183496856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-30501214845290685432010-11-15T07:36:24.723-06:002010-11-15T07:36:24.723-06:00I just wanted to add two of my favorite verse nove...I just wanted to add two of my favorite verse novels set during WWII (my pet research subject right now) to put on your timelines: a lesser known, but beautiful, work by Karen Hesse ALEUTIAN SPARROW and Jennifer Roy's YELLOWSTAR.<br /><br />Thanks for the questions---I'm working on them now!Jamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10469482594328595862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-68537143272924794492010-11-13T22:45:21.100-06:002010-11-13T22:45:21.100-06:00Thanks to all of you for reading and commenting. W...Thanks to all of you for reading and commenting. Will draw for Jame's book soon!Sylvia Vardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-60662549376631159752010-11-13T07:30:33.894-06:002010-11-13T07:30:33.894-06:00Three Rivers Rising is currently at the very top o...Three Rivers Rising is currently at the very top of my to-read pile, and now that I've read your post, I can't wait to dig in! (or maybe, more appropriately, jump in...or bail out...) Since you linked the book with Crossing Stones (a favorite) I am even more excited to read it! Can't wait for your NCTE session!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-87541112344027282972010-11-13T06:49:34.193-06:002010-11-13T06:49:34.193-06:00My question: what would happen if we mixed up the ...My question: what would happen if we mixed up the ethnicities of the actors so that it wasn't so monochromatic? What would that do to the story? Would it make a difference? Better, richer, more universal or somehow not?Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-24629868201036226692010-11-12T12:32:06.677-06:002010-11-12T12:32:06.677-06:00Sylvia and Jame, thank you for the interview. I...Sylvia and Jame, thank you for the interview. I'd love to see Three Rivers Rising as a movie. And, sigh, too bad Brad Pitt is too old. <br /><br />I also like that Jone, above, gets in three questions. Yay for eager poets.<br /><br />My question is: I’d love to hear an example of perhaps a minor historical incident found in research that pulled together a poem for you.Jeannine Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886966069866356470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-82293951161915594722010-11-12T10:20:56.341-06:002010-11-12T10:20:56.341-06:00Here are my questions:
When writing in verse, how...Here are my questions: <br />When writing in verse, how do you handle dialog?<br />How did you go about the researching of the Johnstown Flood (which was an amazing and tragic disaster).<br />How did you decide your line breaks?<br />Sorry to miss NCTE, sounds like a great session.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com