tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35088240.post8709471782973416687..comments2023-01-07T19:00:52.526-05:00Comments on the excelsior file: Poetry Friday: Something About Americadavid elzeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653215150526146224noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35088240.post-31111711398518075292007-09-01T04:34:00.000-04:002007-09-01T04:34:00.000-04:00"Worse, too many speaking but too few listening. E..."Worse, too many speaking but too few listening. Especially to poetry."<BR/><BR/>Word, to that. <BR/><BR/>And I do want to see those "original things" posted here one day. :)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35088240.post-57817287335541410282007-08-31T21:45:00.000-04:002007-08-31T21:45:00.000-04:00Well, Sara, my statement was a bit too broad perha...Well, Sara, my statement was a bit too broad perhaps, and I find myself feeling oddly defensive. I agree, we have mechanisms for discussion but too often that discussion is divisive and the lack of tolerance is usually the most dominant aspect.<BR/><BR/>Worse, too many speaking but too few listening. Especially to poetry.david elzeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653215150526146224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35088240.post-38007182381882982652007-08-31T14:29:00.000-04:002007-08-31T14:29:00.000-04:00I had a "religious upbringing," David. Why do you ...I had a "religious upbringing," David. Why do you think I write poems with words such as absolution and annunciation in them? :) I hang onto all the good in it...it taught me mystery and praise and poetry...and yet it taught me fear, too. <BR/><BR/>The fact that 6000 people showed up at that rally, and that the new house (was it the sticker or a few tolerant people that protected it?) was NOT Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35088240.post-62708651840952663652007-08-31T12:08:00.000-04:002007-08-31T12:08:00.000-04:00Sadly, there is much fear,hypocrisy,intolerance an...Sadly, there is much fear,hypocrisy,intolerance and ignorance in our country today. The voice of this poem, of this book, needs to be heard by every American. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35088240.post-44967253685945093682007-08-31T11:02:00.000-04:002007-08-31T11:02:00.000-04:00I think the unknown is what scares people more tha...I think the unknown is what scares people more than tolerance does, and I think that ignorance also sometimes trumps faith in those circumstances. I grew up in a Southern town where outsiders were often viewed with suspicion. And the definition of "outsider" expanded or contracted with whoever was talking. And power corrupts. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the heads up on this book. It sounds like one I'dAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com