tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post2302141821468562017..comments2023-11-05T07:53:12.708-05:00Comments on Poets United: LIFE OF A POET - PAULA WANKENRosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-27976183447878445702014-06-20T11:21:46.292-04:002014-06-20T11:21:46.292-04:00Thank you, Sharon - that means a lot. Truly. <3...Thank you, Sharon - that means a lot. Truly. <3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-84979188595999963802014-06-18T20:51:33.374-04:002014-06-18T20:51:33.374-04:00Paula, your writing is exquisite, as is your melan...Paula, your writing is exquisite, as is your melancholy soul...I've enjoyed reading you for a long time now and I hope I'll get to continue the pleasure. As with many others, I too love the spotted pig, your affinity for animals shines through everywhere. Another stellar interview Sherry - why am I not surprised? Thank you both for sharing such wonder.S.E.Ingrahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02135141369161538082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-44930931494900891542014-06-18T13:36:09.584-04:002014-06-18T13:36:09.584-04:00Thank you, Sherri - I'm glad you enjoyed my po...Thank you, Sherri - I'm glad you enjoyed my poetry and for taking a moment to comment. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-50983285853422986352014-06-18T08:23:04.377-04:002014-06-18T08:23:04.377-04:00Lovely interview...Paula, your poetry is beautiful...Lovely interview...Paula, your poetry is beautiful. And that spotted pig is adorable! My blog/writing experience began in a way very similar to yours. Thank you for sharing a little part of yourself. Sherri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00834386300886224116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-12320136145462091722014-06-11T20:30:59.096-04:002014-06-11T20:30:59.096-04:00That would be Robert, then, who we all often thank...That would be Robert, then, who we all often thank for any beloved new form. ;) De Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798544585779003567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-15757593834143130152014-06-11T12:10:27.106-04:002014-06-11T12:10:27.106-04:00Thanks, Damon - glad to provide some smiles to you...Thanks, Damon - glad to provide some smiles to your day. :) I think everyone should have a spotted pig in their literary history. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-53778007383306714752014-06-11T12:08:53.209-04:002014-06-11T12:08:53.209-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Jane! Always a pleasure to...Thanks for stopping by, Jane! Always a pleasure to "see" you. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-6080655070808024042014-06-11T12:07:58.772-04:002014-06-11T12:07:58.772-04:00So glad you enjoyed it - that spotted pig has been...So glad you enjoyed it - that spotted pig has been a hit. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-67408219860510856162014-06-11T12:07:24.497-04:002014-06-11T12:07:24.497-04:00Thanks - glad you enjoyed it! :)Thanks - glad you enjoyed it! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-61395753994127534042014-06-11T12:06:19.715-04:002014-06-11T12:06:19.715-04:00Yes, I sure wish I'd gotten a picture of me ba...Yes, I sure wish I'd gotten a picture of me back then. I'm really not sure anyone actually knew where I disappeared to when I went to read. :) Thanks again for the use of your pictures from your visit to San Antonio!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-8035491513004533902014-06-11T12:05:15.378-04:002014-06-11T12:05:15.378-04:00De, I do believe it was you that introduced me fir...De, I do believe it was you that introduced me first to the shadorma. Since then, it's kind of latched onto me! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-36151885984798269412014-06-11T12:04:22.308-04:002014-06-11T12:04:22.308-04:00Thanks, Marie, for the important role you've p...Thanks, Marie, for the important role you've played in my life these past 3+ years...such an encouragement, you are!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-41550131489884460362014-06-11T10:47:07.011-04:002014-06-11T10:47:07.011-04:00This was an interview full of smiles and delight a...This was an interview full of smiles and delight at learning such amazing things about your journey, Paula. Thank you Sherry for opening this window on Paula and the origins of her writing. Who knew there was a spotted pig in her literary history? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-51248274571893521142014-06-11T00:10:42.301-04:002014-06-11T00:10:42.301-04:00So good to see Paula in prose and poetry. Loved t...So good to see Paula in prose and poetry. Loved the interview and the critters that people 'home'. Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709418133516466879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-15477101641631259322014-06-11T00:08:14.224-04:002014-06-11T00:08:14.224-04:00Thank you, Paula, for the openness and the spotted...Thank you, Paula, for the openness and the spotted pig, for "echoes from the silence" and especially for "A Loss of Knowing" and "True Blue" which make me feel like a teenager again. Thank you Sherry, for opening the door.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-59450912256966886522014-06-10T22:34:30.607-04:002014-06-10T22:34:30.607-04:00Thanks for sharing this Paula. Enjoyed the reading...Thanks for sharing this Paula. Enjoyed the reading and the pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-572843567513235352014-06-10T20:17:19.202-04:002014-06-10T20:17:19.202-04:00Great interview. Just when I think I know so much ...Great interview. Just when I think I know so much about you I find out about your spotted pig. I can see a younger you, book in hand, Dotty next to you. Linda H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01005584805379179415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-59049498542124517322014-06-10T20:12:59.318-04:002014-06-10T20:12:59.318-04:00thanks, Sarathanks, SaraLinda H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01005584805379179415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-19939569591322471462014-06-10T19:08:24.799-04:002014-06-10T19:08:24.799-04:00Paula! My poetical friend, and favorite shadorma s...Paula! My poetical friend, and favorite shadorma shaman. <br />I loved reading this! Thank you for sharing a piece of your heart with us. <br />De Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798544585779003567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-70452006631012204532014-06-10T18:50:19.065-04:002014-06-10T18:50:19.065-04:00OHMIGOSH, how I love this heart-as-big-as-Texas po...OHMIGOSH, how I love this heart-as-big-as-Texas poet, and how honored I am to call her friend. "Precious soul" indeed, and talent eons beyond what she recognizes in herself. Thank you so very much for this interview, Sherry! Marie Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11591713507143466335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-49538632253132727242014-06-10T15:09:56.937-04:002014-06-10T15:09:56.937-04:00Ah, Kim...yes, you were an early encourager in my ...Ah, Kim...yes, you were an early encourager in my journey...thank you!! <3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-36275172539894630422014-06-10T15:09:17.434-04:002014-06-10T15:09:17.434-04:00Thank you, Anjum! I'm glad you enjoyed the lin...Thank you, Anjum! I'm glad you enjoyed the line you quoted...it's a favorite of mine, as well. I remember the feeling I had when I wrote that line...it just "fit" so well for what I was feeling at the time. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-3653253443873241482014-06-10T15:07:47.862-04:002014-06-10T15:07:47.862-04:00(YES! Her pictures and my friend Lisa's pictur...(YES! Her pictures and my friend Lisa's pictures are better than I could have captured myself!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-18112712605771879592014-06-10T15:07:10.011-04:002014-06-10T15:07:10.011-04:00Yes, Sherry is a great interviewer!! Hugs to you, ...Yes, Sherry is a great interviewer!! Hugs to you, Sara, from me AND my kitties!! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-32136948638322395552014-06-10T15:04:44.474-04:002014-06-10T15:04:44.474-04:00I'm glad you enjoyed them, Sumana -- I sometim...I'm glad you enjoyed them, Sumana -- I sometimes find it difficult to write anything longer than a shadorma! That form seems to have "adopted" me. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com