tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post2459007054456999645..comments2023-11-05T07:53:12.708-05:00Comments on Poets United: I Wish I'd Written ThisRosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-66255719913399666402015-11-15T05:32:53.233-05:002015-11-15T05:32:53.233-05:00What an inspirational post and young woman - i hon...What an inspirational post and young woman - i honestly don't know how many of us would survive without words..though not all face such real and dangerous challenges..whatever we experience and look back on sometimes seems impossible to describe but that in itself opens up the 'story' perhaps?Jae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-72219848499680851762015-10-25T01:43:15.191-04:002015-10-25T01:43:15.191-04:00amazing poem by Rhie. This is how a displaced pers...amazing poem by Rhie. This is how a displaced person feels like. the raw power in the poem almost moved me to tears. really. you wonder why what all those fighting was for.<br />dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-62529419199259495342015-10-25T00:59:47.267-04:002015-10-25T00:59:47.267-04:00I ECHO AND SECOND ALL COMMENTS ... when I replied ...I ECHO AND SECOND ALL COMMENTS ... when I replied immediately after reading this morning I was so blown away that I was quite inarticulate .... Bravo Rhie Azzam ... and yes, visit her blog her poems are brilliant and searing. Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-34482156631571446592015-10-25T00:47:01.709-04:002015-10-25T00:47:01.709-04:00Thank you Rosemary for bringing us in touch with R...Thank you Rosemary for bringing us in touch with Rhie's powerful, beautiful poetry. There's no question this was written from the heart, which is the source of all good poetry. Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-22107655069014034242015-10-24T21:33:51.489-04:002015-10-24T21:33:51.489-04:00Many years ago Lebanon was a country in the middle...Many years ago Lebanon was a country in the middle east that seemed to thrive on co-existence but sadly all that is now gone. Hope is being lost and even countries accepting in their attitudes in color, religion and politics are becoming wary. Fear is being generated and hope is being lost. Let's hope any survivors set their minds on love and peace and acceptance. Thank you for showing us the truth of this horror which is so close to us all. Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-79649122089535951492015-10-24T17:45:40.389-04:002015-10-24T17:45:40.389-04:00This is poetry that touch the heart. This is poetr...This is poetry that touch the heart. This is poetry that should be read, when it boils down to luxury of living we have set it in perspective.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-40306641230213823142015-10-24T16:07:59.525-04:002015-10-24T16:07:59.525-04:00This poem touched me in a way that I have not been...This poem touched me in a way that I have not been touched for a long time. I know about Lebanon a bit. Thanks for the introduction.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-10527524644630935612015-10-24T11:24:48.725-04:002015-10-24T11:24:48.725-04:00Man, I love this line: "I don't know how ...Man, I love this line: "I don't know how to make beautiful devastation."<br /><br />... this section:<br />"it's been a long day, and all she can think about<br />is brushing her teeth<br />14 yrs old,<br />with a head full of dreams she can never chase,<br />hearts she will never break"<br /><br />...and this: "my hate won't save my heritage"<br /><br /><br />P.S. The poetess is hot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-44210432625674369822015-10-24T02:31:51.809-04:002015-10-24T02:31:51.809-04:00God - I do wish I'd written this, I do! This i...God - I do wish I'd written this, I do! This is the poetry I should be writing, I will go back to writing. Rhie writes from that place of such passion - it's like blood on the page, and her helplessness is so palpable and fierce, she makes me - a peacenik-dove - want to take up arms, want to march in the streets, want to believe in something - anything - just to make it stop. I hope she continues to write her rage, and her softer stuff as well. She is the epitome of a political poet - a Carolyn Forche for the new ages ... (not that I would abandon Forche anytime soon) - thank you for introducing her to us. She rocks, and I won't soon forget her.S.E.Ingrahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02135141369161538082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-57539177952611794732015-10-23T22:16:20.053-04:002015-10-23T22:16:20.053-04:00Oh, my friend, this poem sank straight into my hea...Oh, my friend, this poem sank straight into my heart. So sorry to be late arriving, this day has been so busy I have not been online at all. What a poem this is - Rhie makes the political personal as only a poet with a huge heart can do. I see all of the people she writes about, feel their circumstance as one cannot when reading statistics. I, too, could feel her presence through her powerful words. I especially resonate with "War is just terrorism with a bigger budget". Oh my God, yes, it is. Rhie, write on with all the force of your pen. I, too, hope this poem is widely read. New York Times, maybe???? Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-89357821065714613932015-10-23T18:32:33.399-04:002015-10-23T18:32:33.399-04:00Thank you, for sharing this powerful poem and poet...Thank you, for sharing this powerful poem and poet. :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-69564566506296402352015-10-23T14:17:23.606-04:002015-10-23T14:17:23.606-04:00Rosemary, this is one of the most moving poems I h...Rosemary, this is one of the most moving poems I have read in a long time. And her story, as you shared it, is even more moving. I went to her blog & found more poetry there. She is an example of the triumph of the human spirit, I think. A strong woman. A survivor. A poet. Thank you for this one!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-15594290051369382302015-10-23T12:10:19.151-04:002015-10-23T12:10:19.151-04:00I am reading this through tears .... I will go bac...I am reading this through tears .... I will go back and read the interview - but I truly hope that this poem has been published and will be read and FELT widely and as deeply as it has cut a forever place in my heart. Thank you Rosemary and all my love and peaceful energy for Rhie Azzam - something a beauty born from the ashes of such horrific devastation. Continue writing and being Rhie - you are the legacy of beauty beyond the ugliness. Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-56729206263411419422015-10-23T11:49:56.201-04:002015-10-23T11:49:56.201-04:00This poem is so dramatic, esp. when the poet shows...This poem is so dramatic, esp. when the poet shows with such warms the real people behind the wars/death...Blessings and pray, 'I hope we will remember that love will bind us.' - Love these words....Thank you, Rosemary for meeting with Rhie Azzam.humbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-66745848747190127832015-10-23T10:54:42.043-04:002015-10-23T10:54:42.043-04:00Rosemary thanks for another awesome presentation. ...Rosemary thanks for another awesome presentation. It was wonderful your sharing This Azzam with us today<br /><br />Much love...Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-74838598496010309322015-10-23T09:06:27.345-04:002015-10-23T09:06:27.345-04:00Tears. I too pray, and this poem is a goad to mor...Tears. I too pray, and this poem is a goad to more prayer and action. I felt that I was hearing and seeing the poet as I read--all the rhythms are there and all the helplessness and love proportioned out to see and feel. My gut hurts. Thank you for introducing Rhie, Rosemary.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.com