tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post7905207628804138518..comments2023-11-05T07:53:12.708-05:00Comments on Poets United: Life of a Poet~Salem Lorot, Poet of KenyaRosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-208097975593619322012-04-25T07:48:43.149-04:002012-04-25T07:48:43.149-04:00We were classmates and I had not an idea about you...We were classmates and I had not an idea about your life until the poetry came along. To the person that inspired me to start blogging my poetry, I am greatly inspired. May you live to accomplish your dreams Son of the Hills!TABASAMUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09862505295348997316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-17475447068623935052011-11-21T22:01:53.549-05:002011-11-21T22:01:53.549-05:00Dear Salem, I like very much your ideas and writin...Dear Salem, I like very much your ideas and writing. I also tried to become a poet. But it seems one is born a poet which I wasn't. I also like very much the topic of social justice which you also like. Your language is beautiful and your people are beautiful. I want to say that I have also been influenced by two of the poets that have influenced you. I personally met Okot p'Bitek in 1982 a few months before his shocking death. I am also related to Dr. Laban Erapu, who has inspired me so much. However, I don't like your expression of liking Rudyard Kipling. Do you know he wrote the "White Man's Burden" that the imperialists have used as a policy to oppress the developing countries to which you also belong? I have passed through Pokot and Turkana. Kacheliba mountain looks like Tororo rock in Uganda and that's how I got to read your interview. Best wishes with social justice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-55373206496591869022011-05-14T12:19:02.222-04:002011-05-14T12:19:02.222-04:00Dear Sherry Blue and Salem
Salem is a place in t...Dear Sherry Blue and Salem<br /><br /> Salem is a place in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. In Tamilspeak, it is pronounced Se lam. It has got a Steel plant, owned by the Steel Authority of India, and it produces stainless steel and other things. Both sides of the railroad line, you get verdant green and whitewashed houses, sparkling white and the people are quite fond of the local brew, arrack, and then, doctors' brandy :) I have seen farm laborers down a quart in no time ... with the strange accompaniment of the ripe banana !Soumyenduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586465804913627495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-70301384119580970932011-04-28T16:38:18.934-04:002011-04-28T16:38:18.934-04:00Thank you all for your kind comments. I am continu...Thank you all for your kind comments. I am continuously discovering wonderful people all over the world. You are the people who encourage me. I am because you are, they say.Salem Lorothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786501839467653361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-24372826166463247662011-04-28T06:28:36.563-04:002011-04-28T06:28:36.563-04:00Sherry and Salem,
A great joint effort, which was...Sherry and Salem,<br /><br />A great joint effort, which was so interesting and inspiring to read.<br /><br />A most wonderful poet to have within The Poets United Community.<br /><br />Best wishes, EileenEileen T O'Neill .....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03325632298717325699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-63474601956420291012011-04-27T18:52:14.854-04:002011-04-27T18:52:14.854-04:00Bravo Sherry, for a truly inspiring and informativ...Bravo Sherry, for a truly inspiring and informative interview. You said it would knock our socks off, and you were spot on. I have to go now, I can't wait to get over to check out Salem's Blog. And to Salem I say,"You have many great things in your future my young friend. Of that, I have no doubt."- jrgRaining Iguanashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461327421951949725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-50511749239775486582011-04-27T16:46:45.492-04:002011-04-27T16:46:45.492-04:00Sherry, this was a wonderful interview. I loved t...Sherry, this was a wonderful interview. I loved the questions you asked of this exceptional poet. <br /><br />Salem, it is a pleasure to read your work on Poets United. My best to you with all of your goals. And write on.....Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-15814676031262890552011-04-27T15:46:40.600-04:002011-04-27T15:46:40.600-04:00WoW! Such an interesting and talented young man is...WoW! Such an interesting and talented young man is Salem. This was quite an eye opening interview.<br /><br />Sherry, you did a wonderful job. You seem to have made a connection with Salem.<br /><br />Salem, thank you for sharing so much of your life with us. I sincerely wish you much success for the future.The Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667034322952126127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-45650323524888817382011-04-27T15:16:34.031-04:002011-04-27T15:16:34.031-04:00phew, this one is a doozy! But wonderful all the s...phew, this one is a doozy! But wonderful all the same! what a great edition!bttrflyscarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11528604993293399160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-49098590067819093552011-04-27T13:36:13.198-04:002011-04-27T13:36:13.198-04:00Excellent Piece - I've visited Salem's blo...Excellent Piece - I've visited Salem's blog, and have always enjoyed it. <br /><br />Thanks for these further insites into this fine poet.Brother Olliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07506492407482879487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-39563566906062902082011-04-27T13:22:01.461-04:002011-04-27T13:22:01.461-04:00I loved every minute of interviewing Salem. He sim...I loved every minute of interviewing Salem. He simply shines, and inspires. He gives this old granny hope for the world after all:) <br /><br />Salem, you have a wonderful talent. I look forward to reading more and more of your poems, and to watching you do great things in the corner of the world where you are:)Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-51859397556108657352011-04-27T12:59:56.192-04:002011-04-27T12:59:56.192-04:00What a great interview, Sherry, and what an inspir...What a great interview, Sherry, and what an inspiring young man Salem is. I will definitely be reading more of his poetry. He glows with the optimism of youth, coupled with a wisdom that comes from knowing life only too well. <br /><br />Best Wishes to you Salem in all you do.Paul Andrew Russellhttp://www.paulandrewrussell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-3777243014919248152011-04-27T12:56:06.350-04:002011-04-27T12:56:06.350-04:00I am excited to see this interview up. To Sherry B...I am excited to see this interview up. To Sherry Blue Sky ( "Koko" )in particular and Poets United in general, I am humbled to have been found worthy of being interviewed out of so many brilliant souls that we have here.<br /><br />Kim Nelson, thank you so much. Sherry Blue Sky and I had a good time doing this.Salem Lorothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786501839467653361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-1214774780578410682011-04-27T10:41:01.169-04:002011-04-27T10:41:01.169-04:00OH MY HECK! This is one of the most interesting an...OH MY HECK! This is one of the most interesting and enlightening interviews I have read in a very long time. I learned so much from Salem's honest and open answers to Sherry's well-thought-out questions. The photos added a dimension of connection that I really appreciate. Thank you both for taking the time to open my eyes to so many new ideas and truths.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.com