tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post4699294748620895705..comments2023-11-05T07:53:12.708-05:00Comments on Poets United: LIFE OF A POET ~ FRANK J. TASSONERosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-47801998062543628192018-01-24T18:14:12.503-05:002018-01-24T18:14:12.503-05:00😀😀Frank J. Tassonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034177573832896440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-28573294019179012132018-01-24T18:13:34.343-05:002018-01-24T18:13:34.343-05:00Thanks, Merril! 😀Thanks, Merril! 😀Frank J. Tassonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034177573832896440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-78044452989503088002018-01-24T18:13:14.712-05:002018-01-24T18:13:14.712-05:00Thanks, Sumana! 😀Thanks, Sumana! 😀Frank J. Tassonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034177573832896440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-71998518479332679952018-01-24T18:12:48.121-05:002018-01-24T18:12:48.121-05:00Thank you, Sherry, and so sorry to hear of your tr...Thank you, Sherry, and so sorry to hear of your trouble! Glad you’re ok!Frank J. Tassonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034177573832896440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-33611537128315283452018-01-24T18:11:35.395-05:002018-01-24T18:11:35.395-05:00Thank you, Colleen! 😀Thank you, Colleen! 😀Frank J. Tassonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034177573832896440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-74298899208271861172018-01-24T18:10:43.711-05:002018-01-24T18:10:43.711-05:00Thank you, Anjum!Thank you, Anjum!Frank J. Tassonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034177573832896440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-43822105924238536992018-01-24T18:09:56.607-05:002018-01-24T18:09:56.607-05:00Thank you, Donna! 😀Thank you, Donna! 😀Frank J. Tassonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034177573832896440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-48595568267431581442018-01-24T18:09:23.680-05:002018-01-24T18:09:23.680-05:00Thanks, Bekkie! Michael Dylan Welch, a prominent h...Thanks, Bekkie! Michael Dylan Welch, a prominent haiku poet and admin of the Naihaiwrimo Facebook page, wrote an entire essay that refutes the “haiku must be 5-7-5” misconception. It’s worth a read.<br /><br />Yes, Mira is a wise woman! At least this time I was wise enough to listen!Frank J. Tassonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034177573832896440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-23362902601934032842018-01-24T18:05:41.774-05:002018-01-24T18:05:41.774-05:00Thank you, Myrna! I’m happy to hear of your intere...Thank you, Myrna! I’m happy to hear of your interest in Japanese-style poetry! 😀Frank J. Tassonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034177573832896440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-49466243455738174602018-01-24T18:04:19.577-05:002018-01-24T18:04:19.577-05:00Thank you, Susan! 😀Thank you, Susan! 😀Frank J. Tassonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034177573832896440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-72649067597272895952018-01-24T18:03:33.669-05:002018-01-24T18:03:33.669-05:00Thanks, Wendy! 😀Thanks, Wendy! 😀Frank J. Tassonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034177573832896440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-80014031501662637662018-01-24T18:02:41.285-05:002018-01-24T18:02:41.285-05:00My pleasure, Jae! 😀 Thank you!My pleasure, Jae! 😀 Thank you!Frank J. Tassonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034177573832896440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-56467922978289787732018-01-24T18:01:38.432-05:002018-01-24T18:01:38.432-05:00Thank you, Mary! It’s been a pleasure reading all ...Thank you, Mary! It’s been a pleasure reading all of your work and getting to know you! 😀Frank J. Tassonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034177573832896440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-54448969122474705202018-01-24T18:00:48.361-05:002018-01-24T18:00:48.361-05:00Thank you, Rosemary!Thank you, Rosemary!Frank J. Tassonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034177573832896440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-212850354670722962018-01-24T17:59:34.005-05:002018-01-24T17:59:34.005-05:00Thanks, Kim! Happy I’m finally coherent enough to ...Thanks, Kim! Happy I’m finally coherent enough to respond! 😆Frank J. Tassonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034177573832896440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-88065714264325248072018-01-24T07:22:46.289-05:002018-01-24T07:22:46.289-05:00It was interesting to learn more about Frank, and ...It was interesting to learn more about Frank, and I enjoyed the poems, too! :)Merril D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208799388236948565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-43729689445786779532018-01-24T00:37:16.727-05:002018-01-24T00:37:16.727-05:00OMG Sherry, take care & stay safe!!!!OMG Sherry, take care & stay safe!!!!Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-19466000556181680792018-01-24T00:36:10.980-05:002018-01-24T00:36:10.980-05:00So wonderful to get to know you better Frank. Love...So wonderful to get to know you better Frank. Love the poems shared here, the specially the autumn Tanka. A fascinating interview this one, Sherry & Frank.Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-92224422252038475312018-01-23T16:53:34.635-05:002018-01-23T16:53:34.635-05:00Ha, I love Wendy's husband's comment about...Ha, I love Wendy's husband's comment about the difference being the other poet had actually written theirs. It is great how spouses motivate us...they know us so well. Thank you, Frank, and thank you, friends, for this lovely conversation. We had a tsunami warning here overnight - expecting hundred metre waves,.........thankfully it was scaled down to an advisory after a few hours. We had to evacuate. I will blog the details. Quite the night and this morning I got interviewed for the news. Yoiks. It weas raining so I looked like a drowned rat with Bad Hair.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-72547779867979139952018-01-23T14:56:41.841-05:002018-01-23T14:56:41.841-05:00Great to meet you, Frank. I love short poems, so a...Great to meet you, Frank. I love short poems, so airy and easy to digest. I and have written 100s myself, mutant haiku I call them, maybe inspired by my Irish DNA, limerick-like in size. colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16669375650785054059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-47970222475410074572018-01-23T13:52:53.635-05:002018-01-23T13:52:53.635-05:00Thank you Sherry for introducing an amazing person...Thank you Sherry for introducing an amazing personality.The poetic talents are unique.Anjum Wasim Darhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01252859337697790445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-3212583656738392372018-01-23T13:45:27.350-05:002018-01-23T13:45:27.350-05:00What fun to get to know you Frank.....sending gree...What fun to get to know you Frank.....sending greetings from this central New Yorker to a down-state New Yorker. I love your info about these different forms, and your advice....write already. I am doing that this year more so! Thanks Sherry for another great interview!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-78342823472254710292018-01-23T12:47:57.180-05:002018-01-23T12:47:57.180-05:00Wonderful as always, Sherry!
Welcome to our group...Wonderful as always, Sherry!<br /><br />Welcome to our group,Frank! I loved your explanations! Although I've been writing poetry a long time, I still struggle with haiku. I do ok with the other forms. I have a few friends who win International acclaim for their work in this field so I'm always afraid to show one of mine, they are so good at it. Lol! I have had arguments with people about not using the 5,7,5, count...lol! I agree with you.<br /><br />"Then go write already!" Your wife is one wise woman. See you around!Bekkie Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300001421561443693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-70966206183514243572018-01-23T10:13:33.751-05:002018-01-23T10:13:33.751-05:00I enjoyed reading the descriptions of Japanese poe...I enjoyed reading the descriptions of Japanese poetry. I've recently developed an interest in them. I enjoyed this entire interview. Frank is energetic, and inspirational. I love the challenge - "Just do it!" It may help me to break through my tendency towards procrastinashtion. <br />Thank you Sherry. As always, you ask all the right questions.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-39805136609676593212018-01-22T23:45:57.114-05:002018-01-22T23:45:57.114-05:00What a generous teacher you are, Frank! It's ...What a generous teacher you are, Frank! It's good to hear a bit about you, your family, and the wonderful life the 3 of you share. I'm from the Catskill area, myself, and still travel up that way quite often, Drive right up 287! I enjoy your poems. Thanks again, Sherry, for a sweet interview.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.com