Comments for Emily Every Day

Comment on February’s Foot by Catherine Cooper

Catherine Cooper — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:53:27 +0000

Oh my, synchronicity at work. Not too long ago, only a few weeks, possibly around the time you wrote this entry, I had the most powerful dream I have had in a while (powerful in the aftershock at least). I was looking out my window at the most beautiful snow–in my trees, on my street, still falling, but peacefully enough for a couple to walk down the sidewalk outside my window, holding hands, stopping for a kiss. I awoke marveling at how comforting the scene had felt in the dream, especially because I awoke to springtime in New Orleans. Usually I despise the cold–I spent three winters in Boston and one in Minnesota before hightailing it back here. Perhaps it represented a beautiful, purposeful fallow period in my life, however. Days after that dream, I began writing in earnest. Thank you for posting.

Comment on Devil’s Play by Constance Adler

Constance Adler — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:09:44 +0000

Hi Chad, thanks for reading. Emily did have seven of her poems published during her lifetime. The rest she “published” in a sense on her own. She copied them over in a fair hand, collected them in packets, and sewed the binding with thread. There is one theory that she may have been preparing her work for publication. The other theory offers that this form of publication—for herself alone—was good enough, or at least as far as she wanted to go. “Publication — is the Auction / Of the Mind of Man — ,” Emily wrote. “Poverty — be justifying / For so foul a thing.” Maybe she was in a bad mood that day. But then why write? It’s a puzzle, all right.

Comment on Devil’s Play by Chad Aichs

Chad Aichs — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:42:44 +0000

I thought though that Emily at one point did try to have some of her poems published. I do not know but I think she would have liked that. Not for recognition so much but because they meant something to her and she would have enjoyed making people think or even smile.

Comment on February’s Foot by Barbara Rodgers

Barbara Rodgers — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:29:23 +0000

Congratulations on the publication of your book – I’m looking forward to reading it! Now there’s something to ponder, Emily at Carnival…

Comment on Subtle Cargo by Barbara Rodgers

Barbara Rodgers — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:43:14 +0000

Well said, Emily and Constance.

That’s something I taught my children, that unconditional love is for children, adult partners must negotiate their terms and make sure they put all their cards on the table. Unromantic, perhaps, but a more solid foundation for a workable union…

Comment on The Seed of Noon by Constance Adler

Constance Adler — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:10:59 +0000

Yes, it’s everywhere isn’t it? That irrational wave of optimism. Thanks for reading.

Comment on The Seed of Noon by Constance Adler

Constance Adler — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:09:18 +0000

Thank you Barbara. Cheers to you in this season of light!

Comment on The Seed of Noon by Zong-in Kim

Zong-in Kim — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:56:52 +0000

Wishing you a very merry Christmas and a happy new year !!!
Now I intend to enjoy the lyrics “If That’s What It Takes ” by Celine Dion where I can find “… You’re my light in the dark you’re the place I call home …”. Thanks.

Comment on The Seed of Noon by Barbara Rodgers

Barbara Rodgers — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:20:32 +0000

Wishing you a blessed winter solstice! I like your idea, “to know what it looks like to hold a light in the dark.”

Comment on New Figs in Winter by Barbara Rodgers

Barbara Rodgers — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:17:16 +0000

Loved reading your thoughts on Emily’s words… Eclipses do inspire awe no matter how well we think we understand them scientifically these days… Hope you enjoy the unpredicted fig harvest!