tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post2744171485481390493..comments2024-03-22T10:51:23.567-05:00Comments on Faith, Fiction, Friends: The Moving Geography of HungerGlynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-23459118033086118622010-11-29T14:24:52.726-06:002010-11-29T14:24:52.726-06:00"the hunger or its shame"
that is one s..."the hunger or its shame"<br /><br />that is one serious line.<br /><br />I remember food stamps. I remember wishing them away, even though they were our lifeline.L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-2944500358239469982010-11-29T08:08:55.144-06:002010-11-29T08:08:55.144-06:00So moving. Hunger, poverty, homelessness - it alwa...So moving. Hunger, poverty, homelessness - it always is. Sometimes in places where it's easier for us to just forget about it. This parallel you've drawn is powerful.Deidrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09145504027833176749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-6547207058091005382010-11-28T20:18:14.468-06:002010-11-28T20:18:14.468-06:00"the hunger or its shame"...unfortunatel..."the hunger or its shame"...unfortunately, i lived this more in the first person...lean times and the shame because they couldn't provide...i was always fed, but went w/o most else, including heat...so this is the part that hit most and we can't forget where we've been, thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13159150789704724833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-19593142120894637842010-11-28T19:10:44.518-06:002010-11-28T19:10:44.518-06:00We can only hope that we will never have to experi...We can only hope that we will never have to experience those difficult times again, however, It sounds like many today are homeless, after the loss of their jobs, etc. Nice poem. Gigi Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092019687497845746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-18501471176964352052010-11-28T16:29:38.524-06:002010-11-28T16:29:38.524-06:00Powerful piece, sharing the hungers of yesterdays,...Powerful piece, sharing the hungers of yesterdays, and the realities of todays...Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09655163868990155242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-61596964583656834392010-11-28T14:24:41.004-06:002010-11-28T14:24:41.004-06:00A powerful write that makes one realise we should ...A powerful write that makes one realise we should want for nothing when we already have so much compared to those whom have absolutely nothing.<br /><br />Anita.Anita Magdalenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759774477028333590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-92083097538786342612010-11-28T13:10:01.279-06:002010-11-28T13:10:01.279-06:00Tears. I love how you sandwiched today with the p...Tears. I love how you sandwiched today with the past. And your imagery is heart-wrenching. Blessings.Melissa Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024400805290277282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-10754434774197147742010-11-28T11:49:13.182-06:002010-11-28T11:49:13.182-06:00Life is simple when your belly's empty, my gra...Life is simple when your belly's empty, my grandfather used to say, Also, you're not poor if you have a roof over your head and food on the table. We who have so much lose track of what's really there, so often. Your well-constructed poem makes an excellent argument for understanding that the pain of one is the pain of all.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-35929661330314390332010-11-28T10:36:37.327-06:002010-11-28T10:36:37.327-06:00I love the title of this poem, and in that second ...I love the title of this poem, and in that second stanza that wonderful concluding line "Some have heard of oranges". Your use of details like "day-old French bread,/ welcome even without butter" and "shruken cornucopias" is excellent.<br /><br />The sad truth is that the America of 2010s remains in some places full of "sounds of empty/stomachs".Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-14438675731311798882010-11-28T09:33:55.864-06:002010-11-28T09:33:55.864-06:00It makes one think, what have I to worry about and...It makes one think, what have I to worry about and cry my tears of desperationKodjo Deynoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01299996598769756878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-47969179977933373272010-11-28T09:26:16.933-06:002010-11-28T09:26:16.933-06:00Very cutting. Right down to the sounds of empty s...Very cutting. Right down to the sounds of empty stomachs.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04874006676004790578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-73338357662163262962010-11-28T09:20:24.531-06:002010-11-28T09:20:24.531-06:00Oh my word, Glynn. This is powerful!Oh my word, Glynn. This is powerful!Sandra Heska Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770393615748405966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-15860830689291038152010-11-28T08:39:58.993-06:002010-11-28T08:39:58.993-06:00Excellent poem, Glynn. Unexpected, creative shifts...Excellent poem, Glynn. Unexpected, creative shifts that make for meaningful re-readings. Thanks for sharing with us!dustushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796500077556153584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-61902665337076756602010-11-28T08:13:11.613-06:002010-11-28T08:13:11.613-06:00glynn - i love that you compared it with africa to...glynn - i love that you compared it with africa today - not just sth that was long ago but something very real an alive todayClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-91278789478259446362010-11-28T07:56:24.849-06:002010-11-28T07:56:24.849-06:00Wow -- what a powerful and beautifully written poe...Wow -- what a powerful and beautifully written poem Glynn.<br /><br />The juxtaposition of then and now is stunning.Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.com