tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post59810108706916842..comments2023-10-20T03:27:40.902-07:00Comments on Audrey Howitt Poetry, Alive and Well: The Fabric of Gee's Bend: CoverallsAudrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-54447691402466666552013-12-06T00:02:53.241-08:002013-12-06T00:02:53.241-08:00This is knitted together with love. I love it!This is knitted together with love. I love it!AngelaFaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11120291267416521242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-36343826447095665762012-12-26T23:25:43.638-08:002012-12-26T23:25:43.638-08:00lovely storytelling, Audrey! i've seen several...lovely storytelling, Audrey! i've seen several articles/online exhibits of the quilts from Gee's Bend and they are truly pieces of art! i love the idea of keeping someone's memory close and covering oneself in it! beautiful!<br /><br />wishing you a very happy New Year!<br />♥my heart's love songshttp://myheartslovesongs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-17848255851524366802012-12-25T19:20:12.595-08:002012-12-25T19:20:12.595-08:00It is like that, indeed, how good it was is a meas...It is like that, indeed, how good it was is a measure of the lingering need to touch, to smell . . . a quilt, a covering, how comforting if absence cannot be cured. I know.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-3409449635695661712012-12-24T08:16:08.327-08:002012-12-24T08:16:08.327-08:00Beautifully written..Beautifully written..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536345883786351390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-5080285804017006022012-12-24T07:50:30.818-08:002012-12-24T07:50:30.818-08:00a very beautiful piece of work. a very beautiful piece of work. dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-37478609370883943552012-12-24T04:26:21.440-08:002012-12-24T04:26:21.440-08:00Very evocative, and sad in a hopeful way, too: I l...Very evocative, and sad in a hopeful way, too: I loved the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-16025868458184994792012-12-24T01:51:03.133-08:002012-12-24T01:51:03.133-08:00I hate to be crude, but, the first thing I thought...I hate to be crude, but, the first thing I thought was <i>holy fuck</i>. That was an awed reaction, by the way. Others mentioned the history you built into this work, and, it's quite fantastic to read. The frankness and emotion were so, so good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-91864231929639886742012-12-23T20:38:42.654-08:002012-12-23T20:38:42.654-08:00Truly a well written poem, I have one of those pa...Truly a well written poem, I have one of those patchwork quilts stored away been in the family for many years. I never use it anymore for fear of damaging it but the memories are still there and your poem brought them alive once more. ScottlBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09147326078011352857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-49629058831561697142012-12-23T17:41:20.758-08:002012-12-23T17:41:20.758-08:00So poignant, capturing perfectly the loss, the rem...So poignant, capturing perfectly the loss, the remembering.......makes one want to know the story. And I gather there are more quilts with more stories - what a rich source of material is all around us! I loved the film The Making of an American Quilt - the women quilters all had amazing stories, too.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-30899707824791177982012-12-23T16:59:34.312-08:002012-12-23T16:59:34.312-08:00Oh,wow1 Love how it reads out loud and the messag...Oh,wow1 Love how it reads out loud and the message is so poignant. It's like a story in a short poem. How this person found a way to comfort herself by making a blanket of the overalls. Incredible solution. I did the same thing with my son's shirts so I know the comfort it can bring. <br />Judy Roneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05439992575221937268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-37597999468876438742012-12-23T15:52:32.301-08:002012-12-23T15:52:32.301-08:00Beautifully composed. I have read about those qui...Beautifully composed. I have read about those quilts, and your poem brings them to life. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-83564382635177966692012-12-23T15:47:24.930-08:002012-12-23T15:47:24.930-08:00Lyrical, this character piece feels genuine and tr...Lyrical, this character piece feels genuine and true. Nice work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-59353977389000946712012-12-23T14:59:27.174-08:002012-12-23T14:59:27.174-08:00"And covered myself in you,
So I can smell yo..."And covered myself in you,<br />So I can smell you and dream of you<br />Through the long winter."<br /><br />oh what a wonderful loving image...I FEEL it... thank you for this.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-78777174547012834272012-12-23T14:59:21.155-08:002012-12-23T14:59:21.155-08:00My great-grandma made quilts out of the family'...My great-grandma made quilts out of the family's old denims. They were so warm and heavy and smelled of woodsmoke. I wish I had one!aelfbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435434167680145600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-1469436220860972682012-01-26T09:45:11.286-08:002012-01-26T09:45:11.286-08:00Ok A need to tell me about that one---Ok A need to tell me about that one---Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-2098382225210376452012-01-26T09:44:51.715-08:002012-01-26T09:44:51.715-08:00Thank you Sheila!Thank you Sheila!Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-70606720828458932802012-01-26T09:44:27.897-08:002012-01-26T09:44:27.897-08:00Thank you Natasha! I get much pleasure in reading...Thank you Natasha! I get much pleasure in reading and writing!Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-2897242668933534502012-01-26T09:43:26.155-08:002012-01-26T09:43:26.155-08:00Thank you so much--I love your work!Thank you so much--I love your work!Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-70520808389300755862012-01-26T09:42:52.469-08:002012-01-26T09:42:52.469-08:00Thank you so much! I am wondering if you be willi...Thank you so much! I am wondering if you be willing to let me know more about what feels strained to you---I'd like to look more closely--thank you!Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-73937258507137131062012-01-25T18:26:34.960-08:002012-01-25T18:26:34.960-08:00The image of the coveralls stitched together, alon...The image of the coveralls stitched together, along with all the little things that remind us another, is very effective here. The voice is ckear and well drawn, though I wonder whether some of the phrasing isn't a bit strained.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784125345525784337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-46423528825179643842012-01-25T17:15:35.009-08:002012-01-25T17:15:35.009-08:00Liken the poem Audrey... just quietly If I ever se...Liken the poem Audrey... just quietly If I ever see another quilt Ill go hit someone lol long story ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17957913294364310380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-4416795139499281482012-01-25T15:45:25.225-08:002012-01-25T15:45:25.225-08:00Thank you so much Laura! This piece has continued...Thank you so much Laura! This piece has continued to resonate in my brain pan--Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-9280436912373046492012-01-25T11:58:22.458-08:002012-01-25T11:58:22.458-08:00Thank you so much Semaphore!Thank you so much Semaphore!Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-21286553764408187332012-01-25T09:53:52.899-08:002012-01-25T09:53:52.899-08:00It was an amazing thing to see these quilts and re...It was an amazing thing to see these quilts and read these womens' stories--Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-3441129000234769912012-01-25T09:52:42.417-08:002012-01-25T09:52:42.417-08:00Thank you Brian!Thank you Brian!Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.com