tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post7876064701049071255..comments2024-02-17T08:14:14.308-06:00Comments on imaginary garden with real toads: An interview with FireblossomSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-74082754708219048492014-05-11T15:59:00.487-05:002014-05-11T15:59:00.487-05:00This was great! Great!
Poetry is definitely not a ...This was great! Great!<br />Poetry is definitely not a plow horse. cosmos camihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09558327124451076957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-26804174374322671022014-05-09T14:49:29.050-05:002014-05-09T14:49:29.050-05:00Great interview! Shay's poems are consistently...Great interview! Shay's poems are consistently intelligent, beautiful, sensual, and sometimes, laugh out loud funny. I rarely envy someone's talent, but, wow, do I envy this chick's writing chops! I've joined the cult of St. Creola proudly! Write on, Shay!Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-81482450344019256792014-05-09T07:03:30.454-05:002014-05-09T07:03:30.454-05:00I am so happy to have gotten on line this morning ...I am so happy to have gotten on line this morning to read about Shay here. Wonderful interview Kenia. Shay I think you have an amazing talent and I value your advice. Thanks for sharing with us! :-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-32970540332335634212014-05-09T00:40:05.027-05:002014-05-09T00:40:05.027-05:00Wow! Fabulous interview, Kenia, and thanks for ope...Wow! Fabulous interview, Kenia, and thanks for opening up so much, Shay ~ I learned a lot about you that I didn't know.<br /><br />Though I had read it when originally posted, rereading "Poem On January 1st" now still gave me chills! If I could ever write just one poem on the level of your writing, I would be fulfilled as a poet... a term I hesitate to use about myself whenever I read your amazing words.<br /><br />Really loved this!<br />♥<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-87163373425079305022014-05-08T21:34:33.330-05:002014-05-08T21:34:33.330-05:00Very interesting interview. We have many thought...Very interesting interview. We have many thoughts in common.<br /><br />Write on.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-45030466018733826522014-05-08T20:32:59.967-05:002014-05-08T20:32:59.967-05:00Wonderful interview of both interviewer and interv...Wonderful interview of both interviewer and interviewee. Insoiring and interesting. K. Manicddaily Outlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-74297821607488539512014-05-08T16:42:27.011-05:002014-05-08T16:42:27.011-05:00Thanks for the interview Kenia ~ A pleasure to kn...Thanks for the interview Kenia ~ A pleasure to know more about Shay & I am envious that she can write almost everyday :-)Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-37723896876405130872014-05-08T13:37:27.026-05:002014-05-08T13:37:27.026-05:00Excellent you two!!! Thank you both so much for th...Excellent you two!!! Thank you both so much for this interview...much enjoyed. :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-19081599631872835722014-05-08T10:57:20.373-05:002014-05-08T10:57:20.373-05:00Shay has to be one of the most intriguing poets I&...Shay has to be one of the most intriguing poets I've read ... she never fails to inspire, entertain, educate, make me laugh, move me to tears ... thank you so much, Kenia for the interview! Great job.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-16524586090186038242014-05-08T10:40:25.675-05:002014-05-08T10:40:25.675-05:00I remember the poem "On January 1st" an...I remember the poem "On January 1st" and the advice at the end is perfect. This summer is about reading the many (many) poetry books I have purchased over the past few years. and "There are plenty of famous names who don't move me, and plenty of unknowns who do" is great as I often feel guilty not liking someone I'm supposed to :) Lovely interview - it is always a thrill getting to know the Toads better. <br /><br />I did the poem a day in April this year but probably won't again - I loved the challenges, but I found myself rushing too much (which is never good). <br /><br />I have learned from so many people here at the Garden, and your story-telling ability is something I would like to do more of. So keep writing, I'm reading and trying to learn :)<br />Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-87291811023808222232014-05-08T10:08:43.642-05:002014-05-08T10:08:43.642-05:00I've often wondered about Shay, the woman behi...I've often wondered about Shay, the woman behind the fire; so I relished this interview and insight into her brilliance, her panache. One of the best I've read. Thanks to both of you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-59582950680503821942014-05-08T09:37:22.369-05:002014-05-08T09:37:22.369-05:00Thank you, Kenia. I enjoyed reading about Fireblos...Thank you, Kenia. I enjoyed reading about Fireblossom and feel I know her better now. I believe she has never left a comment on any of my senryu poems. I write them when my time is scarce but I feel I need to leave a message. <br /><br />Shay, I read your Poem On January 1st just after you pushed it a bit. Nice tribute to St Creola. And I am an old hippy tamed. In '64 I spent a month in Los Angels. When Mrs Jim and I married I had hair over my collar and rode a motorcycle. Most Sundays found me on my bike (near it, really) in the parks of Houston where a rock band was playing under nearly tree. Z.Z. Top was my favorite then and now still high on my list. Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-13558499941140860062014-05-08T09:12:46.648-05:002014-05-08T09:12:46.648-05:00Shay, I have long admired your work, and your poem...Shay, I have long admired your work, and your poem, For Young Poets, speaks to me also. It is great to know more about you. Kenia, fantastic interview!Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-64065431847753425312014-05-08T08:59:56.510-05:002014-05-08T08:59:56.510-05:00ooh, very cool interview! and love that photo, too...ooh, very cool interview! and love that photo, too, Shay. rawr ;)Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-91365235530576826612014-05-08T08:47:57.246-05:002014-05-08T08:47:57.246-05:00Oh goody, an interview with Shay. Really interesti...Oh goody, an interview with Shay. Really interesting, Kenia! And Shay, you know I am such a big fan. From the first poem of yours I read - my jaw dropping onto my desk - with someone on a front porch tossing a dead chipmunk through the window of a passing pickup, I was hooked. You taught me there are no boundaries in writing poetry. Your imagination always blows me away. And it is apparently inexhaustible! Fortunately for us.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-89861358631358108722014-05-08T08:35:29.770-05:002014-05-08T08:35:29.770-05:00There is so much that resonates with me in this in...There is so much that resonates with me in this interview and (of course) I am very partial to our Fireblossom, and find her views on writing and reading to be very wise. What strikes me the most is the paragraph under writing rituals because it sounds very much like my approach to writing.<br /><br />Many thanks for bringing this interview to us. Many may have read Mama Zen's interview with "Coal Black" but we've not had a chance to hear from Shay Caroline.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-62915977222726853882014-05-08T08:34:43.414-05:002014-05-08T08:34:43.414-05:00Always good to see my BFF out expanding in the lig...Always good to see my BFF out expanding in the light--you do an excellent job of asking questions whose answers become fascinating, Kenia--I think that is the art of the interview right there. <br /><br />The thing this interview highlights is how Shay both sees herself as and becomes the essential storyteller, not just someone stitching together pretty words or playing with meter and sound. Shay's poems are always *about* someone, about what that person is feeling or has had happen to her,even when they are also in the most lyrical and singing of language, and as she says, they are honest and real, always. I think that explains why she is so rewarding and mind-blowing to read, and in my humble opinion, one of the best living poets we have. Great interview! Thank you, ladies, for making my morning.<br />hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-20613158952162386362014-05-08T08:29:22.047-05:002014-05-08T08:29:22.047-05:00Excellent interview. Everyone already knows that ...Excellent interview. Everyone already knows that Shay is gifted with a unique voice. But, she is also one of the kindest, most generous people I've ever met.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-19682902730962506052014-05-08T07:31:57.233-05:002014-05-08T07:31:57.233-05:00Always great getting to know more about the poets ...Always great getting to know more about the poets who inspire me. I love Shay's work, she has a true gift and I love where her imagination takes her. :)Kathryn Dychehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17175563748388497142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-87370398839739521242014-05-08T07:04:59.102-05:002014-05-08T07:04:59.102-05:00Shay, I adore you girl, it was awesome to get to k...Shay, I adore you girl, it was awesome to get to know more about you, I'm a big fan of yours! <3 Kenia Santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12893148474912410033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-54987329165252917292014-05-08T06:13:58.695-05:002014-05-08T06:13:58.695-05:00Thank you, Kenia, for doing such a great job and m...Thank you, Kenia, for doing such a great job and making me feel so comfortable being interviewed. I'm a big fan of yours, too!<br /><br />Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-53731410447006734802014-05-08T05:00:28.084-05:002014-05-08T05:00:28.084-05:00I loved the poem which I missed first time around....I loved the poem which I missed first time around. I'm glad you brought it out again, Shay. The mother hunger poem struck a chord with me. I read the opening line of a book once: " When I was born my mother died" and an electric shock shot through me. But my mother didn't die during childbirth so there's something important to explore which evades words thus far. Shay, you have enormous talent and I'm grateful to know more about you. Thanks to you both.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-69703757868584269272014-05-08T04:52:16.385-05:002014-05-08T04:52:16.385-05:00Thanks for allowing us to see the gal behind the p...Thanks for allowing us to see the gal behind the pen!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-38357853218025011412014-05-08T03:25:05.469-05:002014-05-08T03:25:05.469-05:00Thanks Kenia and Shay for the interesting conversa...Thanks Kenia and Shay for the interesting conversation...and I am eagerly waiting to read the mother-hunger poem someday Shay... :)Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-53172042055541717522014-05-08T03:07:53.187-05:002014-05-08T03:07:53.187-05:00Glad to get to know you better, Shay.
Kenia, you...Glad to get to know you better, Shay. <br /><br />Kenia, you're an artist at drawing people out.<br /><br />I need to read more, too - sound counsel. ~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com