tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post6705489559827017451..comments2023-12-27T03:44:03.834+01:00Comments on Presenting Lenore: Book Review and Giveaway: Matched by Ally CondieLenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-735809934505861222010-09-01T03:48:40.342+02:002010-09-01T03:48:40.342+02:00I'd get the Odyssey in there if that counts. I...I'd get the Odyssey in there if that counts. It's an epic poem, right? There are so many themes and layers to the story. I love it. Not sure it would mesh with the Society of MATCHED though.<br /><br />Thanks for the contest!<br /><br />nudging.along[at]gmail.comKrispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-74056446228243126522010-08-31T05:33:57.331+02:002010-08-31T05:33:57.331+02:00Lady of Shallot would be my pick
bacchus76 at mys...Lady of Shallot would be my pick<br /><br />bacchus76 at myself dot comdonnashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15468804026216474775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-92159277703673830482010-08-30T08:01:55.197+02:002010-08-30T08:01:55.197+02:00Sounds like an amazing book! ^^
The poem I'd c...Sounds like an amazing book! ^^<br />The poem I'd choose is Fire and Ice by Robert Frost.<br /><br />entrelibros_blog at hotmail.comSharlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752604452078669908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-84529725865303902992010-08-30T04:32:50.794+02:002010-08-30T04:32:50.794+02:00Anything from Howl by Allen Ginsberg that is one o...Anything from Howl by Allen Ginsberg that is one of my all time fave books, a must read for any book lover.<br /><br />Luna_Divine_89@hotmail.comLuna_Divinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467929316161313280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-11473085731814569032010-08-30T00:50:32.533+02:002010-08-30T00:50:32.533+02:00anyone lived in a pretty how town by e. e. cumming...<a href="http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15403" rel="nofollow">anyone lived in a pretty how town</a> by e. e. cummings. It's been my favorite poem forever, and sounds like it might actually fit very well with this book, to boot!Sam @ Parentheticalhttp://www.parenthetical.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-13079990767550740472010-08-29T01:13:01.921+02:002010-08-29T01:13:01.921+02:00I would enter something by Shel Silverstein. I lo...I would enter something by Shel Silverstein. I loved his books as a kid, and his poems are cute and sweet. <br /><br />meredithfl at gmail dot comMeredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235068897418646736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-65682581519490317292010-08-28T22:46:51.577+02:002010-08-28T22:46:51.577+02:00I think for me it has to be WH Auden's Stop al...I think for me it has to be WH Auden's Stop all the clocks. It was featured in Four Weddings and a Funeral but I read it at school and its very haunting and memorable.<br /><br />Hasnasaadani32 (at) aol (dot) comHashttp://www.thebookpushers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-46559738915190376392010-08-27T03:56:00.644+02:002010-08-27T03:56:00.644+02:00I would have to say Fireflies in the Garden or Can...I would have to say Fireflies in the Garden or Canis Major by Robert Frost! Definitely. :D I love his poetry!<br /><br />~Briana<br />thebookpixie[at]yahoo[dot]com~The Book Pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626728583139972447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-5384819313796310542010-08-25T07:57:13.331+02:002010-08-25T07:57:13.331+02:00I would have to pick Fire and Ice by Robert FrostI would have to pick Fire and Ice by Robert Frost-Melissa @Reading By Moonlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01554981121387537513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-6321606561302652172010-08-25T05:48:34.647+02:002010-08-25T05:48:34.647+02:00For poems I would include E.E. Cummings "I Ca...For poems I would include E.E. Cummings "I Carry Your <br />Heart" because it is a classic and eternally relevant.jillcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08511338141426021125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-29325537883978800272010-08-24T23:38:42.395+02:002010-08-24T23:38:42.395+02:00There are too many poems that I like to pick a fav...There are too many poems that I like to pick a favorate.. BUT the poem that most reminds me of this book is: <br />My Love's A Match <br />by Alfred P. Graves <br /><br />My Love's a match in beauty<br />For every flower that blows,<br />Her little ear's a lilly,<br />Her velvet cheek a rose;<br />Her locks are gilly gowans<br />Hang golden to her knee.<br />If I were King of Ireland,<br />My Queen she'd surely be.<br /><br />Her eyes are fond forget-me-nots,<br />And no such snow is seen<br />Upon the heaving hawthorn bush<br />As crests her bodice green.<br />The thrushes when she's talking<br />Sit listening on the tree.<br />If I were King of Ireland,<br />My Queen she'd surely be.<br /><br />Thanks for the contest! flower_child101@yahoo.comDaisyhttp://dambloggers.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-78497976258333542422010-08-24T04:29:37.511+02:002010-08-24T04:29:37.511+02:00I'm gonna say "Bear In There" by She...I'm gonna say "Bear In There" by Shel Silverstein. It's not profound, but it's fun :)<br /><br />pepsivanilla14(at)hotmail(dot)compepsivanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05184170915815736323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-53913551220367722842010-08-24T03:41:47.283+02:002010-08-24T03:41:47.283+02:00I'd say Jabberwocky because I have some very f...I'd say Jabberwocky because I have some very fond memories tied to that poem, and who doesn't love/need a little bit of nonsense now and then?!<br /><br />basicallyamazingbooks [at] gmail [dot] comAshleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895603279815878376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-74926119764824662992010-08-24T00:59:29.129+02:002010-08-24T00:59:29.129+02:00I would recommend "After Great Pain, A Formal...I would recommend "After Great Pain, A Formal Feeling Comes" by Emily Dickinson. It is my all-time favorite poem and deals with how a person feels/acts after a great tragedy.<br /><br />kmgraha2 (at) mail (dot) usf (dot) eduUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17215429593623385118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-39519033339802118822010-08-23T06:05:39.048+02:002010-08-23T06:05:39.048+02:00Wow, this sounds really interesting! I'll defi...Wow, this sounds really interesting! I'll definitely have to check it out, thanks! :)Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387514456532980921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-63711181232797390952010-08-23T00:15:20.324+02:002010-08-23T00:15:20.324+02:00Alone by Poe for sure!Alone by Poe for sure!christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749333368560606659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-73439939073812819062010-08-22T21:49:17.857+02:002010-08-22T21:49:17.857+02:00The poem "Hope is the thing with feathers&quo...The poem "Hope is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson would be in my top 100 poems. If I were also to choose a song, it would be "Brick by Boring Brick" by Paramore.<br /><br />pandaluff(at)gmail(dot)comGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17950906782241743576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-38809480240545662872010-08-22T18:02:54.070+02:002010-08-22T18:02:54.070+02:00Robert Frosts's Stopping By Woods On A Snowy E...Robert Frosts's Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening.<br /><br />lesly7ch(at)yahoo(dot)comLlehnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03808225636111637085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-68897202998982435332010-08-22T14:59:13.548+02:002010-08-22T14:59:13.548+02:00I love T. S. Eliot's 'The Hollow Men',...I love T. S. Eliot's 'The Hollow Men', so I'd definitely have to choose that one. But then I remembered 'Enter Without So Much As Knocking' by Bruce Dawe and just couldn't choose - so I guess I'd end up smuggling one of them so that it didn't get destroyed!<br /><br />sugarcubequeen (at) gmail (dot) com<br /><br />Thanks for the awesome contest Lenore!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-57905043355251405122010-08-22T09:13:26.237+02:002010-08-22T09:13:26.237+02:00I'd have to choose "The New Collossus&quo...I'd have to choose "The New Collossus" by Emma Lazarus. Always loved that poem.<br /><br />theresamashura@gmail.comTheresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04413086545394361867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-75206446929969697332010-08-22T02:33:13.981+02:002010-08-22T02:33:13.981+02:00Definitely the Charge of the Light Brigade. "...Definitely the Charge of the Light Brigade. "Half a league, half a league, half a league onward..."<br /><br />kemendraugh at gmail dot comKemendraughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000979666740240670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-79851092599840550582010-08-21T20:17:29.774+02:002010-08-21T20:17:29.774+02:00"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost is ..."The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost is one of my all time favorites!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-51738850566565157382010-08-21T19:24:09.497+02:002010-08-21T19:24:09.497+02:00I'm not big on poems, but I'd suggest Vinc...I'm not big on poems, but I'd suggest Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night for the hundred paintings/works of art. It's filled with so much wonder. Every time I look at it I see something different.Lisa B.http://angel28140.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-82483842679201863702010-08-21T18:54:28.096+02:002010-08-21T18:54:28.096+02:00Edgar Allan Poe's "Alone" would be m...Edgar Allan Poe's "Alone" would be my choice for the poem. Definitely.<br /><br />Thanks for the giveaway!<br /><br />ahsturgis[at]mindspring[dot]comAHShttp://www.amyhsturgis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-91472329850437172952010-08-21T18:52:26.304+02:002010-08-21T18:52:26.304+02:00I would choose any poem by Shel Silverstein, most ...I would choose any poem by Shel Silverstein, most likely The Little Boy and the Old Man or Where the Sidewalk Ends. He inspires imagination and creativity, and those kids of the future could really use some individuality, which seeps from Shel's work.linzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15153075130182103541noreply@blogger.com