tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608279570927513160.post5773238938143728798..comments2023-10-30T01:08:17.597-07:00Comments on Roxy Haynie Writes: Longfellow Appreciation DayRoxyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787088898112141579noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608279570927513160.post-32465140981389706642010-11-28T11:18:11.304-08:002010-11-28T11:18:11.304-08:00I haven't read Longfellow in ages, but I admir...I haven't read Longfellow in ages, but I admired him in college.<br /><br />I read Plath and Sexton for comfort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608279570927513160.post-15069865238761732092010-11-24T17:50:30.775-08:002010-11-24T17:50:30.775-08:00I like how you said that Longfellow experienced wh...I like how you said that Longfellow experienced what you did and could cross the space-time continuum and comfort you. I lean towards the poets for comfort - Dickenson and Frost for classics, and The Writer's Almanac today. My best comfort book is The Music Lover's Poetry Anthology - can't leave home without it!Mary Aalgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051735579638637382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608279570927513160.post-8238334981815349412010-11-22T08:24:25.884-08:002010-11-22T08:24:25.884-08:00What a great post! I love it! Sadly, I didn't ...What a great post! I love it! Sadly, I didn't really discover poetry until much later in life. My comfort book was A Wrinkle in Time. I still read it when I need security. Funny the books we turn to for comfort. They are as varied as we are.<br /><br />Happy Monday,<br />JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683486631901017529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608279570927513160.post-30593133058473373022010-11-21T16:29:56.757-08:002010-11-21T16:29:56.757-08:00I actually don't have a comfort book-- I rarel...I actually don't have a comfort book-- I rarely reread anything because I want to read new things. But I'm rethinking that philosophy lately :-) Enjoy your Longfellow!Melissa Sarnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215683401795724259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608279570927513160.post-12638094748417511512010-11-21T14:02:49.649-08:002010-11-21T14:02:49.649-08:00Oh I love this post Roxy. It is always a treat to ...Oh I love this post Roxy. It is always a treat to read your words. :)Crystal Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665844725894074136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608279570927513160.post-17838788080574517262010-11-21T10:46:05.966-08:002010-11-21T10:46:05.966-08:00This is a great post, Roxy. Comfort books? Hmmm, Y...This is a great post, Roxy. Comfort books? Hmmm, Yes, I love rom-com novels and children's books - they really do make me laugh.Len Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13394563639136301725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608279570927513160.post-67524017882528461032010-11-21T10:14:36.618-08:002010-11-21T10:14:36.618-08:00I've always thought his name was so writerly! ...I've always thought his name was so writerly! <br /><br />Depends on my mood, but oftentimes I'll read travel books, & if it's a cold, gloomy day I'll pick up The Road & admire the language. Or I'll read 1984 because it's so depressing & at least I don't have to endure any choco rations.notesfromnadirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500676081267972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608279570927513160.post-23796518251677655062010-11-20T22:37:57.294-08:002010-11-20T22:37:57.294-08:00What a cool thing to be called "comfort food&...What a cool thing to be called "comfort food". :)Kazzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411131948607000725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608279570927513160.post-42298158159906293652010-11-20T14:29:42.870-08:002010-11-20T14:29:42.870-08:00Shakespeare is a real comfort to me. When I'm ...Shakespeare is a real comfort to me. When I'm frustrated with my life I read Othello or Tempest or Richard III and find something to inspire me to keep going.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608279570927513160.post-68365102569837492622010-11-20T07:39:20.918-08:002010-11-20T07:39:20.918-08:00I knew there was a reason I loved your library sce...I knew there was a reason I loved your library scenes in your story. It comes from one of those deep places in the heart, the best place of all. Funnily enough, the books that comfort me most are scary ones. Maybe because I'm not really going to die, it just feels like it for a minute. In the tradition of old people, I always really liked Edgar Allen Poe.Karynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524311110150258457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608279570927513160.post-22652847847910032762010-11-19T15:14:09.422-08:002010-11-19T15:14:09.422-08:00Awwwww lovely!!! Thank you Mr Longfellow!! I love ...Awwwww lovely!!! Thank you Mr Longfellow!! I love how you not only read his poetry for the beauty of his lyrics but also how you embrace them, heart body and soul!<br /><br />Ooh my comfort read? Thomas Hardy's Tess D'Urbevilles I don;t know why though - the story breaks my heart! Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608279570927513160.post-9576323027385838672010-11-19T15:04:17.519-08:002010-11-19T15:04:17.519-08:00I can claim Longfellow also. "I heard the bel...I can claim Longfellow also. "I heard the bells on Christmas day, their old familiar carols play..."<br /><br />I also love Anne Tyler. Her quirky characters delight me. Delight equals comfort!<br /><a href="http://annbest-jen.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><i>Ann</i></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608279570927513160.post-7940135427438619252010-11-19T12:50:52.993-08:002010-11-19T12:50:52.993-08:00Perfume by Patrick Suskind, considering i read rom...Perfume by Patrick Suskind, considering i read romance and try to stay away from all things gory, I really cannot explain the connection.Joanna St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06180782095853911283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608279570927513160.post-20043483094188533142010-11-19T12:27:44.721-08:002010-11-19T12:27:44.721-08:00Wow, I am totally impressed that Longfellow is you...Wow, I am totally impressed that Longfellow is your comfort book. Mine are Agatha Christie mysteries.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608279570927513160.post-81657035928551040322010-11-19T10:40:32.736-08:002010-11-19T10:40:32.736-08:00What a great post!
Comfort books...yes. I love no...What a great post!<br /><br />Comfort books...yes. I love novels by female writers that make me feel all warm and cozy.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608279570927513160.post-63802963457105720562010-11-19T09:33:12.841-08:002010-11-19T09:33:12.841-08:00I do have comfort books but they might surprise yo...I do have comfort books but they might surprise you. The Dragonlance Chronicles by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman. They made me love fantasy!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608279570927513160.post-17439375698877777562010-11-19T07:44:27.784-08:002010-11-19T07:44:27.784-08:00What a great tribute to an amazing writer. =DWhat a great tribute to an amazing writer. =DCarolyn V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15456210036213016603noreply@blogger.com