Today's Little Ditty: Filling the Well: Carl Sandburg, Raymond Crowe, and Louis Armstrong

Friday, April 16, 2021

"Fanny Ellsler in The Shadow Dance"
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, NY Public Library

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.

– Carl Sandburg

Poems by Carl Sandburg

"What a Wonderful World"

(Shadow Puppetry by Raymond Crowe)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x9cq_EPM9s

April 1: John Muir

April 2: e.e. cummings and enra

April 3: Edith Wharton and Henri Matisse

April 4: Cesare Pavese

April 5: Anton Chekhov and Cat Stevens

April 6: Ray Bradbury and... cats

April 7: Oliver Wendell Holmes and Hanjin Song

April 8: Albert Einstein and John Bohannon

April 9: Florence Parry Heide and Andres Amador

April 10: Zelda Fitzgerald and Arvo Pärt

April 11: Elinor Wylie

April 12: David Ault and Imogen Heap

April 13: William Shakespeare and Alice Tzue

April 14: Bruce Garrabrandt and OK Go

April 15: Anne Kent Rush and Bill T. Jones

April 16: Carl Sandburg, Raymond Crowe, and Louis Armstrong

Speaking of a wonderful world, our hostess with the mostest for this week's Poetry Friday roundup is Jama Rattigan at Jama's Alphabet Soup.

13 comments:

Linda MitchellApril 16, 2021 at 6:49 AM
What a beautiful definition of poetry. I've not seen that quote before. It's already copied into my notebook. Thank you.
Catherine FlynnApril 16, 2021 at 8:35 AM
Another wonderful post. I know your purpose is to fill your well, but you are filling mine also. Thank you!
KatApel - katswhiskers.wordpress.comApril 16, 2021 at 9:29 AM
Beautiful definition. And that shadow puppet - pretty amazing.
Bridget MageeApril 16, 2021 at 9:38 AM
We did a unit on light with 1st graders and used this beautiful video, Michelle. So good. And Sandburg's quote...swoon. :)
jamaApril 16, 2021 at 10:14 AM
Best shadow puppets I've ever seen. And I love the Sandburg quote! Wonderful series this month, Michelle. Thank you!
Irene LathamApril 16, 2021 at 2:24 PM
Thank you, Michelle! Makes me want to return to a wip that focuses on shadows. xo
TabathaApril 16, 2021 at 4:19 PM
Wow, that shadow puppeteer is very talented!
Linda BApril 16, 2021 at 4:44 PM
That is fabulous, Michelle. I see we do have shadows on our minds. "What A Wonderful World" is one favorite song, too. Thank you for the lovely post, like every day!
RuthApril 16, 2021 at 7:01 PM
I love Carl Sandburg!
Janice ScullyApril 17, 2021 at 4:08 PM
I love these pairings. It's so intriguing to see an idea in an alternate form. Like words and puppetry.
Buffy SilvermanApril 17, 2021 at 5:08 PM
A shadow to dance... beautiful. And that shadow puppet show was amazing (I saw Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Duck! Rabbit! in the middle of it.)
Michelle KoganApril 17, 2021 at 8:36 PM
Thanks for this wonderful world performance–just what I needed, and paired so well with Carl Sandburg! xo
Mary LeeApril 18, 2021 at 9:09 AM
Ahh...your post resonates with Linda B.'s PF post and my poem for today, 4/18. (Thanks again for the heads up about the broken link Friday!)