Friday, April 16, 2021

Filling the Well: Carl Sandburg, Raymond Crowe, and Louis Armstrong

 
"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)







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:

  1. What a beautiful definition of poetry. I've not seen that quote before. It's already copied into my notebook. Thank you.

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  2. Another wonderful post. I know your purpose is to fill your well, but you are filling mine also. Thank you!

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  3. Beautiful definition. And that shadow puppet - pretty amazing.

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  4. We did a unit on light with 1st graders and used this beautiful video, Michelle. So good. And Sandburg's quote...swoon. :)

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  5. Best shadow puppets I've ever seen. And I love the Sandburg quote! Wonderful series this month, Michelle. Thank you!

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  6. Thank you, Michelle! Makes me want to return to a wip that focuses on shadows. xo

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  7. Wow, that shadow puppeteer is very talented!

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  8. 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!

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  9. I love these pairings. It's so intriguing to see an idea in an alternate form. Like words and puppetry.

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  10. 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.)

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  11. Thanks for this wonderful world performance–just what I needed, and paired so well with Carl Sandburg! xo

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  12. 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!)

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