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Closing Thoughts
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Panelist
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Topic Discussions
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Alex
Pepple |
This is for everyone. Do you have a current project you would like to
mention here, and some final thoughts about any of the topics discussed?
And this is also where I say thank you everyone — Alicia, Diane, Mark,
Rachel, Sam — for making time to participate in this online symposium. The discussions have
been stimulating, enlightening, even entertaining. It was my pleasure to
have you all on the panel.
Best wishes,
...Alex.
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Rachel
Hadas |
I have enjoyed even this rather brief exchange of ideas with Mark, Sam,
Alicia, and Diane, and have been very impressed by the thoughtful quality
of their comments and the lack of pomposity or self-importance throughout;
does this reflect the medium, or are these just extra humane people? I
also want to thank Alex Pepple for outstanding technical support (as they
say) — I couldn't have done it without him.
Mark and Alicia I know somewhat from Sewanee and look forward to
getting to know better (Alicia and I already have an intense Greek
dialogue going on); Sam is a WC friend; Diane I know very little. But they
are all friends in the art, and servants of the art, of poetry — as am I.
At a most difficult time in my personal life — my marriage is coming apart
— poetry continues to provide not only a structure but a refuge, a venue,
an arcade in which to stroll, and a party...I guess that's what a
symposium is, after all.
And Mark, it warmed my heart that you noticed we were giggling at the
same places in the children’s' poetry reading — part of what I mean by
friend in the art.
Thanks, everybody. I'll see you in cyberspace or, better yet, in human
space and time.
Rachel
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R. S.
Gwynn |
Mega-dittoes (how she'll hate that one!) to Rachel. This has been
enjoyable, though I wish I'd had a bit more practice at it beforehand. See
you all.
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A. E.
Stallings
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It was an honor to be included. Thanks. I enjoyed it.
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Diane
Thiel |
I am grateful for this opportunity to exchange some thoughts about poetry
with my fellow panelists. It has been a useful new venue to learn more
about these fellow poets, as well as to further introduce myself. I am
honored to have been invited to participate. Many thanks.
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