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Welcome to my Poet Lady Chat Room. I would like to invite you to click on the chat box and type in a question, a suggestion, submit a poem, in other words – “chat with me.” I may, if you submit a poem, decide to feature it in my Poem of the Week section or, we may simply exchange ideas and suggestions about your poem.

This is a place to “talk” poetry with someone who has loved it all her life. I have a true passion for the possibilities of poetry and would love to hear your thoughts and/or read your poem. I will be happy to offer my reaction to your work and, based on over 40 years of teaching poetry, organizing, and conducting poetry workshops, working as a book review editor for an international poetry magazine, authoring five books of poetry and two textbooks on teaching poetry, send along my thoughts on ways to make your poem stronger and more impactful.

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Your friend in poetry, Susan

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Mentor (1 reply and 1 comment)

Vijayalakshmi
3 years ago
Vijayalakshmi 3 years ago

Is it the joining of palms together ,

Or standing up in deference?

Bending down to touch the feet,

Or just the closing of eyes in reverence?

To the one who is munificent!

Susan Katz
3 years ago
Susan Katz 3 years ago

Thank you for this very lovely and well written poem.  I especially like the calm rhythm that takes us from one line to the next - asking questions that one contemplates - and leaving the questions unanswered.  You write with a light touch that makes your poem easy to read and remember.  My one question to you would be about the title.  I'm not exactly sure if it fits the poems message but that, of course, is a question only you can answer.  Thank you for sharing your meaningful poem with me.  I am going to try and find a way to feature it up on the website in the next week or so.  I have no space at the moment, but I do think it's worth sharing with my followers at https://www.poetladykatz.com.  Your friend in poetry, Susan

Vijayalakshmi
3 years ago

I thank you for your response and lovely comments. The thoughts in my mind while writing are on my mentor of 21 years and he would continue to be. He is no more, the one who was magnanimous in every aspect, I owe him gratitude and am at loss of how I could express the same.
May be 'Gratitude to my Mentor' is a better title.
I would look forward to your suggestions.

Thanks,
Vijayalakshmi (Viji)

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