tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post8631465108042732480..comments2023-07-19T18:07:56.603-04:00Comments on Progressive Christian Reflections by Chris Glaser: Poetry Makes Life Last LongerChris Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05053827119412315808noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post-63292363876435486072017-12-29T16:21:42.039-05:002017-12-29T16:21:42.039-05:00Thanks so much! I had an artist friend, Walt Stanc...Thanks so much! I had an artist friend, Walt Stanchfield, who wrote at least a poem a day. When he showed me stacks and stacks of his poems, I said, "Walt, you really should submit them for publication." He explained he had thought of that, but realized, by the time he wrote a cover letter and sent a poem to a publication, he could have written another poem!Chris Glaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05053827119412315808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post-57842810123493283632017-12-29T13:27:45.062-05:002017-12-29T13:27:45.062-05:00I have just discovered your blog, Chris, and I tha...I have just discovered your blog, Chris, and I thank you for your heartfelt sharings. I earned a masters in poetry, but then stepped back from it for many years...because I got too competitive and too analytical about it. I have recently rediscovered my simple love of it, and will write whether it gets published at all. <br /><br />Thanks for your words, Chris. xo blessings Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254396074072140167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post-84615948008896128132017-12-27T13:24:47.643-05:002017-12-27T13:24:47.643-05:00Gosh, I hope I don't seem all that demanding! ...Gosh, I hope I don't seem all that demanding! My own becoming a better person is a question of degrees, not perfection. But I'm glad to hear my writing has helped. I think it was James B. Nelson who wrote that writers write about what they are themselves struggling with, and that's true for me. I once wrote, may I become the person my readers think I am!Chris Glaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05053827119412315808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post-53981038554729742452017-12-27T13:06:58.203-05:002017-12-27T13:06:58.203-05:00This reminds me of how i feel towards you. I somet...This reminds me of how i feel towards you. I sometimes feel strongly that if you had known me you would be disappointed to realize that even with all your writing and sharing---i still did not even approach what you would have seen as reachable potential. I apologize to you, but i am not one bit sorry that your work and writings have always given me hope and positive ways of coping and doing things. Thanks for being. TommyBophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708543256798901136noreply@blogger.com