tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post188244902397589122..comments2024-03-25T05:49:46.932-04:00Comments on My Name Is Not Bob: Austin International Poetry Festival: My ExperienceRobert Lee Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03733003865003484352noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-18335705127957548482011-04-14T09:19:24.923-04:002011-04-14T09:19:24.923-04:00Wow! What a small world, Rosemary. And what a grea...Wow! What a small world, Rosemary. And what a great poetry festival (with great people)!Robert Lee Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733003865003484352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-71484822877117097732011-04-14T04:26:02.198-04:002011-04-14T04:26:02.198-04:00I so much enjoyed reading this! I was an Internati...I so much enjoyed reading this! I was an International Featured Reader there in 2006 — and stayed with Patricia Fiske! I was there the whole month of April (well, if you're coming all the way from Australia...) and stayed a lot of the time also with Neil Meili and his partner Dorsey. Also Bob Mud is a mate of mine, and Thom an old, old friend from way back. I remember Barbara Youngblood Carr and Dr Karpal Singh very well, and I read at the Baha'i Centre and the Hideout among other places. So what a trip down memory lane this was for me! I had the most wonderful time, with wonderful, kind people, and the total immersion in poetry was exhilarating. (And like you, I can't imagine doing slam.) Thanks, Robert. I'm glad you had such a great experience, and I'm glad you shared it here.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-25791561473587846622011-04-13T18:09:17.205-04:002011-04-13T18:09:17.205-04:00That IS funny, Gerardine. I just meant that neithe...That IS funny, Gerardine. I just meant that neither had a big ego. :)<br /><br />Thank you, Jerry.Robert Lee Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733003865003484352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-7918487358184256162011-04-13T15:53:01.638-04:002011-04-13T15:53:01.638-04:00I laughed at your comment:” Paul and Bob were grea...I laughed at your comment:” Paul and Bob were great roommates for a couple reasons. First, they were nice and very human.”<br />I right away wondered how many non-humans you have encountered -extraterrestrial poets?<br /> Sounds like a wonderful experience, thanks for sharing.<br />GerardineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-16392157160386265042011-04-13T08:08:30.259-04:002011-04-13T08:08:30.259-04:00Wonderful post. And, I suspect, you didn't rea...Wonderful post. And, I suspect, you didn't really leave a world of non-stop poetry. You bring it with you.Jerry Walravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15007290726788535744noreply@blogger.com