tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post1895592605957932251..comments2024-03-27T06:04:15.604-04:00Comments on The Storialist: The Visible ZipperHannah Stephensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15792203070774504501noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-89237190634065134362010-09-14T06:42:35.906-04:002010-09-14T06:42:35.906-04:00from Therese B. -- also like Neruda's odes to ...from Therese B. -- also like Neruda's odes to ordinary objects. Great vivid images. Zippers: perhaps the last vestige of women's concealing corsets and chastidy belts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-86781596438858450332010-09-13T02:13:31.487-04:002010-09-13T02:13:31.487-04:00I like the ending, the undone quality focused on w...I like the ending, the undone quality focused on with the zipper as theme.*https://www.blogger.com/profile/06484208765656281917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-6511029544385186322010-09-12T19:35:43.492-04:002010-09-12T19:35:43.492-04:00I like the sounds in "seam meant to be seen&q...I like the sounds in "seam meant to be seen" and the overall playfulness of this poem. Also, the Siberia photos are AMAZING!Susan Tinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900811284963063686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-72779904552443233292010-09-12T14:03:46.453-04:002010-09-12T14:03:46.453-04:00"""Irish poets, learn your trade, s..."""Irish poets, learn your trade, sing whatever is well made<br />scorn the sort now growing up <br />all out of shape from toe to top..."""<br /><br /><br />WB YeatsJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-9239605343587366492010-09-12T12:05:31.969-04:002010-09-12T12:05:31.969-04:00Interestingly, for those of us who used to sew at ...Interestingly, for those of us who used to sew at home, the insertion of the zipper revealed your skill or lack thereof! A point of judgment about the creator. It could make or break your garment, eliciting admiration from your mother ("look at how well she put in that zipper") or disapproval from your home ec teacher ("rip that out and start over again"). I always think about the hands that stitched the zipper in.Anne Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01337168781594497655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-16865477759756864102010-09-11T21:23:48.566-04:002010-09-11T21:23:48.566-04:00Your inventiveness amazes and surprises me so ofte...Your inventiveness amazes and surprises me so often! I love this one, reminds me a bit of Dave's "Tools" odes.Bethhttp://www.cassandrapages.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-64388231685524815052010-09-11T02:29:21.215-04:002010-09-11T02:29:21.215-04:00words that let me vividly imagine exactly how it l...words that let me vividly imagine exactly how it looks...<br /><br />thea.<br />xxtheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091291710352799698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-67855328770262765112010-09-10T12:59:07.791-04:002010-09-10T12:59:07.791-04:00Fun!
There was an article a few days ago about ju...Fun!<br /><br />There was an article a few days ago about just this thing, and how designers are now putting zippers on the outside to solve the problem of "invisible" zippers catching and breaking.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-15550906547001533442010-09-10T12:31:51.533-04:002010-09-10T12:31:51.533-04:00Mrs. Little Jeans and I both chose the word ingenu...Mrs. Little Jeans and I both chose the word ingenuity, independently! I think it's great she applied it to you, rather than the zipper!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588164536314320479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-62531196623817091952010-09-10T12:30:37.322-04:002010-09-10T12:30:37.322-04:00This is a fun, accurate, novel description, making...This is a fun, accurate, novel description, making the commonplace and underappreciated zipper a work of ingenuity and art. Thanks! I like every line, but especially the final stanza.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588164536314320479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-90721030355925302902010-09-10T12:28:28.857-04:002010-09-10T12:28:28.857-04:00I am smiling at your ingenuity.... Next time I zip...I am smiling at your ingenuity.... Next time I zip up I will be thinking of this. xoMrsLittleJeanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261467265044347736noreply@blogger.com