tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post5242312450943811598..comments2024-03-29T10:03:42.946-04:00Comments on The Storialist: PipsqueakHannah Stephensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15792203070774504501noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-66022924725855883502013-06-04T18:45:35.035-04:002013-06-04T18:45:35.035-04:00"In your lifetime" is one of those gener..."In your lifetime" is one of those generalities or abstractions I usually don't like, but you make it work here, in another ominous Hanna-esque thud of ending. <br /><br />I'm very split on the issue of maps and the human sense of ownership (of dirt). On the one hand, I stare at (mostly U.S.) maps a lot and agree with William Least Heat Moon when he quotes somebody: "Maps are a way of organizing wonder." <br /><br /> On the other hand (and forgive me if I've already told you this), I remember stopping by a minor road near the Indiana-Ohio border and watching a small flock of birds cross from one state into the other, which meant absolutely nothing to them, of course. I thought that event put the folly to all maps, but I keep staring at them, with only minor shame. Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-71037345920102978732013-06-04T11:36:01.045-04:002013-06-04T11:36:01.045-04:00Those last four lines are wonderful; they could st...Those last four lines are wonderful; they could stand as a separate poem.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-19942307966368885952013-06-04T09:53:03.924-04:002013-06-04T09:53:03.924-04:00A wonderful poem, Hannah. You progress here from d...A wonderful poem, Hannah. You progress here from deeply felt mastery of word and metaphor to a place so strange and personal it becomes instantly recognizable and universal.<br /><br />btw I posted a response to your comment you might be interested in.WAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10403669322174979974noreply@blogger.com