tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post2275087124024588209..comments2024-03-24T21:33:34.140-04:00Comments on my juicy little universe: brood X: cicada magicHeidi Mordhorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-799217910913544192021-05-20T08:06:19.126-04:002021-05-20T08:06:19.126-04:00I love the magic of cicadas and fell a little more...I love the magic of cicadas and fell a little more in love with their strange lives when I listened to the cicada episode of the Ologies podcast. You've captured their essence! Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-61298768115893604882021-05-18T07:19:45.103-04:002021-05-18T07:19:45.103-04:00Thank you for sharing this! I enjoyed seeing the s...Thank you for sharing this! I enjoyed seeing the suggested activities as well - I especially like the idea of having the kids read the first line of each stanza. I could hear an engage classroom of young voices in my mind as I read the poem a second time.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05051371332314735643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-12456509338744132762021-05-16T19:25:57.611-04:002021-05-16T19:25:57.611-04:00I've been following the cicada buzz from afar ...I've been following the cicada buzz from afar and find it fascinating. I love all the knowledge woven within your poem and especially that final stanza. I'd love one of your postcards! mbhmainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12368641525885104669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-42206160405435887602021-05-15T10:01:42.253-04:002021-05-15T10:01:42.253-04:00I am just learning about this phenomenon, so thank...I am just learning about this phenomenon, so thank you for this. I have always like the sound of cicadas in the evening. Wonderful poem and anthology. Janice Scullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913934779785635150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-67030189914465317622021-05-15T06:39:24.263-04:002021-05-15T06:39:24.263-04:00I have to say I am not a fan of cicadas, Heidi, bu...I have to say I am not a fan of cicadas, Heidi, but I am a fan of your cicada poem. But the idea of: 'lawns crunching underfoot' and 'wearing them' does have me 'shell shocked'. Hee hee. I voted for your poem on 'Madness'! :)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-18314563315363555542021-05-14T17:42:18.097-04:002021-05-14T17:42:18.097-04:00Oh, this is perrrrrrfect for my next Poetry Friday...Oh, this is perrrrrrfect for my next Poetry Friday at school. Love it. Can it only be 17 years? My son was born 17 years ago...I remember the "buzz" about cicadas then but here we are again so quick!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-87259601586121864672021-05-14T17:27:10.216-04:002021-05-14T17:27:10.216-04:00Everyone has made me jealous of those noise-making...Everyone has made me jealous of those noise-making, red-eyed, cicadas, Heidi. I loved your "madness" poem, FYI, & now this cicada one, too. Have a great final bundle of days with your students.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-51293436640861287702021-05-14T10:38:33.643-04:002021-05-14T10:38:33.643-04:00Oh, it is magic, isn't it? Here in Wisconsin, ...Oh, it is magic, isn't it? Here in Wisconsin, we see cicadas all summer every year, but not at the volume you describe. (I love the count that blurs together!) I look forward to the annual buzz--a sure sign of summer!JoAnn Early Mackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09823683173219671001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-16692626702813378852021-05-14T08:45:34.843-04:002021-05-14T08:45:34.843-04:00Looking out for Brood X... and your postcards (yes...Looking out for Brood X... and your postcards (yes, please! I will share with students/teachers at a writing camp I am teaching in June!). Thank you, dear Heidi. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-87923640488937402782021-05-14T07:02:19.216-04:002021-05-14T07:02:19.216-04:00I just pulled out my copy of the anthology for sci...I just pulled out my copy of the anthology for science because (who knew?) Chloe is still reading a poem a day on the intercom. I'll show her this one today! I'd love a postcard. I see from your map that Brood X doesn't make it this far south, but we have cicadas every summer. The subtle thrumming is a constant summer sound. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-75817499847774559942021-05-14T06:31:22.388-04:002021-05-14T06:31:22.388-04:00I've got a cicada poem, too! Our soil temperat...I've got a cicada poem, too! Our soil temperatures aren't quite warm enough, but I'm PUMPED to welcome Brood X!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.com