tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18203764.comments2019-02-19T18:39:44.128-05:00 approach a scalpel with wordsJennifer Stellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985168402480341835noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18203764.post-43090317517546649652015-11-16T17:05:59.376-05:002015-11-16T17:05:59.376-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18203764.post-79566787110289821452015-10-26T12:08:41.153-04:002015-10-26T12:08:41.153-04:00Pen is mightier than sword. By that logic i believ...Pen is mightier than sword. By that logic i believe that the most powerful <a href="http://acknowledgement.biz" rel="nofollow">act</a> we do is writing itself. Keeping it creative and productive vests with us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15125647346512071655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18203764.post-71348255467471650902011-12-08T21:55:03.784-05:002011-12-08T21:55:03.784-05:00Cauldron. Good image. No, nothing is any one thing...Cauldron. Good image. No, nothing is any one thing. It's never been an easy interaction,though - part of the decision for the MFA was it seemed the poet was sabotaging the med student; frustrated, couldn't do enough work. I don't know which is first, any more. And there is no escape.Jennifer Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985168402480341835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18203764.post-3816538525090090522011-12-08T10:26:17.518-05:002011-12-08T10:26:17.518-05:00You can be a poet first and still wear numerous ot...You can be a poet first and still wear numerous other coats. Like, that white one. Embracing two or more roles is tricky. But having only one singular identiy is impossible. There is no escape. And that's the cauldron where poems are born.Sarah P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18203764.post-9164436575046632402011-10-16T11:18:38.215-04:002011-10-16T11:18:38.215-04:00Another note on language - I took an Afro-Caribbea...Another note on language - I took an Afro-Caribbean dance class yesterday, first time. I've done West African, obviously, and once I took Afro-Colombian, and I used to watch Afro-Haitian a lot, as it took place before one of my classes. Anyway, it was different. I was speaking a semi-different language - not just in the movement, some of which were familiar to me and some of which were Jennifer Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985168402480341835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18203764.post-48902471190691579512011-10-16T11:08:06.668-04:002011-10-16T11:08:06.668-04:002 bn vs 2 mn?
When I first arrived in Cameroun, I ...2 bn vs 2 mn?<br />When I first arrived in Cameroun, I must admit, I was somewhat arrogant about "my" French. But I now see "French" as an amorphous language, more w/o cultural attachment, and each "French" spoken in various places is modified by place. French-French (as you know, bien sur) is a literary language, meant to be written, full of linguistic turns and Jennifer Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985168402480341835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18203764.post-49124543608012954762011-10-16T04:13:31.641-04:002011-10-16T04:13:31.641-04:00Yesterday I listened to a lecture on ELF - English...Yesterday I listened to a lecture on ELF - English as a lingua franca. Basic premise: 2 bn speakers of English as a second language; 2 mn (approx) 'native speakers'. So which English is legitimate? why do people who will largely use their english to communicate with other non-native speakers need to learn grammatically correct english? it's linguistic neo-colonialism. <br />Read Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18203764.post-83456699695912059632011-03-01T11:58:43.283-05:002011-03-01T11:58:43.283-05:00Amen.Amen.Sarah M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03486325939415437925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18203764.post-74967648455724733412010-12-12T19:21:52.916-05:002010-12-12T19:21:52.916-05:00You are such a beautiful and gifted writer. I am s...You are such a beautiful and gifted writer. I am sad that our short journey will diverge next year, and you may leave to study elsewhere. But when I read the things you write, I can't imagine you not taking some time to focus on your passion. I am so lucky to be a friend of yours.<br />TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18203764.post-37072411260670263912010-08-20T00:11:49.927-04:002010-08-20T00:11:49.927-04:00A -
You say I "write well" and yet I can...A -<br />You say I "write well" and yet I cannot come close to matching this. Today, in particular today, was a good day for me-in-medicine. Tomorrow maybe not, and the next, and the next. It's one of the possibilities. And at its core, it is about touching people - literally and metaphorically and emotionally and invasively - but after years of training, a lot of that filters out. Jennifer Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985168402480341835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18203764.post-43807738024382146562010-08-19T04:02:38.498-04:002010-08-19T04:02:38.498-04:00There are different depths of laughing. A giggle ...There are different depths of laughing. A giggle at a slapstick joke is the lightest. A bit more weighty, there’s a chuckle at wit or dry irony. In the mix with the ironic laugh are bitter and cruel laughs, knowing laughs and laughs of a thank-goodness-its-not-me variety. After that bunch is a laugh at something said so plainly and so true that its very obviousness and plainness is funny. ButAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18203764.post-65669842814834713922010-08-19T01:06:33.788-04:002010-08-19T01:06:33.788-04:00when was this posted? just saw it. Yes, I do know/...when was this posted? just saw it. Yes, I do know/ can be in touch with people who would be interested in a library project in the northwest! let me know.Jennifer Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985168402480341835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18203764.post-3573186175421991492009-11-11T10:55:41.378-05:002009-11-11T10:55:41.378-05:00Very good blog. And very interesting for a Cameroo...Very good blog. And very interesting for a Cameroonian living in the USA. I do volunteer with low income folks here in Alabama. And the thing that amazes me is how much opportunity they have and are not taking any advantage of it. I am also volunteering on several projects currently or to be carried out in cAmeroon. One close to my heart is a Public Library Project for a village in the North westOdysseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423619526068440239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18203764.post-91441919757459541382009-09-02T02:45:15.313-04:002009-09-02T02:45:15.313-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Rifathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17579656722834491526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18203764.post-52039534444859656842009-07-15T10:20:06.757-04:002009-07-15T10:20:06.757-04:00I got to "dirt vs. pavement has a physiologic...I got to "dirt vs. pavement has a physiologic calming effect," and said, "Seriously," out loud in my office.<br /><br />Bonne chance with all that Gardasil stuff... I pay $180/dose because Kaiser won't provide it, so I have to go to a local women's health/abortion clinic and pay for it out of pocket. Sigh, health care. But it's true: at least I can buy my health.Lindsaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18203764.post-87432620300442436882009-07-09T11:59:50.185-04:002009-07-09T11:59:50.185-04:00My cat would sometimes, too, though she preferred ...My cat would sometimes, too, though she preferred mice. Spiders she would just play with.<br />I tried the suggested magic chalk - brought it home triumphantly - and Pascale showed me 3 boxes she already had! The little roaches are resistant, apparently.Jennifer Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985168402480341835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18203764.post-81108470505595888622009-07-07T11:16:24.575-04:002009-07-07T11:16:24.575-04:00The best deterrant for roaches is lizards! They w...The best deterrant for roaches is lizards! They were all over my house in Cameroon, and I remember hearing them munching roaches in the kitchen at night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com