tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942142568389593096.post5436557451947959385..comments2024-03-25T03:53:52.526-04:00Comments on Setu 🌉 सेतु: Setu Interview: Alan WalowitzSmart Indianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400222466406727149noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942142568389593096.post-71501421485534799012019-10-10T15:25:42.960-04:002019-10-10T15:25:42.960-04:00An amazing poem, The Mortician!! Wow. So is the in...An amazing poem, The Mortician!! Wow. So is the interview. My sincerest apologies for taking this long to finish it. I loved the response about your mentors. So so sad. And the process stuff....so thoughtful.... This should be spoken aloud at a poetry book launch....lol, the next one. It's too good to very buried online.<br />JZWjzowalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02832220788899155069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942142568389593096.post-37584608918655063612019-09-17T11:30:23.627-04:002019-09-17T11:30:23.627-04:00This is exactly why we need poetry--to correct fau...This is exactly why we need poetry--to correct faulty memories and the vicissitudes of the so-called historical record. Alan Walowitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942142568389593096.post-42068555927688712272019-09-15T13:59:03.924-04:002019-09-15T13:59:03.924-04:00And I never wanted to have a student-teacher after...And I never wanted to have a student-teacher after Holly. I just knew no one else would be as good, as eager to learn, and have the patience all these years later to read an interview with me!Alan Walowitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942142568389593096.post-566330043963104482019-09-13T10:53:31.408-04:002019-09-13T10:53:31.408-04:00It was my great good fortune to have had Alan as m...It was my great good fortune to have had Alan as my supervising teacher when I was a student teacher of English in 1984. I was young and terrified and clueless. He somehow saw me capable of teaching and showed me, with superhuman patience and skill, how. Like Alan said in the interview, finding a good mentor is invaluable in writing, in teaching, in life. Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08186695204377824345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942142568389593096.post-1767655448828604092019-09-08T23:54:42.257-04:002019-09-08T23:54:42.257-04:00Thanks Sanjeev for your kind words! Alan is a winn...Thanks Sanjeev for your kind words! Alan is a winner all the way!gopallahirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02196295754604023764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942142568389593096.post-840436519965956052019-09-06T12:01:46.144-04:002019-09-06T12:01:46.144-04:00Pretty sure I was one of the guests requesting cof...Pretty sure I was one of the guests requesting coffee that day Al. Didn't expect Starbucks, but don't remember it being all that bad. And btw, unlike her husband, Wendy was competent in just everything she did...her coffee was always wonderful !!Kennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942142568389593096.post-41398841869265537432019-09-05T00:50:21.149-04:002019-09-05T00:50:21.149-04:00Thanks Sanjeev. It's thoughtful questions tha...Thanks Sanjeev. It's thoughtful questions that make for a good interview. Alan Walowitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942142568389593096.post-63008107721304452122019-09-04T12:39:15.090-04:002019-09-04T12:39:15.090-04:00Thanks for your kind reply, Dr. Bassuk. I continu...Thanks for your kind reply, Dr. Bassuk. I continue to be lucky enough to have exceptional people in my poetry-life and my "real"-life. You're one of them.Alan Walowitzhttp://alanwalowitz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942142568389593096.post-18237342497777997402019-09-04T12:34:09.033-04:002019-09-04T12:34:09.033-04:00Congratulations to Gopal Lahiri and Alan Walowitz ...Congratulations to Gopal Lahiri and Alan Walowitz for the stimulating conversation. Alan's quiet humor is a winner. Thank you Gopal, for charting the course.Sanjeev Sethihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07474120059058873624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942142568389593096.post-15869795804611791702019-09-03T19:34:52.455-04:002019-09-03T19:34:52.455-04:00This interview enables the reader to understand th...This interview enables the reader to understand the wonderful reach of Mr. Walowitz's writing. His sensitivity, depth of understanding of human thought and feelings are outstanding.<br />I particularly applaud his vision in asserting that we all profit from "good models" and his instructive vision for each of us to seek out and learn from exceptional people. Brian Bassukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885890266800600285noreply@blogger.com