I Want! I Want!
Last year, poets from The Bridge Poetry Workshop explored the topic of wants and desires as they pertained to their own life. Their discussions turned into lines and the lines were written down on paper and the group of lines grew into the poem, "I Want! I Want!"
With the generosity of Judith Young-Mallin, her friend Robert Warner, curator and master printer of Bowne & Co., Stationers and Patricia Thackray, Founder/Director of The Bridge Poetry Workshop "I Want! I Want!" came to life in a publication which is in the museum collection at The Philadelphia Museum of Art as well as the Poets House which was gifted by Judith Young-Mallin in memory of Stanley Kunitz and his wife Elsie Asher.
The Bridge Poetry Workshop meets twice a week to read, critique, and most importantly, to write poems and experience what Bridge poet Gwendolyn Simms call "moments of composed sanity."
Music credit: "Say" - John Mayer
30 Response to "I Want! I Want!"
Hello to everyone there who worked on this amazing film. This is beautiful and so touching. Your words resonate at every turn of the page. Thank you for being so honest and so true, you are making the world a better place. Hearing the truth of others allows us to look at the truth in ourselves. Thank you for sharing yourselves.
Abbie Norris
A shout-out to the creators: your words are vivid and evocative; your poetry beautiful--moving, haunting and real. Thank you. Jason
This video literally brought tears to my eyes. So touching and funny, and beautiful, and sad. It's very inspiring. There is such personal and universal truth to each individual poem, and to the collection as a whole. Bravo!
Dear All of You,
I was truly touched by such a beautiful and amazing piece. To hear and see such intimate words from your hearts struck a deep cord with me. As I write this feel and relive the emotions I went through whilst watching your work. Imagine if all the world were as honest you have been. Imagine how trust and love would flow between us all. Please keep doing what your doing. Be a shining beacon of how we can be.
With love and light,
Francois
Dear Community of Wanters, Thank you so much for reading the beautiful poetry. The sound of each person's voice allowed me to see many visions of longings for treasures past, both yours and mine.
Sincerely, Barbara Gangi
Thanks for the link, Pat. I enjoyed this.
I'm so grateful for this, Pat. Poetry taps the deep parts of all our souls.
Dear Pat and your fellow poets - I enjoyed hearing your poems and the sentiments ou expresed - I have no education as a poetry critic - nevertheless I was struck by a common thread in what you all had to say - it is that you are seeing what the rest of us rarely think of - the real things of real value in life - the things we should all think harder about. Malcolm Howells
This is a wonderful sound show!! I liked the poem, but better yet were the unrehearsed voices of the readers. Thanks, Douglas
This beats the Poetry Jam!! Great words, great voices, Helene
Beautiful poems, beautifully read. Thank you! Natasha
Thank you for this rich ensemble of soulful expression and for your vital role in giving it life. It's inspiring and uplifting in truth and purity. Please continue to give us revelations of artistry rooted and crafted from some of this city's most poetic voices. Yolanda
Thanks for the lovely words and great efforts - the world is a better place for it all.
I want everybody to do what this amazing group has done and that is reach out from their busy lives and acknowledge the abundance of life,the variation of life the beauty of life that comes in all shapes dimensions and memories - each person's special living.
Lovely, I hope you get some of these things.
Pat Thackary's work is incredibly insightful and moving! An inspiring poet!!
it was very moving to hear the poem. i want my past back too--and I hope everybody gets what they want in the future.
Beautifull ,touching and oh so real that it makes your heart ache.Bravo to the poets!Barbara Hollman
The group has such rich memories & inspired words..congrats to you all!
My day was uplifted by the listening to this hopeful cretive work. Judith Schaer LCSW CGP FAGPA
3rd try......loved this hearfelt creative piece of harmony!!! Judith
I was moved to tear by the heartfelt and powerful words of these poets. It takes tremendous courage to want! May their wishes be fulfilled when possible and new ones emerge." To have" we must "want" first. I also love how these poems were read. You have given us all a great gift. Thank you!!
Sheila Gray
What an extraordinarily alive and moving poem. I wish I had written it. Thank you so much for your powerful words.
beautiful & emancipating
Thank you so much for creating this!
To Pat and all the poets, thanks for this incredibly inspiritional work. Thanks for being so in touch with your feelings and putting them out there in such a raw and honest way. That takes courage and gives others courage to exlore theur wanrs. Amazing talent and a gift to the universe!
Such variety of emotions which links us all - our common humanity, our fears and our hopes; much Love and good thoughts to smooth your way and Thank you for your honesty and courage....,
Mireille.
So moving -- beautiful and inspiring. Thanks for creating and sharing this.
David
As always poetry can say it like nothing else, except perhaps music.
Thanks guys.
Dave Davies
Poetry as always can say it all.
Dave Davies
This was very interesting and very universal. Aren't we all in the same boat in dealing with loss with wanting it all back. I will listen to more. Good work Pat. Wow!
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