tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102157.post114457241867738099..comments2013-09-11T09:17:54.432+00:00Comments on misunderstood second wife: StelmachMessalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973149790071270448noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102157.post-43940409484070521312011-08-30T15:18:01.528+00:002011-08-30T15:18:01.528+00:00the depth of her influence is great. MS had a prof...the depth of her influence is great. MS had a profound effect on my life. her words on paper are complicated to me even now. her kindness and humanity have always been clear and touchingly simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102157.post-401743879776604782009-04-19T11:31:00.000+00:002009-04-19T11:31:00.000+00:00Lovely poem. Marjorie Stelmach was my teacher in 7...Lovely poem. Marjorie Stelmach was my teacher in 7th grade and engendered a life-long love of poetry. My thanks to her and to you for the posting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102157.post-1170890175143831042007-02-07T23:16:00.000+00:002007-02-07T23:16:00.000+00:00MS was raised in St. Louis, the daughter of a facu...MS was raised in St. Louis, the daughter of a faculty doctor associated with Washington University medical school. She was my teacher in my "Methods of English Teaching" class in grad school and later my colleague in the English department of a public high school here in St. Louis. She has since retired from that job but works with creative writing undergraduate fellows at Washington University.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102157.post-1159244531055131172006-09-26T04:22:00.000+00:002006-09-26T04:22:00.000+00:00Marjorie Stelmach taught me in college. I'm sure ...Marjorie Stelmach taught me in college. I'm sure it'll gladden you to know that her character is as lovely as her writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102157.post-1151216150579649352006-06-25T06:15:00.000+00:002006-06-25T06:15:00.000+00:00I've known MS a long time, but didn't know (and di...I've known MS a long time, but didn't know (and didn't think) she was Canadian - are you sure? At the very least she's been in St. Louis for a minimum of 35 years.<BR/><BR/>Without doubt, she is remarkable, insightful, incisive, wry, and intensely, serenely human.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102157.post-1145788401698880432006-04-23T10:33:00.000+00:002006-04-23T10:33:00.000+00:00Hi Noah,Thanks very much for that.Hi Noah,<BR/><BR/>Thanks very much for that.Messalinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973149790071270448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102157.post-1145765104991030012006-04-23T04:05:00.000+00:002006-04-23T04:05:00.000+00:00P.S.--Stelmach was mentored by Howard Nemerov (poe...P.S.--Stelmach was mentored by Howard Nemerov (poet laureate) at Washington University, so obviously his work exerts some presence in hers as well.<BR/><BR/>N. ThomasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102157.post-1145765005450410532006-04-23T04:03:00.000+00:002006-04-23T04:03:00.000+00:00I admire Marjorie Stelmach a great deal. She actu...I admire Marjorie Stelmach a great deal. She actually lives in St. Louis, Missouri (Manchester, to be precise). She is a very humble person. Elizabeth Bishop is one of her favorite poets and a major influence on her work. She is reading some of her work at an upcoming River Styx "Poetry Feast" at Duff's Restaurant in St. Louis. She taught me most of what I know about modern poetry. <BR/><BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102157.post-1144581804174310242006-04-09T11:23:00.000+00:002006-04-09T11:23:00.000+00:00Niice, I think I was expecting something a little ...Niice, I think I was expecting something a little more spare and enigmatic, but there are some lovely turns of phrase in there such as 'lacework of worlds' that sound wonderful also. <BR/><BR/>By the way, I can't log-in to the PFFA anymore, hence my non-posting. It's really bizarre, but I've had a few virus issues with my computer lately; but anyway, it's really odd.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com