Comments on: Remembering Fifteen http://awwproject.org/2010/01/remembering-fifteen/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:45:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Judith Terzi http://awwproject.org/2010/01/remembering-fifteen/#comment-3384 Judith Terzi Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:39:17 +0000 http://www.awwproject.org/?p=568#comment-3384 Dear Roya, I congratulate you on the power of this writing. I love the way you have used repetition to express your frustration, confusion, dream. Thank you for the poem. Dear Roya,
I congratulate you on the power of this writing. I love the way you have used repetition to express your frustration, confusion, dream. Thank you for the poem.

]]> By: The Inner Lives of Young Afghan Women | 30 Points of View http://awwproject.org/2010/01/remembering-fifteen/#comment-907 The Inner Lives of Young Afghan Women | 30 Points of View Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:47:15 +0000 http://www.awwproject.org/?p=568#comment-907 [...] Remembering Fifteen [...] [...] Remembering Fifteen [...]

]]> By: Stacy Parker Le Melle http://awwproject.org/2010/01/remembering-fifteen/#comment-906 Stacy Parker Le Melle Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:04:19 +0000 http://www.awwproject.org/?p=568#comment-906 May I mention again how much I love this poem and how much this poem means to me? Incredible work. Incredible writer. May I mention again how much I love this poem and how much this poem means to me?
Incredible work. Incredible writer.

]]> By: Nancy Antle http://awwproject.org/2010/01/remembering-fifteen/#comment-905 Nancy Antle Fri, 17 Sep 2010 01:25:42 +0000 http://www.awwproject.org/?p=568#comment-905 This is a poignant view of life for a young woman in Afghanistan. It is also incredibly sophisticated poetry writing. As always -- I'm very impressed. You continue to be one of my favorite poets! This is a poignant view of life for a young woman in Afghanistan. It is also incredibly sophisticated poetry writing. As always — I’m very impressed. You continue to be one of my favorite poets!

]]> By: Kathleen http://awwproject.org/2010/01/remembering-fifteen/#comment-904 Kathleen Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:24:44 +0000 http://www.awwproject.org/?p=568#comment-904 Dear Roya, Your poem is beautiful and touched my heart. Dear Roya, Your poem is beautiful and touched my heart.

]]> By: Ritu Sainani http://awwproject.org/2010/01/remembering-fifteen/#comment-903 Ritu Sainani Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:01:15 +0000 http://www.awwproject.org/?p=568#comment-903 Dear Roya, This is a beautiful poem. You have conveyed your thoughts so perfectly and in such simple language. Great work! Dear Roya,

This is a beautiful poem. You have conveyed your thoughts so perfectly and in such simple language.

Great work!

]]> By: Susan Breen http://awwproject.org/2010/01/remembering-fifteen/#comment-902 Susan Breen Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:49:30 +0000 http://www.awwproject.org/?p=568#comment-902 Dear Roya, Your poem moved me. I wanted to share it right away with my children, friends, students. I particularly liked the third stanza, which called back to me a very different time in my own life. Very nice work. Susan Dear Roya,
Your poem moved me. I wanted to share it right away with my children, friends, students. I particularly liked the third stanza, which called back to me a very different time in my own life. Very nice work. Susan

]]> By: Nate http://awwproject.org/2010/01/remembering-fifteen/#comment-901 Nate Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:23:07 +0000 http://www.awwproject.org/?p=568#comment-901 Roya, this is an eloquent snapshot of the internal conflicts faced by so many of us. Do we follow the paths set by others? Or pursue our own course? Your words certainly evoke the feelings that many people feel as they attempt to reconcile these choices. I hope to see more of your work here. Roya, this is an eloquent snapshot of the internal conflicts faced by so many of us. Do we follow the paths set by others? Or pursue our own course? Your words certainly evoke the feelings that many people feel as they attempt to reconcile these choices. I hope to see more of your work here.

]]> By: Stacy Parker Aab http://awwproject.org/2010/01/remembering-fifteen/#comment-900 Stacy Parker Aab Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:04:21 +0000 http://www.awwproject.org/?p=568#comment-900 Roya, I love this poem so much. I can't wait to get back into the classroom again and share this poem with other students. I will use it as a model--they will read it and then write their own 15 poems. It is so good. "I have to live with 'have to'"..."and Mama always says, be like other people"..."the postcards hidden between the bricks of the wall"...oh, there is so much to quote and love here...such a timeless poem to me...you are blossoming, blossoming...sometimes I think you're more like fireworks than flowers! Roya, I love this poem so much. I can’t wait to get back into the classroom again and share this poem with other students. I will use it as a model–they will read it and then write their own 15 poems. It is so good. “I have to live with ‘have to’”…”and Mama always says, be like other people”…”the postcards hidden between the bricks of the wall”…oh, there is so much to quote and love here…such a timeless poem to me…you are blossoming, blossoming…sometimes I think you’re more like fireworks than flowers!

]]> By: Kim Gamel http://awwproject.org/2010/01/remembering-fifteen/#comment-899 Kim Gamel Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:29:21 +0000 http://www.awwproject.org/?p=568#comment-899 Dear Roya, Thanks for a very compelling poem. You did a really nice job incorporating all five senses -- sight, sound, touch, smell and taste! It really conveys the main character's frustration and confusion in being forced to comply with such a confining tradition. Best, Kim Dear Roya,
Thanks for a very compelling poem. You did a really nice job incorporating all five senses — sight, sound, touch, smell and taste! It really conveys the main character’s frustration and confusion in being forced to comply with such a confining tradition.
Best, Kim

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