<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post7286707508625990537..comments</id><updated>2011-07-13T16:13:18.645-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Silliman&#39;s Blog: </title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7286707508625990537/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/09/reginald-shepherd-1963-2008-i-write.html'/><link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>10</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-2039830416449209765</id><published>2008-09-12T07:45:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-12T07:45:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Met Reggie three tears ago at a conference though ...</title><summary type='text'>Met Reggie three tears ago at a conference though I&#39;d read him for years. We were conference and email friends and always thought we&#39;d have more time for more, and deeper, talks. I too am in shock. Here&#39;s to a generous and wide-read poetic spirit...&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Tyrone</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7286707508625990537/comments/default/2039830416449209765'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7286707508625990537/comments/default/2039830416449209765'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/09/reginald-shepherd-1963-2008-i-write.html?showComment=1221219900000#c2039830416449209765' title=''/><author><name>tyrone</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/10893356047914344813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/09/reginald-shepherd-1963-2008-i-write.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7286707508625990537' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7286707508625990537' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-570102948"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="September 12, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1423036894928464656</id><published>2008-09-12T06:09:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-12T06:09:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>This is very sad news. Reginald was a deeply thoug...</title><summary type='text'>This is very sad news. Reginald was a deeply thoughtful person and a provocative, insightful writer. He will be missed.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7286707508625990537/comments/default/1423036894928464656'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7286707508625990537/comments/default/1423036894928464656'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/09/reginald-shepherd-1963-2008-i-write.html?showComment=1221214140000#c1423036894928464656' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/10631998353211686852</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/09/reginald-shepherd-1963-2008-i-write.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7286707508625990537' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7286707508625990537' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-258117968"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="September 12, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7105821195865088896</id><published>2008-09-11T17:43:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-11T17:43:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I had just read one of his beautiful essays then r...</title><summary type='text'>I had just read one of his beautiful essays then read this. What a shock.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7286707508625990537/comments/default/7105821195865088896'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7286707508625990537/comments/default/7105821195865088896'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/09/reginald-shepherd-1963-2008-i-write.html?showComment=1221169380000#c7105821195865088896' title=''/><author><name>Pris</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/03970753027686923295</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.poeticinspire.com/campris3.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/09/reginald-shepherd-1963-2008-i-write.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7286707508625990537' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7286707508625990537' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-2102071197"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="September 11, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-8397619920986642008</id><published>2008-09-11T14:12:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-11T14:12:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>This is devastating, just deeply sad. Like others ...</title><summary type='text'>This is devastating, just deeply sad. Like others here, I only had a brief correspondence with Reginald, but he was gracious and generous. He wanted to make a short film around his poems, which he would have been able to do had it not been for his financial situation. I wish now that we had that film. Love goes out to all family, partner, and those close to him.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7286707508625990537/comments/default/8397619920986642008'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7286707508625990537/comments/default/8397619920986642008'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/09/reginald-shepherd-1963-2008-i-write.html?showComment=1221156720000#c8397619920986642008' title=''/><author><name>Nicholas Manning</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/12750291349639539140</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://static.flickr.com/100/297698415_31f5f13234.jpg?v=0'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/09/reginald-shepherd-1963-2008-i-write.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7286707508625990537' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7286707508625990537' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1591050484"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="September 11, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-4309842459447803574</id><published>2008-09-11T13:32:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-11T13:32:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>This is very sad.</title><summary type='text'>This is very sad.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7286707508625990537/comments/default/4309842459447803574'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7286707508625990537/comments/default/4309842459447803574'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/09/reginald-shepherd-1963-2008-i-write.html?showComment=1221154320000#c4309842459447803574' title=''/><author><name>Andy Gricevich</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/04367834692026653431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/09/reginald-shepherd-1963-2008-i-write.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7286707508625990537' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7286707508625990537' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1668048852"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="September 11, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-6741484710153336902</id><published>2008-09-11T12:33:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-11T12:33:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I was in personal correspondencewith Reginald from...</title><summary type='text'>I was in personal correspondence&lt;BR/&gt;with Reginald from spring of last year forward&lt;BR/&gt;and I am deeply sorrowed &lt;BR/&gt;by the loss &lt;BR/&gt;of such a tender and large heart/mind/soul&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;suzanne nixon</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7286707508625990537/comments/default/6741484710153336902'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7286707508625990537/comments/default/6741484710153336902'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/09/reginald-shepherd-1963-2008-i-write.html?showComment=1221150780000#c6741484710153336902' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/09/reginald-shepherd-1963-2008-i-write.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7286707508625990537' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7286707508625990537' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-328297626"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="September 11, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-6674738000406907562</id><published>2008-09-11T12:14:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-11T12:14:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Condolences to Reginald&#39;s family, friends, and rea...</title><summary type='text'>Condolences to Reginald&#39;s family, friends, and readers. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I was but a reader, and that only in recent years, mostly by his blog and Poetry Foundation posts. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Yet the impression was abidingly clear: Reginald Shepard was a thinker, a lucid and prolific writer, and -- and this was absolutely special given it&#39;s rarity n the short-hand often anonymous world of blogs -- unfailingly and</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7286707508625990537/comments/default/6674738000406907562'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7286707508625990537/comments/default/6674738000406907562'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/09/reginald-shepherd-1963-2008-i-write.html?showComment=1221149640000#c6674738000406907562' title=''/><author><name>Steven Fama</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/13733977161680651117</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/09/reginald-shepherd-1963-2008-i-write.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7286707508625990537' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7286707508625990537' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-862679579"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="September 11, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5896278771086324358</id><published>2008-09-11T11:07:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-11T11:07:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Painful, sad, huge loss. His kindness and his spir...</title><summary type='text'>Painful, sad, huge loss. His kindness and his spirit and his contribution were great gifts.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7286707508625990537/comments/default/5896278771086324358'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7286707508625990537/comments/default/5896278771086324358'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/09/reginald-shepherd-1963-2008-i-write.html?showComment=1221145620000#c5896278771086324358' title=''/><author><name>Sheila Murphy</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/13792032204825244976</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/09/reginald-shepherd-1963-2008-i-write.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7286707508625990537' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7286707508625990537' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1614764991"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="September 11, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1259720161043135699</id><published>2008-09-11T10:14:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-11T10:14:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>There is a new  hole in all our poetic hearts.</title><summary type='text'>There is a new  hole in all our poetic hearts.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7286707508625990537/comments/default/1259720161043135699'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7286707508625990537/comments/default/1259720161043135699'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/09/reginald-shepherd-1963-2008-i-write.html?showComment=1221142440000#c1259720161043135699' title=''/><author><name>Ernie Wormwood</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/11167528017379348857</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_LGhOyKGD42k/SDrWRpF9uFI/AAAAAAAAAAM/K6RK5uokQyQ/S220/East+Wing.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/09/reginald-shepherd-1963-2008-i-write.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7286707508625990537' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7286707508625990537' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-468811791"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="September 11, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-4085749716492270742</id><published>2008-09-11T09:13:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-11T09:13:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>My god. I am in shock. I am so sorry to hear this....</title><summary type='text'>My god. I am in shock. I am so sorry to hear this. I published him last year in Evie Shockley&#39;s guest edited issue and he was so sweet and kind to me in our correspondence. I am so sorry to hear this.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7286707508625990537/comments/default/4085749716492270742'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7286707508625990537/comments/default/4085749716492270742'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/09/reginald-shepherd-1963-2008-i-write.html?showComment=1221138780000#c4085749716492270742' title=''/><author><name>MiPOesias</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/02738679037486604950</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/09/reginald-shepherd-1963-2008-i-write.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7286707508625990537' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7286707508625990537' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-254420198"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="September 11, 2008"/></entry></feed>