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“Rainbowfish” and “What Does the Rainbowfish Know About Love?”
Welcome, and happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m so happy you’ve dropped by. Whether you’re a regular participant in the Poetry Friday world, or you ended up here from a search or a link, please know that we’re a welcoming community! Read, comment, think, share, and enjoy! [ETA: I’m taking
“Rainbowfish” and “Guess Who?”
Welcome, and happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m so happy you’ve dropped by. Whether you’re a regular participant in the Poetry Friday world, or you ended up here from a search or a link, please know that we’re a welcoming community! Read, comment, think, share, and enjoy! I finally got
National Poetry Month Roundup Plus More!
Welcome, and happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m so happy you’ve dropped by. Whether you’re a regular participant in the Poetry Friday world, or you ended up here from a search or a link, please know that we’re a welcoming community! Read, comment, think, share, and enjoy! Lovely news! Finding
Flame Flower, a Skinny Poem
Ooh, I finally got my contributor copy (address issues) of A Universe of Rainbows! It is glorious! More about this lovely anthology edited by Matt Forrest Esenwine in another post. But as soon as I looked at the hibiscuses on the cover (by illustrator Jamey Christoph), I knew I needed to write a skinny poem.
May, a Skinny Poem
I woke up over the weekend with this poem sort of in my foggy head. The wordplay around may- as a prefix and the coming month of May and the excitement of spring. So many possibilities. Thanks for reading, and if you want to see more of my National Poetry Month poems, click here.
Author Visit, a Skinny Poem
Oh, gosh–I can’t believe I’ve managed to post a skinny poem every day so far! Just two more days. Many of these poems have been extremely sketch‑y, written in 5 minutes or less. More about the practice than the results. This Friday, for Poetry Friday, I hope to share a roundup of the whole month’s
Crisis, a Skinny Poem
April has been a chaotic month. Today’s skinny poem is a reminder to myself! Thanks for reading, and if you want to see more of my National Poetry Month poems, click here.
Senior Year, a Skinny Poem–and Good News!
Fun news today! Finding Family was selected as an Honor Book for the Minnesota Youth Reading Awards–the Star of the North (picture book) category! It’s so exciting that a fairly quiet book got enough votes from elementary school kids to be named one of two Honor Books. You can see all the fabulous finalists here.
The Past, a Skinny Poem
Welcome, and happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m so happy you’ve dropped by. Whether you’re a regular participant in the Poetry Friday world, or you ended up here from a search or a link, please know that we’re a welcoming community! Read, comment, think, share, and enjoy! Here’s something free
Sky Blades, a Skinny Poem
Wind turbines are so cool. Our old suburb had one that I drove by almost daily. I don’t have one that close anymore, but I still see them regularly, and there are several close in to the actual cities. Once you’re out in farmlands, you see fields of them occasionally. Wind energy farms. They just
Guardian, a Skinny Poem
I love the moon, and I always feel a sense of peace, a feeling of everything will be all right-ness when I look at it. Here’s today’s skinny poem. Thanks for reading, and if you want to see more of my National Poetry Month poems, click here.
Crash, a Skinny Poem
Today’s skinny poem came from two different thoughts. One was that I’m low-level anxious about flying, and recent crashes have NOT helped that. Two was Liz Garton Scanlon’s middle-grade novel, LOLO’S LIGHT. It has a scene of an event that’s devastatingly sad,and yet Liz wrote it in such a tender and beautiful way that the
Airport, a Skinny Poem
My travel home from Florida was kind of rough, but I did get home yesterday in time for our Easter celebration. Yay! At the Orlando airport, a sparrow (I think) zipped along the ceiling, so I wrote this skinny on the plane. Thanks for reading, and if you want to see more of my National
Therapy Dog, a Skinny Poem
Happy Easter! I’m trying to get back home to Minnesota, but my flight last night was canceled. At the airport now. And next up, Rylee. She had a lovely career as a therapy dog, mostly visiting kids at the children’s hospital. Thanks for reading, and if you want to see more of my National Poetry
Puppy Love, a Skinny Poem
There hasn’t been a lot of downtime, but here’s some joy–my sister’s two dogs. Today, I give you Pepper! Thanks for reading, and if you want to see more of my National Poetry Month poems, click here.
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Go to my Poetry page for:
- National Poetry Month projects through the years
- Small Reads Roundups (poems grouped by topic)
- Introductions to several favorite poetry forms