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Day 5: Among Dolphins
Happy National Poetry Month 2023! Curious about what I’m doing? Want to play along? Read more here. [Heads-up: If you’re visiting regularly, please know that the bold, blue text is what I’m writing fresh each day. The black text is the same each day:>) ] One of my very favorite childhood memories is swimming with
Day 4: Take a Little Piece of My Heart
Happy National Poetry Month 2023! Curious about what I’m doing? Want to play along? Read more here. [Heads-up: If you’re visiting regularly, please know that the bold, blue text is what I’m writing fresh each day. The black text is the same each day:>) ] I am SO loving seeing what y’all come up with!
Day 3: Batter Up!
Happy National Poetry Month 2023! Curious about what I’m doing? Want to play along? Read more here. [Heads-up: If you’re visiting regularly, please know that the bold, blue text is what I’m writing fresh each day. The black text is the same each day:>) ] All right, yesterday I admitted I don’t love snails, and
Day 2: Before and After a Snail
Happy almost National Poetry Month 2023! Curious about what I’m doing? Want to play along? Read more here. [Heads-up: If you’re visiting regularly, please know that the bold, blue text is what I’m writing fresh each day. The black text is the same each day:>) ] If I’m super honest, snails aren’t my all-time favorite
Day 1: Hey, Baby!
Happy National Poetry Month 2023! Curious about what I’m doing? Want to play along? Read more here. [Heads-up: If you’re visiting regularly, please know that the bold, blue text is what I’m writing fresh each day. The black text is the same each day:>) ] Whee! I’m so glad National Poetry Month is here! Did
Ready for National Poetry Month 2023? Start now!
It’s Poetry Friday, but I’m doing a separate Poetry Friday post so as not to overwhelm you with too many things! Happy almost National Poetry Month 2023! Curious about what I’m doing? Want to play along? Read more here. [Heads-up: If you’re visiting regularly, please know that the bold, blue text is what I’m writing
Ode to a Mandala–an Etheree
Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) By the way, my first post for National Poetry Month is also live now. I decided to make two separate posts because this would be unbearably long and confusing otherwise! But I invite you to join me in Digging for Poems for April!
Geologists Day is April 2!
Did you know Geologists Day is April 2? Me, neither. But I’m so grateful to geologists. Some of the most fascinating things I know about the earth were revealed/discovered/figured out by these rock scientists. It’s the perfect time to pull out A Rock Can Be… to share with your students. I’ve got all sorts of
Swelling and Swirling — a definito poem
Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Hi, everyone! It’s been a rough week with family medical issues, and I escaped into writing a poem this morning. [Edited to add: The definito form was created by amazing poet Heidi Mordhorst!] I’ve shared some definito poems before that connect to two of my
Lift-the-Flap Craft for Lion of the Sky
Celebrating World Water Day? Check out my post last week! One of my very favorite things is when a teacher uses a book I wrote as a jumping off point for a classroom activity. A bit ago, @mmtteacher on Twitter shared these images of her students’ lift-the-flap riddle-ku. They were inspired by Lion of the
The Poetry Friday Roundup Is Here!
Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m so happy to be hosting today! I’m out all day today teaching at a Young Authors Conference, but I’m looking forward to visiting all of your posts over the weekend. First up, I want to say a huge, heartfelt thank you to
World Water Day is Next Week!
World Water Day is March 22, and I’m realizing how many of my books are about water! That includes all 3 of my spring 2023 books, Zap! Clap! Boom!, Finding Family, and Puddle Song (which published yesterday!). There’s also Water Can Be… and Secrets of the Loon. I do love water! If you include any
Waiting, a Poetryaction for The Lodge That Beaver Built
Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Howdy, friends–I missed you last week. I’ve been dealing with a crazy busy schedule of books coming out, plus a family member with a health scare that’s had me pretty anxious. It was nice to get away from my own self and my own worries
Finding Family Is Out in the World!
Woohoo! I’m so excited to share that Finding Family is now out in the world! People have been so generous in helping to spread the word. Teacher, author-illustrator, and poet Jena Benton posted a beautiful Simply 7 interview with me yesterday, and her questions made me realize something that I had totally missed while working
A Finding Family Book Trailer and Teaching Guide!
In less than a week, my second picture book coming out this spring will be here! Here are two resources for you: a book trailer and a teaching guide. Hope you find them helpful! [My Classroom Connections posts share a way to connect one of my books or poems to a classroom
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Are You Looking For?
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