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Hyacinth Magnipoem
Hi, and welcome! During National Poetry Month, I’m posting a magnipoem each day that I can. That’s a poem inspired by my simply looking at an object under a magnifying glass for 1 minute each day, and then jotting a poem. Feel free to try this with students (you can have them just get up
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Birthday Gift Magnipoem
Hi, and welcome! During National Poetry Month, I’m posting a magnipoem each day that I can. That’s a poem inspired by my simply looking at an object under a magnifying glass for 1 minute each day, and then jotting a poem. Feel free to try this with students (you can have them just get up
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Unanswerable Question Poem with the Poetry Sisters
Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) During National Poetry Month, I’m posting a magnipoem each day that I can. That’s a poem inspired by my simply looking at an object under a magnifying glass for 1 minute each day, and then jotting a poem. Feel free to try this with students
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Windowsill Magnipoem
Hi, and welcome! During National Poetry Month, I’m posting a magnipoem each day that I can. That’s a poem inspired by my simply looking at an object under a magnifying glass for 1 minute each day, and then jotting a poem. Feel free to try this with students (you can have them just get up
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A Hydrangea Magnipoem, and Zap Is a Blueberry Honor Book!
I’m sneaking my Poetry Month Magnipoem into my Classroom Connections post. Oh! This is one of my favorites I’ve written so far this month. What a relief, especially as I haven’t loved my last two. Here’s a bit of my process. And now…good news! Ya know, sometimes I look at one of my just-published books
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Fuzzy Bathrobe Magnipoem
Hi, and welcome! During National Poetry Month, I’m posting a magnipoem each day that I can. That’s a poem inspired by my simply looking at an object under a magnifying glass for 1 minute each day, and then jotting a poem. Feel free to try this with students (you can have them just get up
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Cherry Cough Drop Magnipoem
Hi, and welcome! During National Poetry Month, I’m posting a magnipoem each day that I can. That’s a poem inspired by my simply looking at an object under a magnifying glass for 1 minute each day, and then jotting a poem. Feel free to try this with students (you can have them just get up
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Agate Magnipoem and Digital Review Copies of My Next Picture Book!
Repeating this from last week ICYMI: Guess what? My next picture book, Line Leads the Way, is available on Netgalley! If you’re a book lover, a blogger, a reviewer, a librarian (big library tie-in in this book!), or a teacher, Capstone Editions and I would be thrilled if you would like to access the digital
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Dive Watch Magnipoem
Hi, and welcome! During National Poetry Month, I’m posting a magnipoem each day that I can. That’s a poem inspired by my simply looking at an object under a magnifying glass for 1 minute each day, and then jotting a poem. Feel free to try this with students (you can have them just get up
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Cork Magnipoem
Hi, and welcome! During National Poetry Month, I’m posting a magnipoem each day that I can. That’s a poem inspired by my simply looking at an object under a magnifying glass for 1 minute each day, and then jotting a poem. Feel free to try this with students (you can have them just get up
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Celebrating Lydia Lukidis’ New Picture Book Biography of Dr. Mae Jemison
This week, I’m welcoming author Lydia Lukidis. Do you know Lydia’s gorgeous book, Deep, Deep, Down? I wrote a poetryaction to it a while back. Lydia’s a wonderful children’s author who has, for years, lifted up other authors on her blog, Blissfully Bookish. I’m so happy to have her visit today! Dancing Through Space: Dr.
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Protractor–Oops! Compass Magnipoem
Hi, and welcome! During National Poetry Month, I’m posting a magnipoem each day that I can. That’s a poem inspired by my simply looking at an object under a magnifying glass for 1 minute each day, and then jotting a poem. Feel free to try this with students (you can have them just get up
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A Lip Balm Magnipoem
Hi, and welcome! During National Poetry Month, I’m posting a magnipoem each day that I can. That’s a poem inspired by my simply looking at an object under a magnifying glass for 1 minute each day, and then jotting a poem. Feel free to try this with students (you can have them just get up
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A Pen Magnipoem and Digital Review Copies of My Next Picture Book!
Guess what? My next picture book, Line Leads the Way, is available on Netgalley! If you’re a book lover, a blogger, a reviewer, a librarian (big library tie-in in this book!), or a teacher, Capstone Editions and I would be thrilled if you would like to access the digital review copy, read it, and share
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Onion Magnipoem
Hi, and welcome! During National Poetry Month, I’m posting a magnipoem each day that I can. That’s a poem inspired by my simply looking at an object under a magnifying glass for 1 minute each day, and then jotting a poem. Feel free to try this with students (you can have them just get up
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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