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Family Gathering

April 2, 2025 No Comments

Here’s today’s skinny, written after several gatherings with our new family-in-law.

National Poetry Month “Lift” Off

April 1, 2025 1 Comment

I’m aiming for a skinny poem per day this month, but we’ll see. I’m away from home right now, exploring, sometimes without Wi-Fi, so…But here’s one to start us off.

Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) This month, we Poetry Sisters wrote poems inspired by Lucille Clifton’s notes to Superman. When we met up on Zoom, Liz Garton Scanlon mentioned the power of relying on the collective memory/knowledge of a group of people as a kind of shorthand. That’s

A Garden of Good Health

March 20, 2025 14 Comments

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! [Leaving this up:

I Wish

March 13, 2025 12 Comments

Taking Care of You

March 6, 2025 19 Comments

Eyes Is a Word–a Wordplay Poem

February 27, 2025 20 Comments

Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Life is busy here. Our daughter Maddie got married last week (out of state, and they got back last night). This next week, we’ll have a tiny celebration here in Minnesota, and another bigger one in Oregon (where the groom’s from) at the

How Much Money Does a Writer Make?

February 26, 2025 1 Comment

Hi, teachers! Usually I pop in here with resources or ideas related to my books. But this week, I’m just letting you know that I’ve updated my “How Much Money Does a Writer Make?” page. If you’ve ever been curious, now’s your chance to peek into my finances :>D [My Classroom Connections posts share a

A Home Like This, When a Butterfly Goes to School, and the Poetry Friday Roundup!

February 20, 2025 48 Comments

Welcome, and happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m hosting today, and I’m glad 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!

Nobody Remembers

February 13, 2025 18 Comments

Rainbowfish #PoetryFriday

February 6, 2025 19 Comments

Lydia Lukidis and Up, Up, High: The Secret Poetry of Earth’s Atmosphere

February 5, 2025 No Comments

Teachers, I love a good companion book. A book from the same creator/s that is linked, structurally and/or topically, to a previous book. But it’s not a sequel. You don’t have to read the books in a certain order. But you know you can expect the same joy and magic that you got from the

Daily Crosswords on the Phone with Dad — a Tanku

January 30, 2025 20 Comments

Happy Poetry Friday, and welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’ve not been online much this past month, and I’ve missed you. In an effort to not make this post overly long, I’ll just share one brief thing before my poem. 40 Poems for 40 Weeks, a professional book by our own

Bus Trip to the Giant’s Causeway — a Haibun

December 26, 2024 19 Comments

Happy Poetry Friday, and happy New Year to you! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I always feel like I’m at confession when it’s time for a Poetry Sisters post. This month is no different. I don’t like haibun. In fact, if you’ve posted them in the past, I’ve probably read just

There Was a Small Child Who Lived in a Book

December 19, 2024 14 Comments

Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Such a busy time, and so much is going on! Randy had shoulder surgery a couple of weeks ago, and his healing is going right on schedule. Which is to say, incredibly slowly. All is good, but I’m exhausted. As I sit here on Thursday