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Stay! [15 words or less poems]
Wake up your poetry brains with 15 Words or Less (guidelines here)! Sigh. I wanted to show you Jack’s trick of sitting nicely with a treat balanced on his nose. I say, “Leave it. Leave it. Leave it. OK!” And when I say OK, he whips his head around, the treat flies off, and he
The Uprising–a Sestina [poetry friday]
Happy Poetry Friday! This month, we Poetry Princesses tackled sestinas. Huh. Here’s what I wrote in the Google Doc where we shared our drafts. As you can see, I did not feel all lightness and happiness about this month’s project! I hate long poems. I generally don’t like narrative poems. My sestina is destined to
Spectacles [15 words or less poems]
Wake up your poetry brains with 15 Words or Less (guidelines here)! I’ve been having glasses issues lately, so I’ve been to the eyeglass store several times. Sigh. I might or might not have a pair I can live with now. This image makes me think of: 1) bug eyes 2) security scan at the
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- National Poetry Month projects through the years
- Small Reads Roundups (poems grouped by topic)
- Introductions to several favorite poetry forms