Hello, and welcome! This is 15 Words or Less Poems, a low-pressure way to wake up your poetry brain (guidelines here), and I’m very glad you’re here. This guy, which we bought at the first Renaissance Festival we ever went to, shortly after moving up here to Minnesota 27 years
Happy Halloween, almost! Enjoy the jack-o-lanterns! Save Save Save Save Save Save
Hello, and welcome! This is 15 Words or Less Poems, a low-pressure way to wake up your poetry brain (guidelines here), and I’m very glad you’re here. I love trains, and I’ve never been on a “real” train ride–just a couple of scenic rides and then commuter rides in big
Hello! I just realized it’s getting a bit late to share my poem about fall’s arrival, so I’d better hop to it! At the beginning of the month, I shared my hymn about fall from a dog’s point of view. A hymn about fall had been our Poetry Princess assignment
I was playing with my watercolors, trying to learn how to do a wash, and I made this orangey one. Then I dropped a few drops of green to see what would happen. The little splotches reminded me of palm trees, so I added trunks. I do not care for
Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Today is the National Day on Writing, and what better day to share Amy Ludwig VanDerwater’s new book for teachers, Poems Are Teachers? This amazing book features 50+ poems by different poets (some of whom are part of the Poetry
Hello, and welcome! This is 15 Words or Less Poems, a low-pressure way to wake up your poetry brain (guidelines here), and I’m very glad you’re here. I usually filter my photos because I like the way that makes them a little surreal and more open to interpretation. But this
It’s that time of year, when I’m taking down the deck planters and packing away summery stuff. Save Save Save Save Save Save
Geese in a vee overhead is one of my favorite fall sights/sounds. But last week, a single goose flew overhead, honking mournfully. I know it’s just anthropomorphism, but it really sounded lost and sad to me. Save Save Save Save Save Save Save
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