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[psvid] “Signing on a Crew” (David L. Harrison)

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Happy National Poetry Month! Thanks for dropping by my Poem Starter Video party. Today’s poem comes from Pirates?(Wordsong, 2012), by David L. Harrison. This collection is probably one of my top five picture book poetry collections of all times. It is full of drama and conflict and action–and beautiful poetry, to boot. These are not […]

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Hear Poet David Harrison on Goose Lake

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I hope you’ll take three and a half minutes to listen to this public radio interview with poet David Harrison. Not only to hear excerpts from and learn more about Goose Lake, his lovely e-collection that I reviewed here, but also because it’s really wonderful to just hear the voice of our online poet friends. […]

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Poetry Friday is Here at Goose Lake!

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OK, this isn’t Goose Lake. But Poetry Friday IS here. I’m happy to be hosting today and to be sharing?David Harrison‘s?Goose Lake, an e-collection I recently received. David is a poet, writer, educator, blogger–he does it all. He has many wonderful poetry books out. In fact, his Pirates is one of my all-time favorite collections. […]

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David Harrison’s New Poetry e-Book

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Robyn Hood Black did a great interview with poet David Harrison on Friday, featuring his new poetry e-book, Goose Lake: A Year in the Life of a Lake?(which I will be downloading after New Year’s to read). The post has poems and inspiration to spare, so if you missed it Friday, check it out! Poetry’s […]

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Poem of the Day: Farewell (by David L. Harrison)

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    Forget fairy-tale pirates and dive into the real world of the pirate’s life. It’s not always pretty. David L. Harrison’s poetry collection Pirates (Wordsong, 2008), with beautiful oil paintings by Dan Burr, is that rare thing–a boy-friendly poetry collection that isn’t light verse. Check out this grim, but moving, poem about the common […]

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Poetry Friday: Flea and Louse (David L. Harrison)

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  I was happy to get a note recently from David L. Harrison (poet of the fabulous collection, Pirates, illustrated by Dan Burr, which is one of my favorites from last year). He’s increased his online presence by starting a website and a blog! The website has some great resources, like a Monthly Teaching Tool for […]

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Poetry Friday: An Interview with a Couple of Pirate Rapscallions

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  A few weeks ago on Poetry Friday, I shared a poem from Pirates, a fantastic new poetry collection by David L.  Harrison, illustrated by Dan Burr (Wordsong, 2008). (Just before that, Kelly Fineman at Writing and Ruminating posted an in-depth review of the book here.)  I got a nice note from David, and we […]

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Poetry Friday: Cat-o-Nine-Tails

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My book of the week this week is Pirates, a picture book poetry collection by David L. Harrison, and illustrated by Dan Burr. I love this book! And I have pirates on the brain anyway, since I’m working on a pirate-related book for an educational publisher. This collection is emotional and sometimes violent and not a "pretty" picture […]

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