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[psvid] “Oak” (Douglas Florian)

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Happy National Poetry Month! Thanks for dropping by my Poem Starter Video party. Today’s poem comes from Poetrees?(Beach Lane Books, 2010), by poet and artist?Douglas Florian. One of the best rejection letters I ever got (I know–writers are weird) was from an editor who said my animal poems full of wordplay felt too much like […]

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[Poetry Friday] Worker Bees (by Douglas Florian)

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For the next few weeks, I want to highlight other poetry books?on the CYBILS shortlist–the ones that?I’ve read?but haven’t shared?here. I don’t know how they get away from me! One of those is Douglas Florian’s UnBEElievables: Honeybee Poems and Paintings. Here’s one of my favorites from it: Worker Bees Sister. Sister. Sister. Sister. Not one […]

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Finding My Writing GPS

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Yesterday I wished for a GPS for my current wip. Afterward, I realized I already had one available: mentor texts. Sometimes when I’m at sea and disoriented, choosing a book as my mentor text, my guide, helps me find a direction and answer the questions in my head. I don’t know why I hadn’t yet […]

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Poem of the Day: Scribbly Gum (by Douglas Florian)

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  It was so fun to meet Douglas Florian in person at TLA last week! He had the librarians in stitches with his wry and speedy recitations of his poems. Here’s one of my favorites from his newest collection, Poetrees (Beach Lane Books, 2010): Scribbly Gum The scribbly gum’s smooth gray barkHas lines where larvae left […]

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Poetry Friday: Plesiosaurs (by Douglas Florian)

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      I shared a poem last year from Douglas Florian‘s Dinothesaurus, but I couldn’t resist sharing another one. That’s because I’m very excited about getting his new book, Poetrees, which I haven’t seen yet! We’ll both be at the Texas Library Association conference in April, and I’ll be buying my copy there. Meanwhile, I’m […]

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Douglas Florian Kicks Off National Poetry Month

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Yea! It’s National Poetry Month, and to start it off, I want to share an excerpt from Douglas Florian’s funny, clever, new collection, Dinothesaurus. It’s getting starred reviews and laughs all over the place! Here’s one of my favorite poems from the book. I just love the idea of a dinosaur as a tank, with its […]

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