Small Reads for Brighters Days
Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) My friend and critique group buddy Joyce Sidman has a gorgeous new poetry picture book, which I’m sharing here with you today! It’s called Hello, Earth! Poems to Our Planet (Eerdmans, 2021), and it’s just wonderful. Joyce wrote these poems to existing art by Miren […]
Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Now, before we get to Joyce Sidman’s beautiful poem, I have neglected to post my year-end wishes. So, here you go, with joy and gratitude that you are part of my book and poetry world in some way. For my teacher friends: And for […]
I love Joyce Sidman’s work, and her new book Round is no exception. The magic is in how she takes a concept as huge and simple and universal as roundness and makes me as a reader feel the emotions conjured up by roundness while sharing many specific instances of roundness. My favorite is the spread […]
Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m excited for the upcoming publication of my friend Joyce Sidman’s Before Morning! It publishes on October 4, and it’s just gorgeous. This winter poem is set to stunning illustrations by Beth Krommes, and it’s racking up the stars, folks. Five of them! Here are […]
A couple of weeks ago, my writing group, the Wordsmiths, did our little holiday get-together. Great food (can you say whiskey truffles?), laughter (lots), small & lovely gifts, and talking about books and works in progress. We were missing two comrades-in-pens, but other than that, what a lovely afternoon! Thanks, Joyce Sidman, for hosting. It […]
