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Here’s a #poemsketch from the State Fair. It was so awesome watching kids practically step right into If You Were the Moon! Save Save Save Save Save Save Save
Here’s a #poemsketch from the State Fair. It was so awesome watching kids practically step right into If You Were the Moon! Save Save Save Save Save Save Save
Here’s the “clumsy bug” from Wednesday’s #poemsketch that I showed the woman at the State Fair. I wrote it when I got home from a stressful walk one day last week. The Carolina locusts were everywhere! Flying into me. And I had on capri yoga pants, and they actually hit
Today’s #poemsketch was inspired by a fun conversation I had with a woman at Read + Ride Day. We talked about Jaime Kim’s lovely art and showed each other pics on our phones of our own art attempts. Hers was a lovely, featherlight bird! Save Save Save Save Save Save
Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) So, this month, our Poetry Princess challenge was an ekphrastic poem to Sara’s choice of image. Here’s a picture she took while at a Highlights Foundation retreat (so jealous…someday!). On the way home from a Five for Fighting
Today’s poemsketch was inspired by a homeless man and his dog. I used my Jack as a model. Poor Jack. He’s already a bit unique looking, but my clumsy doodle-painting did not help his case! Save Save Save Save Save
Today’s poemsketch was inspired by a line in something I read a few days ago–probably a middle-grade novel or novel in verse. Anyway, there was a line in there about a hug being the smallest mathematical circle, or something like that, and that stuck with me. Then this poem popped
Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’ve decided that, for a while, at least, I’m going to share my daily practice poems here when I don’t have another post scheduled. I write a practice poem almost every day. Just a quick thing. Not too polished. Lately
I found this old diamante of mine Saturday morning and shared it on social media, but here it is again. Happy eclipse-viewing to those of you lucky enough to be in (or be traveling to) the path of the full eclipse today! Save Save
Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) A couple of weeks ago, the Poetry Princesses shared poems written to the title “Statues in the Park.” I shared my poem and writing process (via time lapse video) in that post. Today, I thought I’d share one of the
Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) The Process FEEL FREE TO SKIP DIRECTLY TO IMAGE POEM BELOW IF YOU LIKE! This month, our Poetry Princess challenge (my choice) was a poem of any kind, mood, or topic to go with the title “Statues in
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