Laura Purdie Salas

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Step Into a Storybook #Poemsketch

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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

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Locust Hurricane #Poemsketch

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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 my leg. I was totally […]

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Art in the Shadow of the Sheep Barn #Poemsketch

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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

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no home but kindness #Poemsketch

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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

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The Shape of a Hug #Poemsketch

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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 out. There is something about […]

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Fly #Poemsketch [Poetry Friday]

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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’ve been sometimes making image […]

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