Poetry Friday Archives • Laura Purdie Salas

The Park Was Having a Plant Sale (pantoum draft)

Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Long time, no see! Life this spring/summer has been full of ups and downs, and I haven’t posted in a couple of months. And even this post is kind of a drive-by! This month, the Poetry Sisters and

Monoski poems

Welcome, and happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m so happy you’ve dropped by. Whether you’re a regular participant in the Poetry Friday world, or you ended up here from a search or a link, please know that we’re a welcoming community! Read, comment, think, share,

Spinning in Time

Hallways, an Ekphrastic Poem

Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Short and sweet this week, as I’m immersed (doesn’t that sound better than drowning?) in family medical care. This month, the Poetry Sisters (and you!) wrote ekphrastic poems–poems inspired by art. I decided to be inspired by this

If You Knew (a poem about cyberbullying or maybe just bullying)

Did You Know? An Ovillejo

Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Two things before moving onto poetry: 1: I’ve been having a lot of trouble commenting on posts lately. Mary Lee and Tanita gave me some tips on Inlinkz work arounds, so if the Roundup this week is through

The Roiling

Welcome, and happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m glad you’re here! We’re a welcoming community, and I hope you enjoy visiting with us. Read, comment, think, share, and enjoy! A couple of weeks ago, Randy and I spent a week at Walt Disney World. We

The Voice of Winter, a villanelle by Laura Purdie Salas

The Voice of Winter, a Percussion Celebration

Hi, Poetry Friday friends. (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Randy and I were at Walt Disney World all last week, and I didn’t do a dang bit of writing. But I have this lovely video to share–unrelated to Disney. A couple of weeks ago, Sara from Walla Walla,

And What Have I Strung?, a Response Poem

Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Y’all, thank you so much for all your kind words and wishes this past month. I can’t tell you what they’ve meant as I’ve dipped into comments when feeling overwhelmed and had a lovely few minutes of respite

A Different Drum, a Tricube

Hi, my Poetry Friday friends. The chaos continues here in Minnesota, but I’ve had so much loveliness this past week too. Gatherings with friends, support from passersby while protesting, progress on a picture book manuscript, extra favors from my critique group, knitting fun, and glorious figure skating Olympic performances that

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