she waves her red stick– goalie in matador pads– welcomes charging bull –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved Happy Poetry Friday! My daughter Maddie had lacrosse tryouts recently, and she’s going to be goalie for the varsity team. Yikes. It’s nerve-wracking watching her defend the goal–but she loves it. Robyn
Last week, I went to Marshall, MN, for a young writers conference. Kids from all over southwestern Minnesota came to the university there for a day of writing fun. It was an uneventful drive on a sunny, warm, January day (in Minnesota?!) through farm country. Becky Fjelland Davis gave a
This post was originally scheduled to run November 18, while I was in Chicago. I apparently didn’t schedule it properly, because nothing published. But better late than never–here it is! ——————————————————————————— I’m in Chicago attending the NCTE convention tonight and tomorrow! In a panel called Poetry for Paupers tomorrow morning,
Welcome to Poetry Friday! This is my first time hosting here at my new (and still being decorated) bloghome on WordPress, and I’m happy you’re here! Here’s a poem I wrote earlier this year. It’s part of a batch of seashell poems I wrote to submit to a themed magazine.
Happy Poetry Friday! Last week, I shared “Get Smart With the Periodic Table,” which recently appeared in KNOW Magazine, a Canadian science magazine for kids. The theme for the issue was the elements, and here’s the other poem I had included in that issue. Golden Possibilities Labeled Au Gold,
Happy Poetry Friday! I thought I’d share my light verse poem that recently appeared in KNOW Magazine, which is a Canadian science magazine for kids. The theme for the issue was the elements, and I had fun poring over the periodic table for the first time mumble, mumble years. Get Smart
Roger Sutton recently posted about Poetry Tag Time, the e‑anthology brilliantly created by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong to try to make poetry more accessible and get it into more classrooms. 30 fun and fantastic kids’ poems for only 99 cents! So I thought I’d share my poem from it here
Earlier this week, I shared how excited I was to get my contributor copies for the new Lee Bennett Hopkins I Can Read anthology, Dizzy Dinosaurs! The poems in here are so cute, from the messy triceratops in Marilyn Singer’s opening “Tricera-Flops” to the dinosaurs who didn’t listen to Mom
A couple of weeks ago, I shared how I came to write some found poems recently.Last week I shared another found poem (“I’m Sort of Sorry About What Happened While I Was Walking My Dog”), again aimed at about 4th-5th grade. Today I’m sharing one last one, at least for now.
Last week, I shared how I came to write some found poems recently.This week I’m sharing another found poem, again aimed at about 4th-5th grade. Today’s found poem is called “I’m Sort of Sorry About What Happened While I Was Walking My Dog,” and the source material is an online
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