Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’ve missed you! Last week, I was in Chicago for the NCTE-NCTM Joint Conference. A couple of poetry-related highlights: hearing Irene Latham and Charles Waters’ wonderful keynote and then getting to talk poetry, mistakes, publishing, and life with
Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m writing this post while waiting for kids to arrive for today’s Young Authors Conference, so this will be short and sweet :>) This month, the Poetry Sisters wrote golden shovel poems, choosing a strike line from Elizabeth
Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) This month, we Poetry Sisters wrote poems inspired by Lucille Clifton’s notes to Superman. When we met up on Zoom, Liz Garton Scanlon mentioned the power of relying on the collective memory/knowledge of a group of people as
Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Life is busy here. Our daughter Maddie got married last week (out of state, and they got back last night). This next week, we’ll have a tiny celebration here in Minnesota, and another bigger one in Oregon (where
Happy Poetry Friday, and welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’ve not been online much this past month, and I’ve missed you. In an effort to not make this post overly long, I’ll just share one brief thing before my poem. 40 Poems for 40 Weeks, a
Happy Poetry Friday, and happy New Year to you! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I always feel like I’m at confession when it’s time for a Poetry Sisters post. This month is no different. I don’t like haibun. In fact, if you’ve posted them in the
Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) And happy Thanksgiving, if you celebrate! Also, I got to see some Poetry Friday regulars at NCTE! Waving at Denise Krebs, Matt Forrest Esenwine, Mary Lee Hahn, and Liz Garton Scanlon–and pry some others, though I’m drawing a
Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone, whether you’re brand new or a regular! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’ve been away for a couple of weeks because I was in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Randy and I were so lucky to see so much beauty. I’m sure I’ll share
Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone–whether you’re brand new or an OG PF friend! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) This month, my Poetry Sisters and I (along with others in this community) wrote poems inspired by Wallace Stevens’ “13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.” I’ll be very honest
Happy Poetry Friday! Are you a regular or a newbie? No matter…you are welcome! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Hey, I have a new picture book out next week! I’m so excited about it. It has themes of imperfection, authenticity, and library love. It’s not poetry, but I
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