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[psvid] “The Guy in the Closet” (Heidi Bee Roemer)

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Happy National Poetry Month! Thanks for dropping by my Poem Starter Video party. Today’s poem comes from The Poetry Friday Anthology (Common Core K-5 edition): Poems for the School Year with Connections to the Common Core?(Pomelo, 2013), edited by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong, one of my very favorite anthologies to recommend to teachers because […]

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[psvid] “Song of the Boat” (Kate Coombs)

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Happy National Poetry Month! Thanks for dropping by my Poem Starter Video party. We’re winding down into the last full week–I hope you’re having a great month! Today’s poem comes from Water Sings Blue (Chronicle, 2012), by?Kate Coombs. Kate is a magical writer–I hope you seek out both her poetry and her prose. It’s all […]

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[psvid] “Guinea Pig” (Lisa Wheeler)

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Happy National Poetry Month! Thanks for dropping by my Poem Starter Video party. It’s a guinea pig weekend! Yesterday’s poem started came from a book called Guinea Pig Town, and today’s poem is “Guinea Pig,” by Lisa Wheeler, queen of wordplay. Lisa’s brand new book, The Pet Project: Cute and Cuddly Vicious Verses?(Atheneum, 2013), centers […]

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[psvid] “Mistake” (Lorraine Marwood)

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Happy National Poetry Month! Thanks for dropping by my Poem Starter Video party. Today’s poem comes from Guinea Pig Town and Other Animal Poems?(Walker Books Australia and New Zealand, 2013), by?Lorraine Marwood. Lorraine is a new-to-me poet whose work I need to explore more!?I’m someone who’s made loads of mistakes, especially in the kitchen.?Watch the […]

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[psvid] “Jump!” (Marilyn Singer)

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Happy National Poetry Month! Thanks for dropping by my Poem Starter Video party. Today’s poem comes from A Stick Is an Excellent Thing: Poems Celebrating Outdoor Play?(Clarion, 2012), by Marilyn Singer.?Marilyn is the queen of fun poetry book concepts, and she and librarian Barbara Genco created and coordinate the ALA Poetry Blast! This collection is […]

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[psvid] “A Place to Share” (Kelly Fineman)

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For all you 15 Words or Less folks, your mission is to watch the Poem Starter Video and take on its challenge in 9 lines or less. SHORT lines. :>) And TODAY is Poem in Your Pocket Day!?Educators, here are four short poems from The Poetry Friday Anthology your students can use, and here are […]

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[psvid] “Bats” (J. Patrick Lewis)

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Happy National Poetry Month! Thanks for dropping by my Poem Starter Video party. Hey, don’t forget tomorrow is Poem in Your Pocket Day! Here are four short poems from The Poetry Friday Anthology your students can use, and here are loads more ideas for the day. Today’s poem comes from J. Patrick Lewis‘ new collection […]

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[psvid] “Sack Lunch” (Charles Waters)

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Happy National Poetry Month! Thanks for dropping by my Poem Starter Video party. Hey, don’t forget this Thursday is Poem in Your Pocket Day! Here are four short poems from The Poetry Friday Anthology your students can use, and here are loads more ideas for the day. Today’s poem comes from?The Poetry Friday Anthology (Common […]

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[psvid] “The Do Kind” (Janet Wong)

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Happy National Poetry Month! Thanks for dropping by my Poem Starter Video party. Hey, don’t forget this Thursday is Poem in Your Pocket Day! Here are four short poems from The Poetry Friday Anthology your students can use, and here are loads more ideas for the day. Today’s poem comes from?The Poetry Friday Anthology (Common […]

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[psvid] “School Supplies” (Kenn Nesbitt)

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Happy National Poetry Month! Thanks for dropping by my Poem Starter Video party. Today’s poem comes from?Revenge of the Lunch Ladies: The Hilarious Book of School Poetry?(Meadowbrook, 2007), by funny-poem guy Kenn?Nesbitt. As a mom who has taken the kids back-to-school shopping for many years, I could totally sympathize with the mom in this poem! […]

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