Author Archives: rosecappelli

Poetry Friday: At the Crossroads

I just spent four glorious days at the Highlights Foundation soaking in the goodness of poetry from Irene Latham and Charles Waters in their workshop Poetry for Kids: A World of Publishing Possibilities. One of the activities we did was … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: When You Know You’re a Poet

It’s Poetry Friday! Thanks for stopping by. You know you’re a poet when you stop to watch deer playing in a field and jot down a few lines in the corner of your bluebird monitoring notebook. In Spring three deer … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: Shadows

Welcome to Poetry Friday and National Poetry Month! April is such a wonderful time to enjoy nature, spring, and always poetry. For the past few years I’ve embarked on a poetry project for April and shared some of it here. … Continue reading

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Progressive Poem 2023

What better way to celebrate National Poetry Month than by creating a progressive poem with a community of kind and caring poets! Irene Latham started this practice in the kidlit community in 2012, and Margaret Simon took over in 2020, … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: 2 Moon Haiku + 1 More

Today is not only Poetry Friday, but it’s also the last day of March. I’ve been trying to write short poems, mostly haiku, as part of my daily writing routine. It’s been fun finding places where a poem is hiding, … Continue reading

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