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Poetry Friday Roundups
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July
4 Mary Lee at A(nother) Year of Reading THEME: Poems of Protest
11 Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference
18 Jan at Bookseedstudio
25 Marci at Marci Flinchum Atkins -
August
1 Jane at Raincity Librarian
8 Molly at Nix the Comfort Zone
15 Margaret at Reflections on the Teche
22 Carol at Beyond LiteracyLink
29 Karen at Karen Edmisten* -
September
5 Heidi at my juicy little universe
12 Rose at Imagine the Possibilities
19 Jama at Jama's Alphabet Soup
26 Amy at The Poem Farm -
October
3 Matt at Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
10 Linda at TeacherDance
17 Sarah at Sarah Grace Tuttle
24 Patricia at Reverie
31 Jone at Jone Rush MacCulloch -
November
7 Laura at Laura Purdie Salas
14 Carol at The Apples in My Orchard
21 Janice at Salt City Verse
28 Buffy at Buffy Silverman: Children's Author -
December
5 Irene at Live Your Poem
12 Linda at A Word Edgewise
19 Michelle at MoreArt4All
26 Tricia at The Miss Rumphius Effect
Category Archives: Book Review
Rise Up! A Review
Throughout our long history, when something’s unfairWhen rights need expanding, or wrongs need repairAmericans argue. We march and we cheer.We write songs and speeches. We go volunteer! -Rachel C. Katz in Rise Up! Powerful Protests in American History Happy Poetry Friday … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Book Review and More
It’s Poetry Friday! Last week I received my preorder of Where the Deer Slip Through written by Katey Howes and illustrated by Beth Kommes. Katey was a colleague, fellow poet, and friend who passed away much too young in 2024. … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Refrigerator Poems
Hooray for Poetry Friday! Today I’m celebrating a wonderful new anthology from Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong, Clara’s Kooky Compendium of Thimblethoughts and Wonderfuzz with drawings by Frank Ramspott. There are many familiar Poetry Friday names in the list of … Continue reading
Finding Family: A Review
Finding Family: The Duckling Raised by Loons written by Laura Purdie Salas with illustrations by Alexandria Neonakis tells the true story of a pair of loons who cared for and raised a mallard duckling on a Wisconsin lake in 2019. … Continue reading
Book Review: Deep, Deep Down: The Secret Underwater Poetry of the Mariana Trench
Title: Deep, Deep Down: The Secret Underwater Poetry of the Mariana Trench Author: Lydia Lukidis Illustrator: Juan Calle Publisher: Capstone Editions, 2023 This is the opening page of Deep, Deep Down: The Secret Underwater Poetry of the Mariana Trench by … Continue reading