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Poetry Friday Roundups
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January
2 Catherine at Reading to the Core
9 Ruth at There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town
16 Jan at Bookseedstudio
23 Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference
30 Amy at The Poem Farm -
February
6 Molly at Nix the Comfort Zone
13 Robyn at Life on the Deckle Edge
20 Susan at Chicken Spaghetti
27 Margaret at Reflections on the Teche -
March
6 Karen at Karen Edmisten*
13 Linda at TeacherDance
20 Tanita at {fiction, instead of lies}
27 Marcie at Marcie Flinchum Atkins -
April
3 Matt at Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
10 Jone at Jone Rush MacCulloch
17 Heidi at my juicy little universe
24 Irene at Live Your Poem -
May
1 Rose at Imagine the Possibilities
8 Cathy at Cathy Stenquist
15 Patricia at Reverie
22 Carol at The Apples in My Orchard
29 Mary Lee at A(nother) Year of Reading -
June
5 Mona at Mona Voelkel
12 Linda at A Word Edgewise
19 Buffy at Buffy Silverman
26 Tricia at The Miss Rumphius Effect
Category Archives: Poems
Poetry Friday: Insomnia
Happy Poetry Friday! Bridget at wee words for wee ones has the round up today. This month she’s celebrating the first anniversary of her 10.10 Poetry Anthology: Celebrating 10 in 10 Different Ways. So head on over to meet poet … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Leaf Rub
Do you remember doing leaf rubbings? I remember taking my kids on long walks to collect the perfect leaves. They’d bring home piles, then transform them into works of art that adorned the refrigerator and bedroom walls. I made them … Continue reading
Fall Writing Frenzy: Widardry
Today I’m excited to be participating in the Fall Writing Frenzy contest created by agent Kaitlyn Sanchez. Kaitlyn is joined by co-host Lydia Lukidis and guest judge Alyssa Reynoso-Morris in providing this opportunity to help writers make connections, improve their … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Trying Out a Definito
Thanks to poet, author, and friend Laura Purdie Salas, I played around with a new form this week, a definito poem. The definito was created by Heidi Mordhorst, who defines it as “a free verse poem of 8-12 lines (aimed … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Birthday Poem
Today’s Poetry Friday Round Up is here! I signed up for this date because it felt like a very important date, forgetting at the time that it is important because it’s my granddaughter’s birthday. Long before I had grandchildren, I … Continue reading