Category Archives: Poems

Thanksgiving was just a week ago, but already it’s become a fond memory. Since we were able to celebrate with family this year, the holiday took on a special kind of gratitude. I wanted it to linger a bit longer … Continue reading →

Earlier this week I was doing some research for a project I’m working on when I came across an article by Ferris Jabr reprinted in Smithsonian Magazine (June 21, 2017) titled “How Moonlight Sets Nature’s Rhythms.” The information was fascinating, … Continue reading →

Last week I was inspired by Denise at Dare to Care to write an IN ONE WORD poem. You can find out more about it here in a post from April Halprin Wayland. The backstory:This week the full harvest moon … Continue reading →

I’ve been struggling with ideas lately. Some days the words come easily, some days they’re stuck inside me, hiding. I wanted to write something new for today’s Poetry Friday, but after wrestling with my thoughts for an hour, I couldn’t … Continue reading →

I first learned about equation poems from Laura Purdie Salas’ Snowman-Cold=Puddle: Spring Equations. In this book, Laura challenges readers to look at ordinary objects a little bit differently, imagining how they may have come to be what they are, or … Continue reading →