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Poetry Friday Roundups
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July
3 Michelle at More Art 4 All
10 Jan at Bookseedstudio
17 Jill at Jill Dailey
24 Tanita at {fiction, instead of lies}
31 Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference -
August
7 Ruth at there is no such thing as a God-forsaken town
14 Molly at Nix the Comfort Zone
21 Denise at Dare to Care
28 Mona at Mona Voelkel -
September
4 Patricia at Reverie
11 Linda at TeacherDance
18 Carol at Beyond LiteracyLink
25 Tricia at The Miss Rumphius Effect -
October
2 Margaret at Reflections on the Teche
9 Jama at Jama's Alphabet Soup
16 Rose at Imagine the Possibilities
23 Tracey at Tangles and Tails
30 Jone at Jone Rush MacCulloch -
November
6 Joyce at Joyce Uglow Author
13 Carol at The Apples in My Orchard
20 Robyn at Life on the Deckle Edge
27 Jane at Rain City Librarian -
December
4 Irene at Live Your Poem
11 Karen at Karen Edmisten*
18 Linda at Another Word Edgewise
25 Amy at The Poem Farm
Category Archives: Poems
2021 Progressive Poem: Next Line
This is my second year of participation in the Kidlitosphere Progressive Poem. You can read more about it here. Yesterday Jan at Bookseed Studio chose Line #5: I’m a case of kindness – come and catch me if you can! … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Morning Walk
I’ve been pouring over Irene Latham’s This Poem Is a Nest for days. Irene started with an original poem, “Nest,” as her source poem, then went on to create 161 nestling poems from the original words. Nestling poems are found … Continue reading
Fall Writing Frenzy: The Flower That Grew in My Garden
This is the second year of the Fall Writing Frenzy hosted by Kaitlyn Sanchez and Lydia Lukidis. My entry was inspired by a cumulative poem by Nicola Davies, “The Loaf That Jack Baked,” in Outside Your Window: A First Book … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Inspiration from Mary Oliver
Happy Poetry Friday! If you know me, you might know that I am a big fan of Mary Oliver. One of my favorite poems of hers is “Freshen the Flowers, She Said” that appears in Why I Wake Early. That … Continue reading
The Clock: An Etheree
Several years ago Allan and I purchased a grandfather clock. We had talked about having one in our home for years, but then came the rhythms of growing into a marriage that put the clock into that “someday” category. Now … Continue reading
