Category Archives: Poems

Happy New Year and welcome to Poetry Friday! Mary Lee has the roundup today at A(nother) Year of Reading where she shares wisdom from the Land of Grammar and lots more poetry goodness. If you’re familiar with The Comfort of … Continue reading →

Happy Poetry Friday! On Wednesday I completed a series of three small online writing workshops with poets extraordinaire Georgia Heard and Ralph Fletcher. They were offered through Georgia’s Poet’s Studio. Titled “Write Bites,” the sessions were just 45-50 minutes in … Continue reading →

It’s Poetry Friday! I had a houseful of family for Thanksgiving – just the kind of holiday I love. My niece, who had just gotten in from a quick trip to Florence, arrived with a beautiful shawl for me. It … Continue reading →

It’s Poetry Friday! I was prompted recently to reread Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse, remembering the powerful list poem near the end, “Thanksgiving List.” I remember thinking the first time I read it how uplifting it was that … Continue reading →

It’s Poetry Friday! The leaves of the cherry tree in our back yard usually turn a fiery orange. That lasts about a week or so, then they all drop at once, sometimes seemingly overnight. But this year is different. The … Continue reading →