Category Archives: Poetry Friday

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

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Poetry Friday: Garden Beauties

It’s Poetry Friday! I’ve been experimenting with creating a moon garden in my back yard, an area with plants that might capture and reflect the glow of moonlight. I did a little research, but mostly I’ve been looking on my … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: Writing Small and the Power of Punctuation

It’s Poetry Friday! This month I’ve been using prompts from Georgia Heard from her newsletter Heartbeats. You can find out more here. Georgia encourages readers to write small daily. Here’s my tanka from Thursday’s prompt “what the wind carries.” Wind … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: Bluebird Hatchlings

It’s Poetry Friday! I’ve been excited to welcome back the bluebirds and to watch them form a family. I don’t know if the male is my original friend, Fred, but I like to think he is. Just this week the … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: A Final Few

It’s Poetry Friday, and already May! If you’ve read some of my recent posts, you know I’ve been writing cheritas using word prompts from Verse of Ages for my April Poetry Project. It’s been fun seeing where those prompts take … Continue reading

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