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Poetry Friday: December Roundup of Bookstores and Books
On this last Friday of 2024, our host for the week is Michelle Kogan at MoreArt4All. Hop on over there for the roundup. 24 Bookstores in 2024 This year I made a goal to visit 24 independent or used bookstores in 2024. January Roundup February Roundup March…
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Poetry Friday: Remembering Nikki Giovanni
Linda at A Word in Edgewise is our host for today. Hop on over there for the roundup. Remember Nikki Giovanni This week my social media feed has been filled with Nikki Giovanni posts and memories. What a poet Nikki was. Virginia Tech, where she was a professor,…
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Poetry Friday: November Roundup of Bookstores and Books
Carol at The Apples in My Orchard is hosting this week. Hop on over there for the Poetry Friday roundup. 24 Bookstores in 2024 This year I made a goal to visit 24 independent or used bookstores in 2024. January Roundup February Roundup March Roundup April…
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Poetry Friday: Back from NCTE
Tanita at {fiction, instead of lies} is our host for this week. Hop on over there for the roundup. One Step Forward Receives a Star One of the hardest parts for me is that in between time when everything is set for a book and you don’t…
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Poetry Friday: Haiku for Healing
Karen Edmisten is our host of the week. Hop on over there for the roundup. Haiku of the Week This week, I was inspired by Mary Lee Hahn’s call for Haiku for Healing. I’ve been thinking about that a lot as I write my daily haiku. You’ll…
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Poetry Friday: NCTE Bound
Cathy at Merely Day by Day is our host this week. Hop on over there for the Poetry Friday roundup. Good News & Tough News Let’s start with the good news. I think this was announced a week or so ago: Carole Boston Weatherford is the new…
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Poetry Friday: October Roundup of Books and Bookstores
My Nevermores sister, Patricia, is hosting Poetry Friday today. Hop on over there for the lineup. 24 Bookstores in 2024 This year I made a goal to visit 24 independent or used bookstores in 2024. January Roundup February Roundup March Roundup April Roundup May Roundup June…
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Poetry Friday: Cicada Poem Process
Carol at Beyond Literacy Link is our host this week. Hop on over there for the line up. Cicada Poem Process Last week I posted about “Axolotl” my poem process in Clara’s Kooky Compendium of Thimblethoughts and Wonderfuzz. “Cicada” was a much faster process because I knew…
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Poetry Friday: Axolotl Poem Process
Matt at Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme is our host this week. Hop on over there for the roundup. Axolotl Poem Process I have a twelve-line poem titled “Axolotl” in Pomelo Books’ newest anthology, Clara’s Kooky Compendium of Thimblethoughts and Wonderfuzz. I’m personally always fascinated by how other…
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Poetry Friday: Clara’s Kooky Compendium of Thimblethoughts and Wonderfuzz
Jama at Jama’s Alphabet Soup is hosting Poetry Friday this week. Hop on over there for the roundup. New Anthology I’m excited to have two poems in Janet Wong and Sylvia Vardell’s newest poetry anthology, Clara’s Kooky Compendium of Thimblethoughts and Wonderfuzz. To get an explanation…
