• Poetry Friday: NCTE Bound

    / November 7, 2024

    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

    / October 31, 2024

    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

    / October 24, 2024

    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

    / October 17, 2024

    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: September Roundup of Books and Bookstores

    / October 3, 2024

    Tabatha Yeatts is hosting this week. Hop on over to “The Opposite of Indifference” to see 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 Roundup April Roundup May…

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  • Poetry Friday: Cleaning Up Cleaning Out

    / September 20, 2024

    Linda at Teacher Dance is hosting Poetry Friday week. Hop on over there for the roundup.    Cleaning Up Cleaning Out Last week, I posted about how I was cleaning up my office and my writing stuff. I had 14 plastic bins of old or half-finished projects in a…

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  • Poetry Friday: Sealey Challenge Recap

    / September 13, 2024

    Heidi at my juicy little universe is our host today. Hop on over there for the roundup.   Sealey Challenge Recap   I’m a bit late in posting my Sealey Challenge recap. But I was successful in reading poetry all 31 days of August.  I was able to read…

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  • Poetry Friday: In Praise of the Moon + Sealey Challenge Week #3

    / August 22, 2024

    This week’s host of the week is Rose at Imagine the Possibilities. Hop on over there for the lineup.   Sealey Challenge   I’ve been reading for the Sealey Challenge every day—mostly Poetry Magazine issues, though I did sneak in a fabulous poetry collection as well.      Moon…

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