Poetry Friday

Poetry Friday: NCTE Bound

 

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 Young People’s Poet Laureate for the Poetry Foundation!
 
Congratulations to Carole! I’ve been very lucky to learn from her multiple times. I can’t wait to hear more!
 
And now for the tough news. There’s a lot going on in the world. There’s a lot going on in our country. And there’s a lot going on with me personally.
 
I’m still struggling with how to put it all into words. I keep going back to the fact that I can only control how I respond on a day-to-day basis in my own community.
 
I really appreciated Hank Green’s words. They helped me take a deep breath. 
 
Every day, I get the privilege to work with children. I get to raise my own children. I get to write my own stories. Those words have been a struggle lately. I’ve been dealing with some serious health-related issues that won’t be resolved easily. It just seems like a lot is blocking me from the doing the work I feel like I’m meant to do. I’m sure I’m not alone, and I stand with you.
 
 
 

NCTE

 
I’m grateful that I will be able to attend NCTE. That I can connect with other poets. Maybe, just maybe, by being around others who also love words and want the world to become a better place, I will be able to calm my anxious heart.
 
If you’re going to be at NCTE, I hope I get to see you! Here’s where I’ll be.
 
 
 
 
 

Haiku of the Week

 
don’t come too close—
we’re feeling prickly
post-election
 
 
Photo Taken: October 5, 2024 at the United States Botanic Garden 
Haiku Written: November 6, 2024
 
 

Poem as Picture Book

 
By Maisha Oso
Illustrated by Candice Bradley
Orchard Books, 2024

This is a 312-word poetic Black history celebration. 

Poetry Connections

  • Alliteration
  • Simile
  • Internal Rhyme
  • Assonance
  • Point of View
  • Metaphor

Links

 
 

Grow

I’m giving myself grace. I don’t need to grow this week. I need to survive—mentally and physically.

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