• Poetry Friday: Haiku for Healing

    November 14, 2024 /

    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

    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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