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

    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…

  • Poetry Friday: Sealey Challenge Week #2

    Janice at Salt City Verse is hosting Poetry Friday this week. Hop on over to her blog for the roundup.    Sealey Challenge Week #2 I started back to work on Monday, and back-to-school always takes up a lot of headspace. There’s a lot to do, a lot to…

  • Poetry Friday: July Roundup of Books and Bookstore

    Laura Purdie Salas is our host for the week. 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 Roundup April Roundup May Roundup June Roundup…

  • Poetry Friday July 26 Roundup is Here!

    I’m the host this week for Poetry Friday. If you are new here, welcome! We love expanding the poetry circle. You are welcome to lurk and read, comment, and/or share your own post. Dip your toes in or do a cannonball!   At the bottom of this post is…

  • Poetry Friday: Change of Plans

    Margaret at Reflections on the Teche is our host for the week. Hop on over there for the roundup.    Not-A-Vacation   Last week, I was supposed to be here, soaking up the sun, and relaxing.     My son was going to SeaBase with Scouts out of St.…

  • Poetry Friday: A Heap of Poetry Love

    Jan at bookseedstudio is our host for Poetry Friday. You can hop on over there to read the roundup.    Highlights of Highlights   I went to Highlights for the “Poetry and Poetry Anthologies Workshop” with Charles Waters and Irene Latham. The timing was perfect. It was a good…

  • June’s Books and Bookstore Roundup

    Tricia at The Miss Rumphius Effect is hosting the roundup this week.      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   As I mentioned…

  • Poetry Friday: 60 Miles to Creativity

    Tabatha is our host for today. Hop on over there for the roundup.   60 Miles to Creativity: Productive Meditation   I recently took a class with Julie Falatko called the Unfolding the Map. It’s a follow-up class to the class I took earlier this year called The Map…

  • Poetry Friday: The Summer of Naomi Shihab Nye

      Denise is doing the roundup for today at Dare to Care. Hop on over there for the roundup.    In Library News As I write this on Thursday afternoon, I have just signed off of my job for the summer. I always enjoy switching gears into MORE writing…