• Progressive Poem Day 18

      Progressive Poem 2023 Each year the Poetry Friday community puts together a kidlit progressive poem. Each day, someone new adds a line.  Rules from Mary Lee Hahn’s blog. She posted on Day 1.  The rules are few: “The poem will be passing from blog to blog with each…

  • Picture of a blue notebook with a Mary Oliver quote that says, "The flowers were dressed in nothing but light." The notebook is next to a copy of the Mary Oliver poetry collection, WHY I WAKE EARLY.

    Poetry Friday: My Mary Oliver Plunge

    Newsletter! I have a teacher & librarian useletter that I send out on the 15th of every month. If you don’t subscribe and would like to, please click here to sign up. It goes out tomorrow.      This week’s Poetry Friday host is Jone Rush MacCullough. Click here…

  • Poetry Friday: Poetry News from Vacation

    Margaret at Reflections on the Teche is our host this week for Poetry Friday.    I always joke that things happen when I’m on vacation. Once, I left my laptop at home when we went on vacation and I had a bunch of things to respond to writing-wise.  …

  • Poetry Friday March 31, 2023

      Mary Lee at A(nother) Year of Reading is our host this week.     Haiku of the Week     winter-aged bloom bobs in afternoon’s breeze— golden girl     Photo Taken: January 28 at Green Spring Gardens Haiku Written: February 3   Haiku Moments Playlist Poetry Printables…

  • Poetry Friday + Celebrating RAMEN FOR EVERYONE

      Rose at Imagine the Possibilities is hosting Poetry Friday today.   Haiku of the Week winter bees dotted with snowdrop pollen— unexpected feast   Photo and Haiku © 2023 Marcie Flinchum Atkins      Photo Taken: January 28, 2023 at Green Spring Gardens Haiku Written: February 13, 2023…

  • Poetry Friday March 17, 2023

      Laura Purdie Salas is hosting Poetry Friday today.     Haiku of the Week   cold rain bejewels a caterpillar far from home     Photo Taken: January 31, 2023 at my school’s courtyard Haiku Written: February 2, 2023   Haiku Moments Playlist Poetry Printables Page Sign up…

  • Poetry Friday: Newly Published Poems

      Heidi at my juicy little universe is hosting today.   Newly Published Poems The Dirigible Balloon is a UK based poetry repository perfect for sharing with students. I have three new poems published on the site. Bee Convention: A Nonet  Tadpole Twist  Under the Rock    Teacher Useletter…

  • Poetry Friday: Blooms, Blooms, and More Blooms

      Tanita S. Davis at {fiction, instead of lies} is our host today. Check out the roundup here.     Haiku of the Week   winter morning— swarms on apricot blooms bee symphony   Photo and Haiku © 2023 Marcie Flinchum Atkins     Photo Taken: January 28, 2023…

  • Poetry Friday: Persona Poems

      Today’s host for Poetry Friday is Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference. Hop on over there for the roundup.   Persona Poems   Last week I had the opportunity to attend The Poet’s Studio class on Mask/Persona poetry with Georgia Heard, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, and special guest Kristine O’Connell.…

  • Poetry Friday: Reflections on SCBWI NYC 2023

      Our Poetry Friday host for today is Molly at Nix the Comfort Zone. Hop on over there for the complete roundup of posts.   SCBWI NYC Winter Conference Reflections Last weekend, I had the privilege of going to the SCBWI Winter Conference in New York City. I haven’t…