• Poetry Friday: 2022 Year in Review

    This week, Patricia ends Poetry Friday for 2022 with the Poetry Friday roundup.      Top Posts of 2022 I wrote 42 Poetry Friday posts this year. These were my top 5 posts, as determined by total views.  The Sealey Challenge 5 for 30 Jumping Back into Poetry Friday…

  • Poetry Friday: THINGS WE FEEL Activity

      Bridget at wee words for wee ones is our host for this week’s Poetry Friday. Head there for the roundup.     THINGS WE FEEL Poetry Activity   I love sharing and writing poetry with students. Recently, I used THINGS WE FEEL with kindergarten students. It’s the perfect…

  • Poetry Friday September 23, 2022

      This week’s host is Rose Capelli at Imagine the Possibilities.  Rose and I are both in the Nevermores Poetry group. We write and share poems with each other every week. It’s been such a highlight of my year!     Haiku of the Week   skeleton seed pod…

  • Poetry Friday August 26, 2022

      This week’s Poetry Friday’s host is Tanita Davis. Hop on over there to see the Poetry Friday roundup.     Haiku of the Week leaf miners tunnel a roadway create a map   Photo & Haiku © 2022 Marcie Flinchum Atkins        Playlist for Haiku Moment Poetry…

  • Poetry Friday August 19, 2022 Haiku Moment Videos

    This week’s Poetry Friday roundup is at Leap of Dave.   Haiku Moment Videos A few weeks ago, I introduced my Poetry Printables page. My hope is that teachers will be able to use the printables with their classes.   But poetry is meant to be read aloud, so I…

  • Poetry Friday August 12, 2022: Magazine Poetry

      Margaret at Reflections on the Teche is hosting Poetry Friday this week. Hop on over there to see the roundup.      Magazine Poetry I always have a big stack of unread magazines–The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Scientific American, and more. They all have poetry in them. And…

  • Poetry Friday: October Roundup of Books and Bookstores

    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…

  • Poetry Friday: September Roundup of Books and Bookstores

    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…

  • Poems as Picture Books

    I’m a poet and a picture book writer. I’m also a verse novelist. One of my favorite things to do is intentional study—learning from mentor texts. In 2024, each Poetry Friday post will feature one of my favorite things: poems as picture books.  I’ll take my favorite picture books…