• Poetry Friday Roundup is Here

    I’m the host for this week’s Poetry Friday. If you’d like to know more about Poetry Friday, read this post from Renee LaTulippe. The most important thing to note is that all are welcome. I’m glad you’re here! If you want to share your link, you can paste it…

  • Poetry Friday: Book Problems

    Rose is hosting Poetry Friday today at “Imagine the Possibilities.” Head on over there for the roundup.  I Have a Book Problem You may have guessed that when my 24 Bookstores in 2024 turned into 40 bookstores in 2024, that I might have a book problem. I work in…

  • Poetry Friday: Book Birthdays!

    Margaret is hosting today over at Reflections on the Teche. Hop on over there for the roundup.   Book Birthdays! Lots of books came out on Tuesday, March 4!   I’m excited that One Step Forward made its way into the world. I celebrated by signing pre-orders (thank you…

  • February Roundup of Museums and Books

    Denise at Dare to Care is our host this week. Hop on over there for the roundup.   One Step Forward One Step Forward comes out on Tuesday! I’ve been posting bits of suffrage history on social media each day. If you want to dig deeper, I have a…

  • Poetry Friday: February 21, 2025

    Laura Purdie Salas is our host for the week. Hop on over there for the roundup.   Wait, Rest, Pause in the Wild   I got my first Google Alert on Wait, Rest, Pause in a long time! It was great news that this book is a storybook trail…

  • Poetry Friday: Valentine for a Writer

    Linda at Teacher Dance is hosting this week. Hop on over there for the roundup.   One Step Forward I’m so grateful to Patricia Franz, my Nevermores poetry sister, who wrote a poem about my forthcoming book. If you missed it, you can check it out here.   I…

  • Poetry Friday: One Step Forward Updates

    Carol at Beyond Literacy Link is hosting this week. Hop on over there for the roundup.   One Step Forward News Pre-Orders for One Step Forward If you’d like a signed copy of One Step Forward, please order through my local indie, One More Page Books. I’ll sign books…

  • Poetry Friday: January Roundup of Museums and Books

    Jan at Bookseed Studio is hosting our Poetry Friday roundup.   25 Museums in 2025 This year I made a goal to visit 25 museum (or exhibits) in 2025.   I live in the DC metro area, and there is a wealth of museums (most of them free). But…

  • Poetry Friday: January 24, 2025

      Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference is our host today. Hop on over there for the roundup.   New Year Postcards I’m enjoying the Lunar New Year postcards as they come in (thank you, Jone, for organizing). Mine are on the way! But as they come in, each…

  • Poetry Friday: Recreating Update

    Tricia at The Miss Rumphius Effect is hosting today. Hop on over there for the roundup.     Haiku of the Week     slime molds jelly to the wet long sun lanterns   Photo Taken: January 1, 2025 at Burke Lake Park Haiku Written: January 9, 2025  …