• Poetry Friday: More in 2023

      Join us for the Poetry Friday Roundup where Susan at Chicken Spaghetti is hosting.      More in 2023   Every quarter I do a reflection about my writing life. I think of what I want to NOT do anymore. I also think of what I’d like to…

  • Poetry Friday January 6, 2023: Word of the Year

      Catherine at Reading to the Core has our roundup this week.   Word for 2022 Last year my words of the year were NATURE AND NURTURE (not versus). I knew I needed to spend more time out in nature and nurturing myself after a long time of teaching…

  • 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: Near Misses and Goodbye Rituals

      This week’s Poetry Friday roundup is at Michelle Kogan’s blog. Head on over there to see all of the posts.      Near Misses and Goodbye Rituals   What do you do with the those near miss books?   I write a lot of nonfiction picture books. I…

  • Poetry Friday December 2, 2022

    This week’s Poetry Friday roundup is at Reading to the Core. Hop on over there to read everyone’s posts.      Haiku of the Week   summer’s chlorophyll slips away leaving behind flames in the trees   Photo & Haiku © 2022 Marcie Flinchum Atkins    Haiku Moments Playlist…

  • Poetry Friday November 25, 2022

      Today’s Poetry Friday host is “There’s No Such Thing as a God-Forsaken Town.” Hop on over there for the roundup.    Haiku of the Week   leaves’ colors muted under a later of silt— farewell to fall  Haiku & Photo © 2022 Marcie Flinchum Atkins    Haiku Moments…

  • Poetry Friday November 18, 2022

      Today’s Poetry Friday roundup is at Jama’s Alphabet Soup. Hop on over there for the roundup.      Haiku of the Week   nights come early neighborhood leaves drain their green pull on red-tipped robes   Photo & Haiku © 2022 Marcie Flinchum Atkins   Haiku Moments Playlist…

  • Poetry Friday November 4, 2022

      Heidi at my juicy little universe is our host for Poetry Friday today. Hop over there for the roundup.    Haiku of the Week   black-eyed susan— swaps her yellow frock for fall’s  scratchy tatters   Photo & Haiku © 2022 Marcie Flinchum Atkins      Haiku Moments…

  • Poetry Friday October 28, 2022: Nocturne Poems as Picture Books

      Jone is our Poetry Friday Roundup host this week. Hop on over there to see what others are writing about.    Nocturne Poems as Picture Books A nocturne poem is a poem set at night.     Examples of adult Nocturne poems:   “Nocturne” by Li-Young Lee “Nocturne”…