• Poetry Friday: Persona Poems

    February 24, 2023 /

      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.…

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  • Poetry Friday: Reflections on SCBWI NYC 2023

    February 17, 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…

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  • Poetry Friday February 10, 2023

    February 10, 2023 /

      Carol at Beyond Literacy Link is hosting our Poetry Friday roundup today.     Haiku of the Week oak leaf imprints his form on the ice– remembers fall   Photo Taken: December 30, 2022 at a park in my neighborhood Haiku Written: January 3, 2023   Haiku Moments…

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  • Poetry Friday: Noticing Nature

    February 3, 2023 /

      Laura Shovan is our host for Poetry Friday today. Hop on over to her post to read all of the Poetry Friday posts.   Haiku of the Week air bubbles baubles in the ice glitter the pond   Haiku & Photo © 2023 Marcie Flinchum Atkins  Photo Taken:…

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  • Poetry Friday January 27, 2023

    January 27, 2023 /

    Jan at Bookseedstudio is our host today. Jan and I went to Hollins together. In fact, you can see a mentor text lesson plan I made for her book SHE SANG PROMISE.      If you’re interested in more mentor text lesson plans for teachers, you can see those…

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  • Poetry Friday Hosting & Wait, Rest, Pause Companion Books

    January 19, 2023 /

      Welcome Poetry Friday friends! I’m hosting this week. I hope you’ll enjoy reading everyone’s posts. Drop your link in the roundup at the end.    Wait, Rest, Pause Companion Books Way back in pre-COVID times, my book WAIT, REST, PAUSE: DORMANCY IN NATURE came out in the fall…

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  • Poetry Friday: More in 2023

    January 13, 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…

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

    January 6, 2023 /

      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…

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  • Poetry Friday: 2022 Year in Review

    December 30, 2022 /

    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…

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  • Poetry Friday: Near Misses and Goodbye Rituals

    December 9, 2022 /

      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…

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