• 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”…

  • 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: What is a Friend? Poetry Anthology

    Today’s Poetry Friday roundup host is Matt at Radio, Rhythm, & Rhyme. Hop on over there to see all of the Poetry Friday posts.      What is a Friend Poetry Anthology     I’m so thrilled to have a poem in WHAT IS A FRIEND an anthology edited…

  • Poetry Friday: Question Poems as Picture Books

    This week’s Poetry Friday roundup is at Sarah Grace Tuttle’s blog.    Question Poems as Picture Books Every week my poetry group, The Nevermores, takes turns posting a prompt for the week. A few months ago, I posted the prompt to write a question poem. I’d noticed some recent…