• Poetry Friday + Celebrating RAMEN FOR EVERYONE

      Rose at Imagine the Possibilities is hosting Poetry Friday today.   Haiku of the Week winter bees dotted with snowdrop pollen— unexpected feast   Photo and Haiku © 2023 Marcie Flinchum Atkins      Photo Taken: January 28, 2023 at Green Spring Gardens Haiku Written: February 13, 2023…

  • Poetry Friday March 17, 2023

      Laura Purdie Salas is hosting Poetry Friday today.     Haiku of the Week   cold rain bejewels a caterpillar far from home     Photo Taken: January 31, 2023 at my school’s courtyard Haiku Written: February 2, 2023   Haiku Moments Playlist Poetry Printables Page Sign up…

  • Poetry Friday: Newly Published Poems

      Heidi at my juicy little universe is hosting today.   Newly Published Poems The Dirigible Balloon is a UK based poetry repository perfect for sharing with students. I have three new poems published on the site. Bee Convention: A Nonet  Tadpole Twist  Under the Rock    Teacher Useletter…

  • Poetry Friday: Blooms, Blooms, and More Blooms

      Tanita S. Davis at {fiction, instead of lies} is our host today. Check out the roundup here.     Haiku of the Week   winter morning— swarms on apricot blooms bee symphony   Photo and Haiku © 2023 Marcie Flinchum Atkins     Photo Taken: January 28, 2023…

  • Poetry Friday: Persona Poems

      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.…

  • Poetry Friday: Reflections on SCBWI NYC 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…

  • Poetry Friday 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…

  • Poetry Friday: Noticing Nature

      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:…

  • Poetry Friday 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…

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

      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…