• Poetry Friday: November Roundup of Bookstores and Books

    Carol at The Apples in My Orchard is hosting this week. Hop on over there for the Poetry Friday roundup.    24 Bookstores in 2024   This year I made a goal to visit 24 independent or used bookstores in 2024.    January Roundup  February Roundup  March Roundup April…

  • Poetry Friday: Back from NCTE

      Tanita at {fiction, instead of lies} is our host for this week. Hop on over there for the roundup.    One Step Forward Receives a Star One of the hardest parts for me is that in between time when everything is set for a book and you don’t…

  • Poetry Friday: Haiku for Healing

    Karen Edmisten is our host of the week. Hop on over there for the roundup.    Haiku of the Week   This week, I was inspired by Mary Lee Hahn’s call for Haiku for Healing. I’ve been thinking about that a lot as I write my daily haiku. You’ll…

  • Poetry Friday: Learning Roundup

    Ruth at There’s No Such Thing as a God-Forsaken Town is our host for the week. Hop on over there for the roundup.     News and Links It’s been a busy few weeks, and I thought I’d share about things I’ve enjoyed doing.   Listening—I stumbled on a…