• Poetry Friday: Recreating Update

    January 17, 2025 /

    Tricia at The Miss Rumphius Effect is hosting today. Hop on over there for the roundup.     Haiku of the Week     slime molds jelly to the wet long sun lanterns   Photo Taken: January 1, 2025 at Burke Lake Park Haiku Written: January 9, 2025  …

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  • Poetry Friday: 2025 Challenges Revealed

    January 3, 2025 /

      Mary Lee is hosting the first Poetry Friday of the new year. Hop on over there for the roundup.    I posted my 2024 year in review on New Year’s Eve—the good, the bad, the ugly. If you’d like to read it, hop on over there first.  …

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  • Poetry Friday: December Roundup of Bookstores and Books

    December 26, 2024 /

    On this last Friday of 2024, our host for the week is Michelle Kogan at MoreArt4All. Hop on over there for the 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…

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  • Poetry Friday: Haiku for Healing

    November 14, 2024 /

    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…

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  • Poetry Friday July 26 Roundup is Here!

    July 25, 2024 /

    I’m the host this week for Poetry Friday. If you are new here, welcome! We love expanding the poetry circle. You are welcome to lurk and read, comment, and/or share your own post. Dip your toes in or do a cannonball!   At the bottom of this post is…

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  • Poetry Friday: Change of Plans

    July 18, 2024 /

    Margaret at Reflections on the Teche is our host for the week. Hop on over there for the roundup.    Not-A-Vacation   Last week, I was supposed to be here, soaking up the sun, and relaxing.     My son was going to SeaBase with Scouts out of St.…

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  • Poetry Friday: A Heap of Poetry Love

    July 5, 2024 /

    Jan at bookseedstudio is our host for Poetry Friday. You can hop on over there to read the roundup.    Highlights of Highlights   I went to Highlights for the “Poetry and Poetry Anthologies Workshop” with Charles Waters and Irene Latham. The timing was perfect. It was a good…

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  • Poetry Friday: The Summer of Naomi Shihab Nye

    June 13, 2024 /

      Denise is doing the roundup for today at Dare to Care. Hop on over there for the roundup.    In Library News As I write this on Thursday afternoon, I have just signed off of my job for the summer. I always enjoy switching gears into MORE writing…

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