• Poetry Friday: May 17, 2024

    This week’s Poetry Friday host of the week is Patricia Franz at Reverie. Hop on over there for the roundup.     Haiku of the Week     under the tunnel wisteria dribbles down its purple dollops   Photo & Haiku © 2024 Marcie Flinchum Atkins     Photo Taken:…

  • Poetry Friday: May 10, 2024

    Linda at A Word Edgewise is our host this week. Hop on over there for the roundup.    Haiku of the Week     new growth perfumes the sidewalk breathe deeply   Photo Taken: May 1, 2024 on a neighborhood walk Haiku Written: May 8, 2024      …

  • Poetry Friday: New Places for Poetry

      Heidi at my juicy little universe is our host today. Hop on over there for the roundup.   New Poetry Anthology   Fellow Poetry Friday friend, Carol Labuzzetta, has edited a new ekphrastic poetry anthology called Picture Perfect Poetry.     I have three ekphrastic poems and three…

  • Poetry Friday March 1, 2024

      Linda at Teacher Dance is our host of the week. Hop on over there for the full roundup.    Haiku of the Week     through the snow and warmth rosy hellebores color bland winter garden   Photo Taken: February 21, 2024 in our yard Haiku Written: February…

  • Poetry Friday: February’s Books and Bookstore Roundup

    This week’s host for Poetry Friday is Tabatha Yeatts at “The Opposite of Indifference.” Hop on over there for the roundup.    Trip to New York Last week, I didn’t want to clutter my cover reveal post with lots of other news, so you will get your news dump…

  • Poetry Friday February 9, 2024

    Carol at Beyond Literacy Link is the host this week. Hop on over there for the roundup.      Haiku of the Week   in the winter wind crispy flowers show off their furs   Photo Taken: December 16, 2023 at Belle’s Bird Sanctuary Haiku Written: January 23, 2024…

  • Poetry Friday: Artist Dates

    Mary Lee at A(nother) Year of Reading is our host today.   A Trip to the Building Museum   I know Julia Cameron recommends doing an artist date alone, but I’ve often broken this rule. I recently went to the National Building Museum with my writing friend, Liza. The…

  • Poetry Friday January 19, 2024

    Robyn at Life on the Deckled Edge is our host today. Hop on over there for the roundup.    Breaking the Snow Drought After two long years, we finally got some snow! We usually get snow every year, but the last two years we’ve gotten no measurable snow. On…

  • Poetry Friday: What did I NOTICE in 2023?

        Michelle Kogan is hosting this week. Hop on over there for the roundup.    2023 Word of the Year: Notice   In 2023, my word of the year has been NOTICE.         As I reflect on the year, and ponder the word I’ve chosen…