• Poetry Friday: More Adventures in Libraries (and Parks)

    July 21, 2023 /

      Margaret at Reflections on the Teche is hosting Poetry Friday this week.     Where I Get My Energy Pennies (Hint: Libraries and Parks)   Becca Syme talks a lot about energy pennies–what really fills you up. For each person it might look different. For your various strengths,…

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  • Picture of a blue notebook with a Mary Oliver quote that says, "The flowers were dressed in nothing but light." The notebook is next to a copy of the Mary Oliver poetry collection, WHY I WAKE EARLY.

    Poetry Friday: My Mary Oliver Plunge

    April 14, 2023 /

    Newsletter! I have a teacher & librarian useletter that I send out on the 15th of every month. If you don’t subscribe and would like to, please click here to sign up. It goes out tomorrow.      This week’s Poetry Friday host is Jone Rush MacCullough. Click here…

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  • Poetry Friday + Celebrating RAMEN FOR EVERYONE

    March 24, 2023 /

      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…

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  • Poetry Friday: Blooms, Blooms, and More Blooms

    March 3, 2023 /

      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…

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  • Poetry Friday: More in 2023

    January 13, 2023 /

      Join us for the Poetry Friday Roundup where Susan at Chicken Spaghetti is hosting.      More in 2023   Every quarter I do a reflection about my writing life. I think of what I want to NOT do anymore. I also think of what I’d like to…

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  • Poetry Friday January 6, 2023: Word of the Year

    January 6, 2023 /

      Catherine at Reading to the Core has our roundup this week.   Word for 2022 Last year my words of the year were NATURE AND NURTURE (not versus). I knew I needed to spend more time out in nature and nurturing myself after a long time of teaching…

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  • Poetry Friday: Show Your Work

    December 16, 2022 /

    Today’s Poetry Friday roundup is at Karen Edmisten’s blog.    Show Your Work   At the end of 2021, I decided to reread SHOW YOUR WORK by Austin Kleon. I’m a big fan of his work. Even though I’d read it before, this time, I knew it was time…

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  • Poetry Friday: Near Misses and Goodbye Rituals

    December 9, 2022 /

      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…

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  • Poetry Friday December 2, 2022

    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…

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  • Poetry Friday November 4, 2022

    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…

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