• 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: Remembering Nikki Giovanni

    December 12, 2024 /

    Linda at A Word in Edgewise is our host for today. Hop on over there for the roundup.   Remember Nikki Giovanni This week my social media feed has been filled with Nikki Giovanni posts and memories. What a poet Nikki was. Virginia Tech, where she was a professor,…

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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: NCTE Bound

    November 7, 2024 /

    Cathy at Merely Day by Day is our host this week. Hop on over there for the Poetry Friday roundup.    Good News & Tough News   Let’s start with the good news. I think this was announced a week or so ago: Carole Boston Weatherford is the new…

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  • Poetry Friday: Cicada Poem Process

    October 24, 2024 /

    Carol at Beyond Literacy Link is our host this week. Hop on over there for the line up.    Cicada Poem Process Last week I posted about “Axolotl” my poem process in Clara’s Kooky Compendium of Thimblethoughts and Wonderfuzz.    “Cicada” was a much faster process because I knew…

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  • Poetry Friday: Axolotl Poem Process

    October 17, 2024 /

    Matt at Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme is our host this week. Hop on over there for the roundup.   Axolotl Poem Process   I have a twelve-line poem titled “Axolotl” in Pomelo Books’ newest anthology, Clara’s Kooky Compendium of Thimblethoughts and Wonderfuzz. I’m personally always fascinated by how other…

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  • Poetry Friday: Sealey Challenge Recap

    September 13, 2024 /

    Heidi at my juicy little universe is our host today. Hop on over there for the roundup.   Sealey Challenge Recap   I’m a bit late in posting my Sealey Challenge recap. But I was successful in reading poetry all 31 days of August.  I was able to read…

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  • Poetry Friday: Sealey Challenge Week #2

    August 15, 2024 /

    Janice at Salt City Verse is hosting Poetry Friday this week. Hop on over to her blog for the roundup.    Sealey Challenge Week #2 I started back to work on Monday, and back-to-school always takes up a lot of headspace. There’s a lot to do, a lot to…

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