Say Hello to Poetry, Cybils Style!

It's that time of year again. On October 1st the Cybils open for nominations. I am excited about serving again this year in the first round of judging with an AMAZING group of folks. Here's the scoop on the poetry category.

Our esteemed organizer: Jone Rush MacCulloch of Check It Out

Round 1

• Irene Latham of Live Your Poem
• Jone Rush MacCulloch of Check It Out
• Margaret Simon of Reflections on the Teche
• Tricia Stohr-Hunt of The Miss Rumphius Effect (that's me!)
• Carol Wilcox of Carol W’s Corner
• Sylvia Vardell of Poetry for Children

Round 2

• Linda Baie of Teacher Dance
• Rosemary Marotta of Rosemary’s Reading Circle
• Diane Mayr of Kurious Kitty’s Kurio Kabinet
• Heidi Mordhorst of My Juicy Little Universe
• Laura Shovan of Author Amok

I know we'll have a slew of terrific books to review and report on, with the outcome being a small group of outstanding finalists that will give those round two judges a whole lot to talk about. Last year I racked up $31 in library fines for keeping my books a wee bit too long. Let's hope I'm much better about returning books this year.

I can't wait to get started. Three cheers for the Cybils!