Thursday, April 11, 2024

NPM 2024 - Book Spine Poem 11

For National Poetry Month this year, I am perusing my bookshelves and building book spine poems.

Today's poem is a little different. This is my attempt at using book titles to fashion a "Where I'm From" poem in the style of George Ella Lyons. You will see it is created in a series of book stack stanzas, using the same title to begin each one. I hope you learn a little about me, as this is an autobiographical poem. 





I'm from
Children of the Great Depression
the button box
the hard-times jar
earn it
save it
waiting is not easy

I'm from
chalk
kitchen science
handsprings
summersaults
messing around on the monkey bars

I'm from
gone fishing
toasting marshmallows
a walk in the woods
follow the moon home
finding wonders
the pebble in my pocket

I'm from
four seasons make a year
love that dog
let me fix you a plate
museum trip
there's a map on my lap
are we there yet?

I’m from
that’s a possibility
count on me
we all play
ALL are welcome
friends beyond measure

Where are you from?

Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2024. All rights reserved.


Sources
  • I'm From by Gary R. Gray, Jr., pictures by Oge Mora
  • Children of the Great Depression by Russell Freedman
  • The Button Box by Margarette S. Reid, illustrations by Sarah Chamberlain
  • The Hard-Times Jar by Ethel Footman Smothers, illustrations by John Holyfield
  • Earn It!: A Moneybunny Book by Cinders McLeod 
  • Save It!: A Moneybunny Book by Cinders McLeod 
  • Waiting Is Not Easy!-An Elephant and Piggie Book by Mo Willems
  • Chalk by Bill Thomson
  • Kitchen Science by Shar Levine and Leslie Johnstone 
  • Handsprings by Douglas Florian
  • Summersaults by Douglas Florian
  • Messing Around on the Monkey Bars: and Other School Poems for Two Voices by Betsy Franco, illustrations by Jessie Hartland 
  • Gone Fishing: A Novel in Verse by Tamera Will Wissinger, illustrations by Matthew Cordell 
  • Toasting Marshmallows: Camping Poems by Kristine O'Connell George, illustrations by Kate Kiesler 
  • A Walk in the Woods by Nikki Grimes, illustrations by Jerry Pinkney and Brian Pinkney 
  • Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Sea Turtles by Philippe Cousteau and Deborah Hopkinson, illustrations by Meilo So
  • Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science by Jeannine Atkins
  • The Pebble in My Pocket: A History of Our Earth by Meredith Hooper, illustrations by Chris Coady 
  • Four Seasons Make a Year by Anne Rockwell, illustrations by Megan Halsey 
  • Love That Dog by Sharon Creech 
  • Let Me Fix You a Plate: A Tale of Two Kitchens by Elizabeth Lilly
  • Museum Trip by Barbara Lehman
  • There's a Map on My Lap! All About Maps (The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) by Tish Rabe, illustrations by Aristides Ruiz 
  • Are We There Yet? by Dan Santat
  • That's a Possibility!: A Book About What Might Happen by Bruce Goldstone
  • Count on Me by Miguel Tanco
  • We All Play by Julie Flett 
  • All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold, illustrations by Suzanne Kaufman
  • Friends Beyond Measure by Lalena Fisher
  • Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Méndez, illustrations by Jaime Kim
I hope you'll come back again to see what new poem I've cobbled together. You can find all the poems I've written this month on the Book Spine Poems page

1 comment:

  1. Tricia, I'm enjoying your spine poems so much! I love seeing all the titles you own. Makes me want to see pictures of your bookshelves. When I make book spine poems I have to avail myself of my library branches.

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