Hello friends. I participated in Tabatha Yeatts summer poetry swap again this year. I received so many lovely poems and gifts from this community. I plan to highlight them in a post later this month.
Today I want to share the poems I wrote for others and the zine I created to collect them all in one place. Here's what it looks like (unfolded).
You can download the file if you would like to fold your own copy.
Do you need directions on how to fold a zine?
Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord at makingbooks.com offers numerous free resources for creating various book forms. She calls this zine format a hotdog booklet. I love her easy-to-follow directions and images. You will find written directions and a downloadable PDF for this form on her site.
For the swap this year, I made and sent "poetry wallets," which were paper wallets made from recycled (upcycled?) envelopes with poetic form cards inside. Here's a peek at what they looked like.
Goodbye to Summer
In summer's garden fading in its glow
old blossoms with their vibrant colors dim
yet fruits now swell with autumn's promise, slow
as daylight wanes and shadows softly skim
The apples blush with hints of rosy red
as pears hang golden from big branching arms
the vines with grapes like jewels finely spread
invite a taste of fall's forthcoming charms
Faint is the buzz where once the bees did weave
among the blooms now yielding to the field
tired flora gently take their leave
as nature turns, her secrets slow revealed
Thus ends sweet summer with its parting song
to herald autumn's time, both crisp and strong
Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2025. All rights reserved.
Image by wirestock on Freepik
I hope you'll take some time to check out all the wonderful poetic things being shared and collected today by Jama Rattigan at Jama's Alphabet Soup. Happy poetry Friday all!
