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Monday, August 30, 2010

Monday Poetry Stretch - Birthdays and Beginnings

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I've always hated birthdays. Mine was yesterday. There was no party (thankfully), just some time with family and a nice dinner out. I al...
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Poetry Stretch Results - Back to School

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The challenge last week was to write about going back to school. Here are the results. Shoes by Kate Coombs of Book Aunt Left flip-fl...
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Monday, August 23, 2010

Monday Poetry Stretch - The Big Yellow Bus is Back

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This morning as I headed out for the first day of the fall semester, the big yellow monsters were out making trial runs. While you may still...
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Monday, August 09, 2010

Monday Poetry Stretch - Same Sound, Different Meaning

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Homonyms, homophones, homographs ... what's the difference? I learned the word homonym in grade school for words that sound the same but...
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Monday, August 02, 2010

Nonfiction Monday - 100 Ways to Celebrate 100 Days

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I've come to rely on Bruce Goldstone's books Great Estimations (2006) and Greater Estimations (2008) for teaching students a...
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Monday Poetry Stretch - How to Listen

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There's something about spending nights at the beach, windows open with the sound of the waves rushing endlessly in and out. I could hav...
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Sunday, July 18, 2010

Where Is Miss Rumphius?

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You've probably noticed the lack of posts in the last 8 weeks. Summer school and life have been kicking my butt. However, with a little ...
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Tuesday Poetry Stretch - A Day Late and a Dollar Short

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Yup, I'm late. Chalk it up to the last week of 8 weeks of madness and a heavy teaching schedule. I'm going home to visit my mom soon...
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Monday, July 05, 2010

Monday Poetry Stretch - The Sky's the Limit

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While waiting for the fireworks to begin last night I was doing a bit of stargazing, or not, given how cloudy it was. Even on clear nights i...
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Monday, June 28, 2010

Monday Poetry Stretch - Abecedarian

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It's time this week to revisit and old (i.e. - one we've already played with) form. An abecedarian poem is one in which the verses ...
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Monday, June 21, 2010

Check Me Out In the June Issue of Book Links!

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This month you'll find me sharing a thematic book list somewhere besides this blog. Check out the June issue of Book Links for my artic...
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Monday Poetry Stretch - Cento

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Today's poetry stretch takes the form of thievery. Actually, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so let's think about thi...
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Poetry Stretch Results - Macaronic Verse

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Well, it appears that last week's challenge put me in a bit of hot water. Sheesh! I didn't think it was THAT hard. Here are the resu...
Monday, June 14, 2010

Monday Poetry Stretch - Macaronic Verse

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The Handbook of Poetic Forms defines macaronic verse in this fashion. Macaronic verse is a peculiar, rare and often comic form of poetry ...
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Friday, June 11, 2010

Poetry Stretch Results - Some Like It Hot

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The challenge this week was to write about something hot. Here are the results. Kate Coombs of Book Aunt shared this untitled poem. Today h...
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Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Better Than Wizard's Chess

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While I continue to dig out from under a pile of work, please enjoy this brief interlude. And yes, it IS better than Wizard's chess!
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Monday, June 07, 2010

Monday Poetry Stretch - Some Like It Hot

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I seem to have fallen off the face of the earth where blogging is concerned. I'm swamped with work right now, but wouldn't dream of ...
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Monday, May 31, 2010

Nonfiction Monday - Arctic Reading

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It's been quite hot out, so the reading I'm doing with my son has taken a chilly turn. Here is a trio of books that examines life in...
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Monday Poetry Stretch - Ottava Rima

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I keep going back to form when I need some structure for my writing. It actually helps me when I have constraints to work within. Ottava rim...
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Sunday, May 30, 2010

Poetry Stretch Results - By the Numbers

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The challenge this week was to write some mathematically inclined poetry. Here are the results. CAT'S TWELVE TAILS By Steven With...
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