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Monday, September 27, 2010

Monday Poetry Stretch - Without Words

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Dana Gioia wrote a poem that begins in this fashion. Words The world does not need words. It articulates itself in sunlight, leaves, and sha...
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Monday, September 20, 2010

Monday Poetry Stretch - The Shape of Things

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My son posed this question over the weekend. "Mom, if you could be any shape, what shape would you be?" While I began pondering my...
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Friday, September 17, 2010

Poetry Friday - The Reader

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I've been away for a long, long time. I've missed you and missed the poetry. I've been reading, just not blogs. I've been w...
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Poetry Stretch Results - Just Questions

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The challenge this week was to write a poem that used only questions. Here are the results. Officer Morrison's Vampire Poem by Kate Co...
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Monday Poetry Stretch - One Day Late

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**Sigh** I'm late again my friends. I will post the results from last week's stretch shortly. The poems were really lovely. This wee...
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Monday, September 06, 2010

Nonfiction Monday - Project Seahorse

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One of the things I love about working in academia is hearing my colleagues speak about their research. This summer I had the great pleasure...
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Monday Poetry Stretch - Contradictions

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In Whales Weep Not by D.H. Lawrence, the poem begins this way. They say the sea is cold, but the sea contains the hottest blood of all, a...
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Nonfiction Monday is Here!

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I've not been seen around these parts much lately, but now that school is back in session I've got my game face on. I'm happy to...
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Sunday, September 05, 2010

Poetry Stretch Results - Birthdays and Beginnings

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The challenge this week was to write about new beginnings or birthdays or both. Here are the results. Stu Pidasso of Mudville Musings share...
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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