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Monday, January 07, 2013

Monday Poetry Stretch - Homes and Habitats

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Hello All! Remember me? It's been five weeks. Where did the time go? I'll admit that I checked out with the end of semester work an...
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Monday, December 03, 2012

Monday Poetry Stretch - Opposites

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I picked up a couple of books  by Richard Wilbur at our fabulous used bookstore last week. One was THE POEMS OF RICHARD WILBUR (1947), and...
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Monday, November 26, 2012

Monday Poetry Stretch - Alexandrine Verse

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Last weekend I saw Molieré's play The Learned Ladies performed by the University Players. I was surprised to learn that poet Richard W...
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Sunday, November 25, 2012

Nonfiction Monday is Here!

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Hi Folks! Welcome to Nonfiction Monday. I'm offering up a review of a book about autumn, as well as rounding up today's posts. Read...
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Monday, November 19, 2012

Monday Poetry Stretch - Prayers and Morning Rituals

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Don't ask me where I was last week because I surely won't remember! Work has been crazy busy and I'm feeling like the hole I...
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Monday, November 05, 2012

Monday Poetry Stretch - To the Dogs

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My pound puppy turned 15 on Saturday. She's had a rough year but seems to be doing much better these days. It makes me a bit sad to k...
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Friday, November 02, 2012

Poetry Friday - O Captain! My Captain!

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Election day is around the corner. All eyes are on the presidential election. When I think of presidents and poetry I can't help but th...
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Blog the Vote - Why Every Citizen Matters

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When I was visiting my mother a few weeks ago she told me that the "seniors" she knew weren't going to vote this year. She ...
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Monday, October 29, 2012

Monday Poetry Stretch - Weathering the Storm

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I'm home from school today as we wait to see what Sandy will bring. The forecast is calling for rain, wind, and even snow. Folks around...
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Monday, October 22, 2012

Monday Poetry Stretch - Fairy Tale Poetry

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Friday I shared this poem  in honor of the upcoming holiday.  Apple by Eve Merriam Apple, sweet apple, what do you hide? Wormy and ...
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Friday, October 19, 2012

Poetry Friday - Apple

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My son asked me last night if he was too old to dress up for Halloween. I've never liked the holiday so I should have said yes, but it ...
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Monday, October 15, 2012

Monday Poetry Stretch - Home

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First, I want to thank everyone who wrote for last week's challenge. While I did not have access the internet while I was away, my smar...
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Monday, October 08, 2012

Monday Poetry Stretch - On the Road

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Do you like to travel? I've been doing a lot of obligatory travel lately and it's not nearly as much fun as long-planned and awaite...
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Monday, October 01, 2012

Cybils Nominations Open Today!

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Nominations have opened for the 7th annual Cybils award! Anyone may nominate one book per genre during the public nomination period. If y...

Monday Poetry Stretch - Personal Ad Poetry

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When my issue of  The Horn Book  arrives in the mail I first turn to the last page. I know I should save it for last, but it's one of m...
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Friday, September 28, 2012

Poetry Friday - Reading the Brothers Grimm to Jenny

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This week's poetry stretch was to write about school supplies. Folks contributed some really wonderful  poems. You can read the results ...
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Monday, September 24, 2012

Monday Poetry Stretch - School Supplies

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There's nothing better then getting poetry in your inbox on a daily basis. So, given my love for all things school-related, I was parti...
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Monday, September 17, 2012

Monday Poetry Stretch - Photographs

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I've been having trouble wrapping my head around a new challenge, as I'm still having fun thinking about last week's stretch, ...
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Monday, September 10, 2012

Nonfiction Monday - Planting the Wild Garden

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I've seen a number of books over the years about how seeds move from one place to another.  PLANTING THE WILD GARDEN , written by Kat...

Monday Poetry Stretch - Homophoem

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It's always a pleasure to receive an e-mail from our Children's Poet Laureate, J. Patrick Lewis, especially when he's writing ...
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Friday, September 07, 2012

Poetry Friday - Humdrum

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This week's poetry stretch was to write a Nonet. A nonet is a nine line poem where each line contains a decreasing number of syllables,...
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Monday, September 03, 2012

Nonfiction Monday - Bugs By the Numbers

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BUGS BY THE NUMBERS , written and illustrated by Sharon Werner and Sarah Forss, is a book I have a love/hate relationship with. Let's...
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Monday Poetry Stretch - The Nonet

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I've been spending time researching forms I haven't tried before. I'm actually pleased with how many new ones (new to me, at le...
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Friday, August 31, 2012

Poetry Friday - Assorted Bits and School Buses

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Happy poetry Friday all! I have some odds and ends and an old favorite to share today. This week's poetry stretch was to write a La...
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Monday, August 27, 2012

Nonfiction Monday - Potatoes on Rooftops

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I grew up in western NY surrounded by dairy farms. Even today the house I grew up in is surrounded largely by fields and not the kind of...
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Monday Poetry Stretch - Lai

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The Lai is a French syllabic verse form consisting of one or more stanza of nine lines with two rhymes, though the rhyme can vary from stan...
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Friday, August 24, 2012

Poetry Friday - Edgar Allan Poe's Pie

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  I'm a sucker for math poetry, love parodies, and am a J. Patrick Lewis fangirl, so it should come as no surprise that the book I ...
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Monday, August 20, 2012

Nonfiction Monday - World Without Fish

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Last year I wrote a review of THE STORY OF SALT by Mark Kurlansky. I love Kurlansky's work in children's literature as he possesse...

Monday Poetry Stretch - Trimeric

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After a long hiatus, the Monday Poetry Stretch is back! I hope a few of you are still out there and ready to take on some new challenges an...
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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Science, Poetry, and Inspiration From Lowry

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I'm writing the syllabus for my science class right now and am finding a great deal of inspiration in this quote from Lois Lowry. A...
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Unpacking and Finding My Way Back...

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For most of the summer my office looked like this. All the while I tried to teach and keep my cool while working out of boxes and bags...
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