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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Thematic Book List - Clouds, Rain, and Snow

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My last thematic list focused on water and the water cycle . It did not include books on clouds or any form of precipitation. These things ...
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Monday, January 26, 2015

Monday Poetry Stretch - Three Letter Word Poems

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To  Villanelle and Back , an article in James Fenton's  poetry masterclass , examines  various forms and their challenges. I particular...
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Friday, January 23, 2015

Poetry Friday - The House on the Hill

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I'm wrestling with writing a villanelle or two, so I've been reading some for inspiration. Sometimes I find this helpful, as it gets...
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Monday, January 12, 2015

Monday Poetry Stretch - Children's Book Inspiration

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I was thinking about selecting words for a prompt today, but then decided it might be more fun if you could pick your own, within some para...
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Friday, January 09, 2015

Poetry Friday - Jigsaw Puzzle

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Did you know that January is  National Puzzle Month ? In honor of this month-long celebration I'm sharing a wonderful poem by Russell H...
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Wednesday, January 07, 2015

Thematic Book List - Water and the Water Cycle

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Water is a miraculous substance. It is the only compound that commonly exists in all three phases (solid, liquid, gas) on Earth. The unique...
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Monday, January 05, 2015

Monday Poetry Stretch - Shadorma

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Welcome to 2015 and the first poetry stretch of the new year! The  shadorma  is a sestet (six lines) written in syllabic form. The syll...
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Friday, January 02, 2015

Ringing in the New Year with Poetry Friday

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I'm pleased to host the first Poetry Friday round-up of the new year, but even more excited to share some work the Poetry Seven have bee...
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Thursday, January 01, 2015

Cybils Poetry Finalists

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It was hard keeping quiet about this amazing list of books. Here's what the round 1 judges, a lovely group of women to work with, chose ...
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Monday, December 29, 2014

Monday Poetry Stretch - Looking Forward, Looking Back

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Another year is ending and a new one beginning. It seems the perfect time to try our hand at writing a reverso. The form, invented by Mar...
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Friday, December 12, 2014

Poetry Friday - Snowy Owl Near Ocean Shores

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If you know OWL MOON  by Jane Yolen, you'll want to follow along with  Owl Count 2014 , which begins at midnight on December 14th. Heidi...
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Monday, December 08, 2014

Monday Poetry Stretch - 13 Ways of Looking at Winter

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This weekend I was savoring Wallace Steven's wonderful poem,  Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird . I began to think that looking at...
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Friday, December 05, 2014

Poetry Friday - Winter Nights

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Mother nature hasn't decided what the weather will be, with 70 degree days followed by 40 degree days. I'm enjoying advent and the s...
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Monday, December 01, 2014

Monday Poetry Stretch - Pleiades

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Invented by Craig Tigerman, the editor for the online poetry journal SOL Magazine, the  pleiades is a 7-line poem in which each line begins...
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Monday, November 24, 2014

Monday Poetry Stretch - Etheree

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An etheree is a poem of ten lines in which each line contains one more syllable than the last. Beginning with one syllable and ending with ...
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Monday, November 17, 2014

Monday Poetry Stretch - Septolet

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A septolet is a 14-word poem written in two stanzas and connected by the same idea. I've not seen any consistency regarding number of...
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Thank You, Veterans

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I've been privileged to know many veterans over the years, and I am eternally grateful to them for their service to our country. Today...
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Monday, November 10, 2014

Monday Poetry Stretch - Epiphora

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Early this year we wrote poems that used the device anaphora. Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive ...
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Friday, November 07, 2014

Poetry Friday - Acquainted with the Night

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Last week for Halloween I was persuaded to post the rap from the song Thriller. What I really wanted to post was this. Acquainted with the...
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Monday, November 03, 2014

Monday Poetry Stretch - Rondelet

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I've been inconsistent in posting stretches this semester, so I'm trying to get back on track with a new form. The rondelet is a ...
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Friday, October 31, 2014

Poetry Friday - Thriller Rap

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As if I could post anything else today ... Rap from Thriller by Rod Temperton Darkness falls across the land The midnight hour is clos...
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Monday, October 20, 2014

Monday Poetry Stretch - Kodachrome

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Over the last few weeks I have been scanning slides and revisiting old family photos. My  uber-cute brother and sister are in the picture ...
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Tuesday Poetry Stretch - Lipogram

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I looked back over the last month and realized I have failed to post a stretch for several weeks now. Mea culpa, mea culpa. If you only knew...
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Friday, October 10, 2014

Poetry Friday Is On!

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Welcome friends to Poetry Friday! I'm thrilled to be your host this week. Today I'm sharing a bit of Robert Frost. He's the one ...
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