• Poetry Friday: January’s Books and Bookstores Roundup

    This week the Poetry Friday roundup is hosted by Susan at Chicken Spaghetti.    Awards As you probably know, the ALSC awards were announced this week. I’ve been doing Mock Caldecott and Mock Sibert with my students.   I was especially excited to see that two friends from my…

  • Poetry Friday: Steeped in Poetry

      Bridget Magee at wee words for wee ones is the host this week. Hop on over there for the roundup.    Steeped in Poetry   I didn’t get to post last week because I’ve been fighting some illness (not COVID) for the past few weeks. I was basically…

  • Poetry Friday: The Sealey Challenge Roundup

      Ramona at Pleasures from the Page is our Poetry Friday host today. Hop on over there for the roundup.    The Sealey Challenge Roundup   This week, I finished up The Sealey Challenge. Here are this week’s reads.   Just like last week, I found a note in…

  • Poetry Friday Adventures in Books and Bonus Poems

        Molly at Nix the Comfort Zone is our host for Poetry Friday this week. Hop on over there for the roundup.      Adventures in Books While I haven’t been traveling to as many parks–school has started up, I did get to do some pretty awesome book…

  • Poetry Friday May 19, 2023

    Janice at Salt City Verse has the Poetry Friday roundup today.     Haiku of the Week     swallowtail’s patience— open-close-open-close until first flight   Photo and Haiku © 2023 Marcie Flinchum Atkins   Photo Taken: April 14, 2023 at my sit spot Haiku Written: April 14, 2023…

  • Poetry Friday: More Poetry Odds and Ends

      Karen Edmisten is hosting today, so head over there for the complete roundup.    Poetry Odds and Ends It’s Poetry Month and I’ve been doing poetry stuff all week! I’ve been at Highlights at a poetry workshop with Irene Latham and Charles Waters. Fellow Poetry Friday poets (and…

  • Poetry Friday: Poetry News from Vacation

    Margaret at Reflections on the Teche is our host this week for Poetry Friday.    I always joke that things happen when I’m on vacation. Once, I left my laptop at home when we went on vacation and I had a bunch of things to respond to writing-wise.  …

  • Poetry Friday: Walk and Talks

    Today’s Poetry Friday roundup is over at Poetry for Children.  I’m a big routine person. I know a lot of creatives who don’t write or create every day, but I tend to do better if I do. I noticed a few months ago that I loved my weekday routines,…

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    Chalk + Ink Podcast Extras

    Recently, I was a guest on Chalk + Ink podcast with Kate Narita. It’s a podcast for teachers who write. If you aren’t subscribed, I highly recommend it. I’ve been listener for awhile, so it was an honor to be a guest.  Link to the podcast episode I thought…

  • More News for Wait, Rest, Pause

    I’m thrilled that Wait, Rest, Pause: Dormancy in Nature (Millbrook Press, 2019) has been so well-received. Take a look at the places it’s been mentioned:  Wait, Rest, Pause was named one of Kirkus’ Best Informational Picture Books of 2019 Mrs. Knott’s Book Nook shared Wait, Rest, Pause as a…