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Poetry Friday February 9, 2024
Carol at Beyond Literacy Link is the host this week. Hop on over there for the roundup. Haiku of the Week in the winter wind crispy flowers show off their furs Photo Taken: December 16, 2023 at Belle’s Bird Sanctuary Haiku Written: January 23, 2024…
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Poetry Friday: Artist Dates
Mary Lee at A(nother) Year of Reading is our host today. A Trip to the Building Museum I know Julia Cameron recommends doing an artist date alone, but I’ve often broken this rule. I recently went to the National Building Museum with my writing friend, Liza. The…
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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…
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Poetry Friday January 19, 2024
Robyn at Life on the Deckled Edge is our host today. Hop on over there for the roundup. Breaking the Snow Drought After two long years, we finally got some snow! We usually get snow every year, but the last two years we’ve gotten no measurable snow. On…
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Poetry Friday: January 12, 2024
Tracey at Tangles & Tails is hosting this week. Hop on over there for the roundup. Tracey and I met last year at Highlights during Irene Latham and Charles Waters’ poetry workshop. I’m so glad she’s a regular part of the Poetry Friday community! Sneak Peek from Sylvia…
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Poetry Friday Roundup: Word of the Year 2024 and New Adventures
Welcome to the Poetry Friday roundup for the week. For more information about Poetry Friday, click here. For the roundup, post your link below. 2023 Year in Review Earlier in the week, I posted my year roundup for 2023. You can read the full post…
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2023 Year in Review
Each year, I participate in Julie Hedlund’s 12 Days of Christmas reflections. It’s one of several things I do to wrap up the year and look ahead into the next. I sometimes post some of the successes publicly. Sometimes, I just keep them in my journal. This year,…
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Poetry Friday: What did I NOTICE in 2023?
Michelle Kogan is hosting this week. Hop on over there for the roundup. 2023 Word of the Year: Notice In 2023, my word of the year has been NOTICE. As I reflect on the year, and ponder the word I’ve chosen…
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Poetry Friday: Favorite Adult Reads of 2023
Jone is our host this week. Hop on over there for the roundup. Haiku Calendar Giveaway The winner of last week’s haiku calendar giveaway is Irene Latham! Irene, the 2024 Haiku Calendar is winging it’s way to you! The other people who entered should have received an email…
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Poetry Friday: Haiku Giveaway
Janice at Salt City Verse is our host today. Haiku Calendar Giveaway I made a 2024 calendar of never-before-seen haiku and photos. I usually give them as gifts to editors and critique partners. But I saved one to use as a giveaway for Poetry Friday. …
