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Poetry Friday: New Places for Poetry
Heidi at my juicy little universe is our host today. Hop on over there for the roundup. New Poetry Anthology Fellow Poetry Friday friend, Carol Labuzzetta, has edited a new ekphrastic poetry anthology called Picture Perfect Poetry. I have three ekphrastic poems and three…
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Poetry Mentor Texts: Snoozefest by Samantha Berger
Snoozefest By Samantha Berger Illustrated by Kristyna Litten Dial, 2015 Snoozefest is a delight! Berger had me at the title: Snoozefest! I think the thing that delighted me (and would delight younger readers) is the word combinations. Snoozefest, Nuzzledome, naptacular, even the character’s name, Snuggleford Cuddlebun, play with sleepy…
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Poetry Mentor Texts: A Rock Can Be by Laura Purdie Salas
A Rock Can Be… By Laura Purdie Salas Illustrated by Violeta Dabija Millbrook, 2015 On Tuesday, my students and I had a Skype visit with Laura Purdie Salas. Just hearing her talk about her process was so encouraging to all of us. In preparation for her Skype visit, we…
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Poetry Mentor Texts: Some Bugs by Andrea DiTerlizzi
Some Bugs By Andrea DiTerlizzi Illustrated by Brendan Wenzel Beach Lane, 2014 Some Bugs is one of those books that completely absorbs the reader in it’s fun but spare language. It’s a brilliant 94 words! Like Raindrops Roll, it’s one I typed up because I wanted to study the…
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Poetry as Mentor Texts: Raindrops Roll by April Pulley Sayre
April is poetry month. Every Friday in April, I will feature a poetic picture book that can be used as a mentor text for writing. For past Poetry Month resources, check out these resources. Raindrops Roll By April Pulley Sayre Beach Lane, 2015 I can’t say enough good things…
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Poetry Resources (Including Printable Lists)
Book Lists I have been doing some compiling of old posts. I updated two different poetry book lists and made them into printables for easy filing and access. HAIKU POETRY ANNOTATED BOOK LIST This list is all of my favorite haiku books of all time, including some new favorites.…
