• 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.  …

  • Poetry Friday: The Museum on the Moon

        Anastasia Suen at Small Poems is hosting today. Hop on over there for the roundup.    The Museum on the Moon     The Museum on the Moon by Irene Latham Illustrated by Myriam Wares Moonshower 2023   I’m a bit late at celebrating this magnificent poetry…

  • Poetry Friday: New Poetry in the Wild

    This week’s Poetry Friday host is Irene Latham at Live Your Poem. Hop on over there for the roundup.  New Poetry Anthology  I have some poems in a new nature anthology.  WILD: AN ANTHOLOGY OF POETRY is published by Hey Hey Books and has poems from more than twenty…

  • Poetry Friday: Back on the Conference Circuit

    Karen is hosting Poetry Friday today, so hop on over there to catch the roundup.   Back to Conferences I was away from Poetry Friday last week because I was attending VAASL (Virginia Association of School Librarians). It was the first library conference I’ve attended since 2019.   I…

  • Poetry Friday October 27, 2023

    Carol at The Apples in My Orchard is hosting this week. Hop on over there for the roundup.      Haiku of the Week     moonflower swirl poised to twirl her skirt— dusk dancer   Photo Taken: September 5, 2023 in my yard Haiku Written: September 12, 2023…

  • 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: A Tale of Sunflowers

    Matt at Radio, Rhythm, and Rhyme is our host today. Hop on over there for the roundup.    A Tale of Sunflowers   I’ve been trying to grow sunflowers all summer long. We started them outside from seed, and the birds ate all of the seeds. We bought a…

  • Poetry Friday: On a Flake-Flying Day

    This week’s Poetry Friday host is Jama at Jama’s Alphabet Soup. https://jamarattigan.com/   On a Flake-Flying Day       On a Flake-Flying Day: Watching Nature’s Wonders by Buffy Silverman Millbrook Press, 2023   On a Flake-Flying Day is another book in Buffy Silverman’s season series. You can see…

  • Poetry Friday September 15, 2023

    My Nevermores poetry buddy, Rose, is hosting Poetry Friday today. Hop on over there for the roundup.    Haiku of the Week       skipper weaves legs through prickly buttonbush— anything for sweets   Haiku & Photo © 2023 Marcie Flinchum Atkins   Photo Taken: July 10, 2023…

  • Poetry Friday: What is Hope Anthology

      Amy Ludwig VanDerwater is our Poetry Friday host this week at Poem Farm. Hop on over there for the roundup.    What is Hope Poetry Anthology   I’m excited to have a poem in the new poetry anthology edited by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong. WHAT IS HOPE…