Poetry Friday

Poetry Friday: May 6, 2022

May 6, 2022 /

Jama is our host for Poetry Friday this week. Hop on over there to see this week’s post. 

Haiku of the Week

salamander eggs

jellied and gelled together

in the vernal pond

–Photo and haiku by Marcie Flinchum Atkins 

Progressive Poem 

For Poetry Month in April, I joined the progressive poem that many Poetry Friday participants were doing. My post and line were about a week before it all ended. If you haven’t had a chance to read the whole finished poem, you can read it at Michelle Kogan’s blog. I think one of the interesting things about the poem was that each of us chose a line from another book or song. We didn’t have too long to think about it because we had to choose and post so that the next person had time to do their line. But I do love how serendipity played a role in my line choice. 

What I’m Reading

Crab Ballet

by Renée LaTulippe 

Illustrated by Cécile Metzger

Renée is an amazing teacher, and I’ve learned so much about rhyme from her. It is no surprise that her rhyming picture book CRAB BALLET is exquisite. The rhyme is fantastic–and she is rhyming with ballet words! No easy task! Underwater creatures + ballet + rhyme makes for a unique spin on a typical ballet book. It’s paired with Metzger’s gorgeous illustrations. 

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