Poetry Friday

Poetry Friday: Poetry Project Update, Progressive Poem, and a Poetry Celebration

 
Jone is hosting Poetry Friday this week. She has so much goodness this month, so be sure to check out her posts from all month long!
 

We Are Here Anthology

The U.S. Poet Laureate, Ada Limón, just released an anthology that connects our National Parks and nature poetry. If you haven’t had a chance to watch the launch at the Library of Congress, here is the replay.
 
It’s a lovely celebration of poetry. 
 
I’ve started reading the anthology YOU ARE HERE, and I’m loving it so far.
 
Ada Limón mentioned that the prompt for these poets was:
 
 
What would you write to the landscape around you? 

 

If you want to share your poem, she says you can share it online at #youareherepoetry 

Buckle up, Nevermores, I think this will be our prompt sometime soon! (Though, honestly, we write to this idea often.) 

 

Poetry Month Project

I’m still pursuing my poem-a-day inspired by science for my poetry month project. I chose to do a trinet, inspired by Alan J. Wright’s post last week

A trinet is 7 lines with 2 words per line, except for lines 3 & 4, which have 6 words each. 

 

The Sneezes of a Sea Sponge

 
sea sponge’s 
multiple mouths
slurp water and gobble floating goodies
soon it spews out as snot—
no nose
is needed
to sneeze
 
© 2024 draft by Marcie Flinchum Atkins
 
 
 

Progressive Poem Progression

Many Poetry Friday poets are contributing to the progressive poem all month long. I had the pleasure to add to the progressive poem this week. 
 
 

Haiku of the Week

 
 
early blooms
magnolia spritzes pink
evening gowns
 
Photo Taken: March 16, 2024, Fairfax City
Haiku Written: March 20, 2024
 
 
 
 

Poem as Picture Book

by Lindsay H. Metcalf
Illustrated by Xin Li
Astra Young Readers, 2024
 

This 160-word text is a rhyming picture book that compares outdoor (traditional) farms and indoor farms. 

Poetry Connections

  • Rhyming
  • Specific word choice
  • Vivid Verbs
  • Alliteration

Links

 
 

Grow 

 
I have been writing a poem a day—even when it has been hard. Sitting down to write—much like exercise—is showing up. Once I sit down to write, I enjoy it (even when it’s hard). But I show up.

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