• Poetry Friday: More Summer Parks and Libraries

      The Poetry Friday host this week is Linda at A Word Edgewise. Hop on over there for the roundup.    More Summer Parks and Libraries   My husband and youngest child were away for 10 days for big canoeing trip out of the country, so I was able…

  • Poetry Friday Roundup and The Sealey Challenge

    I’m the host for this week’s Poetry Friday roundup, so feel free to leave your link below.   I’m excited to read everyone’s posts. I’ll be busy researching on Friday, so I hope to catch the posts in small bits over the weekend.   The Sealey Challenge   Last…

  • Poetry Friday: Summer of Parks and Books

      Linda Mitchell is hosting Poetry Friday over at A Word Edgewise. Did you know Linda and I are both librarians, but we met over poetry? True story. Renee LaTulippe introduced us virtually from Italy, even though Linda and I live not too far from each other.     …

  • Poetry Friday June 9, 2023

        Buffy Silverman is our Poetry Friday host this week. Hop on over for the roundup.   Haiku of the Week   despite the rain spider must welcome the wildflower   Haiku & Photo © 2023 Marcie Flinchum Atkins     Photo Taken: May 2, 2023 at Huntley Meadows…

  • Poetry Friday: When Everything Converges

    Patricia Franz is hosting our Poetry Friday roundup today.      When Everything Converges I’ve reached that time in the year when all things are happening at once. My novel-in-verse revision is due next week. I just started taking a college class on local history. I have book fair…

  • Poetry Friday May 19, 2023

    Janice at Salt City Verse has the Poetry Friday roundup today.     Haiku of the Week     swallowtail’s patience— open-close-open-close until first flight   Photo and Haiku © 2023 Marcie Flinchum Atkins   Photo Taken: April 14, 2023 at my sit spot Haiku Written: April 14, 2023…

  • Poetry Friday: A Double Book Announcement

      Robyn at Life on the Deckle Edge is hosting today. Hop on over there for the roundup.    Book News! Book News! Book News!   I haven’t had a book to announce in a few years, but I’ve been diligently working on several things.   I’m excited to…

  • Poetry Friday: Highlights of Highlights

      Linda at the Teacher Dance is our Poetry Friday host for the week. Hop on over there for the roundup.      Highlights of Highlights   At the beginning of April, I had such a great opportunity to go to Highlights for Charles Waters’ and Irene Latham’s fabulous…

  • Poetry Friday: More Poetry Odds and Ends

      Karen Edmisten is hosting today, so head over there for the complete roundup.    Poetry Odds and Ends It’s Poetry Month and I’ve been doing poetry stuff all week! I’ve been at Highlights at a poetry workshop with Irene Latham and Charles Waters. Fellow Poetry Friday poets (and…