• Poetry Friday: Persona Poems

      Today’s host for Poetry Friday is Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference. Hop on over there for the roundup.   Persona Poems   Last week I had the opportunity to attend The Poet’s Studio class on Mask/Persona poetry with Georgia Heard, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, and special guest Kristine O’Connell.…

  • Poetry Friday: Reflections on SCBWI NYC 2023

      Our Poetry Friday host for today is Molly at Nix the Comfort Zone. Hop on over there for the complete roundup of posts.   SCBWI NYC Winter Conference Reflections Last weekend, I had the privilege of going to the SCBWI Winter Conference in New York City. I haven’t…

  • Poetry Friday February 10, 2023

      Carol at Beyond Literacy Link is hosting our Poetry Friday roundup today.     Haiku of the Week oak leaf imprints his form on the ice– remembers fall   Photo Taken: December 30, 2022 at a park in my neighborhood Haiku Written: January 3, 2023   Haiku Moments…

  • Poetry Friday Hosting & Wait, Rest, Pause Companion Books

      Welcome Poetry Friday friends! I’m hosting this week. I hope you’ll enjoy reading everyone’s posts. Drop your link in the roundup at the end.    Wait, Rest, Pause Companion Books Way back in pre-COVID times, my book WAIT, REST, PAUSE: DORMANCY IN NATURE came out in the fall…

  • Poetry Friday January 6, 2023: Word of the Year

      Catherine at Reading to the Core has our roundup this week.   Word for 2022 Last year my words of the year were NATURE AND NURTURE (not versus). I knew I needed to spend more time out in nature and nurturing myself after a long time of teaching…

  • Poetry Friday: Show Your Work

    Today’s Poetry Friday roundup is at Karen Edmisten’s blog.    Show Your Work   At the end of 2021, I decided to reread SHOW YOUR WORK by Austin Kleon. I’m a big fan of his work. Even though I’d read it before, this time, I knew it was time…

  • Poetry Friday September 30, 2022 + Ice Cycle

      Tabatha is posting the roundup this week.   Haiku of the Week   bee sashays up the thin petal— balancing act   Photo & Haiku © 2022 Marcie Flinchum Atkins  Haiku Moments Playlist Poetry Printables Page Sign up for poetry postcards   What I’m Reading Ice Cycle: Poems…

  • Poetry Friday September 2, 2022: The Sealey Challenge Reflection

    This week Linda at Teacher Dance is hosting. Hop on over there for the roundup.      Haiku of the Week orange tangles intertwine other vines– wetland spaghetti   Haiku and Photo © 2022 Marcie Flinchum Atkins   Photo of dodder taken at Huntley Meadows Park.      Playlist…

  • Poetry Friday August 26, 2022

      This week’s Poetry Friday’s host is Tanita Davis. Hop on over there to see the Poetry Friday roundup.     Haiku of the Week leaf miners tunnel a roadway create a map   Photo & Haiku © 2022 Marcie Flinchum Atkins        Playlist for Haiku Moment Poetry…