• Poetry Friday: January’s Books and Bookstores Roundup

    This week the Poetry Friday roundup is hosted by Susan at Chicken Spaghetti.    Awards As you probably know, the ALSC awards were announced this week. I’ve been doing Mock Caldecott and Mock Sibert with my students.   I was especially excited to see that two friends from my…

  • Poetry Friday January 19, 2024

    Robyn at Life on the Deckled Edge is our host today. Hop on over there for the roundup.    Breaking the Snow Drought After two long years, we finally got some snow! We usually get snow every year, but the last two years we’ve gotten no measurable snow. On…

  • 2023 Year in Review

    Each year, I participate in Julie Hedlund’s 12 Days of Christmas reflections. It’s one of several things I do to wrap up the year and look ahead into the next.   I sometimes post some of the successes publicly. Sometimes, I just keep them in my journal. This year,…

  • Poetry Friday: Favorite Adult Reads of 2023

    Jone is our host this week. Hop on over there for the roundup.    Haiku Calendar Giveaway The winner of last week’s haiku calendar giveaway is Irene Latham! Irene, the 2024 Haiku Calendar is winging it’s way to you! The other people who entered should have received an email…

  • 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…