Lee Wardlaw is my guest poet poster today.
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Your tummy, soft as
warm dough. I knead and knead, then
bake it with a nap.
Haiku is…
pronounced HI-koo
a non-rhyming form of poetry that originated in Japan…
9Apr
8Apr
Today's guest poetry poster is Bobbi Katz!
No time? Write bad haiku!
If you’re in a hurry, there’s nothing faster than writing a bad haiku. Three lines, 17 syllables: What could be easier? The trick is to use the word “nice”…
7Apr
Today's guest poetry poster is Marilyn Singer.
Marilyn writes:
It's no secret that I believe that children's poetry should be heard as well as seen. To that end, Barbara Genco, editor at Library Journal, and I organized the ALSC Poetry Blast, a…
6Apr
Today's guest poet poster is Lesléa Newman.
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Fun with Formal Poetry
“Why do you write formal poetry?” I am often asked. The question always puzzles me. Why wouldn’t I write in form? I am…
5Apr
Today's guest poetry poster is Susan Taylor Brown, who submitted an audio file for her post and oh, I am so happy she did. When she starts to read her poem, after explaining how it came to her, I got…
4Apr
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3Apr
Welcome to my guest poetry poster of the day, the woman with the best name ever, Renée LaTulippe!
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Please stop what you’re doing and recite these four lines out loud right now.…
2Apr
Gail Carson Levine is today's guest poetry poster and is the author of many award-winning books for children, and, I'm pleased to say, a friend and a couple-of-towns-away neighbor.
Gail's guest post for poetry month:
For fun and devilment, I wrote a…
1Apr
Alan Katz is a fool for poetry so you should...
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31Mar
We're almost ready to hit the ground running, running right into Poetry Month! I've got guest poetry posters all set up throughout the month, and you are in for a huge treat!
Go here for a great list of Poetry Month…
