I Love Mango!
Okay, so I’m a day behind. It was a rough week! Maybe one day I’ll have to do two poems to make it up to you (to me?) Mango, sweet…
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Guest Poet
This is by my fourteen-year-old guest poet today. RED Fred’s goneHe’s deadFrom leadHe ate leadOr bled from the headFrom leadHe slammed his head on leadHis father is NedHis brother is…
My First Newsletter!
Check it out! Please! It took way longer to create than you could imagine! Click here to see it and if you like it, please subscribe – don’t worry, it…
Fibonacci Poetry
My poem for today is below, but first a bit about the format, called Fibonacci. From about.com: Leonardo Fibonacci was an Italian mathematician born in 1175. Among his many accomplishments,…
Kirkus Reviews!
Woohoo! Check out that last line! YAY! Kirkus ReviewsAddy believes her Grandmother when she claims the “family curse” has been lurking for several generations. How else can she explain losing…
Aim High
I couldn’t think of anything to do a poem on today. I am tired. It’s Sunday, after all. So I looked through my post of March 31 (I think it…
Bird Dating
Okay, I started Poetry Month with haiku, continued with some limerick type silly rhyming, and today, have decided to go for the way more serious. You know what I’m talking…
Too Much Rain Already!
Take a deep breath before reading this one. Today’s refrain (because of the rain)is “Oh, my poor flowers! I hate these showers!”And “Woe is me!”How do bees see ifwe have…
Gardening Poem
Brown leaves in my garden I have to rakePeonies coming, remember to stakePut down the mulch, trim the rose bushGlee at the sight of buds starting to push Oh yeah,…
Hey – I Didn't Promise GOOD Poems!
Why, oh why did I promise each dayto write a poem and have it display upon my blog for the world’s eyes no ego have I, I’m cut down to…
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Welcome! I'm Katie Davis, a children's book author with a passion for helping writers bring their stories to life. Here you'll find tips, tricks, and tales from my twenty years in publishing.
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