I'm workshopping a picture book manuscript that began as a poem (this happens alot for me). Children have so much to...
The Nevermores: A Poetry Sandbox
A List Poem The Nevermores ... Edgar Allen Poe most certainly inspired the name for our poetry group, though we have...
Poetry to Ponder
"Reading poetry is an adventure in renewal, a creative act, a perpetual beginning, a rebirth of wonder." (Edward...
National Poetry Month!
Welcome to National Poetry Month! I stumbled upon a lovely way to think of poetry, courtesy of Aimee Nezhukumatathil...
#PoetryFriday: Timbishu Shoshone
What Am I Doing Here? I am definitely guilty of having hiked Yosemite, the Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Glacier, and...
#PoetryFriday: What the world needs
It's #PoetryFriday! Want to know more? Click here. This week's round up is hosted all the way from Paraguay, by Ruth...
#PoetryFriday: Yet the River Flows On
Inspired last month by #PoetryFriday poet Catherine Flynn's example, I played this week with a "golden shovel"...
#50PreciousWords 2022
Each year, author Vivian Kirkfield hosts a delightful contest for #kidlit writers. The #50PreciousWords 2022 Contest...
#Poetry Friday: Inchworm’s Big Mistake
It's #PoetryFriday! How blessed am I to have randomly fallen in with a joyful group of poets? We call ourselves The...
#PoetryFriday: Old Catfish
I've been playing with ideas for picture book characters this week. Often they present themselves to me when I'm out...
#PoetryFriday: THISTLE
Blessed milk thistle appears along our northern Sierra trails and in the meadows when summer is in full tilt. Splashes...