POEM PROMPT:

Write a poem about the desert
in the voice of a bird, a reptile, an animal, or a cactus
that lives in the desert (below are some examples).

I love to write mask poems – that is, poems in the voice of an animal or object.
I live next to a desert hill that is filled with Gambel’s Quail
(by the way, the plural of quail is …quail!).
A group of quail is called a covey.  And a covey of quail can be NOISY! 

To celebrate National Poetry Month, #AuthorsTakeAction2023 is organizing a community poetry project for kids.

Children’s poets and authors
from all over the country are offering
poetry prompts and inviting teachers
and children to write poems
on the theme: #Climate.

You can find all the prompts
at the Authors Take Action website.

Patricia J. Franz is a poet and children’s writer
who lives in, loves, and writes about desert flora and fauna.