Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
NPM – TROPHIC CASCADE
From the back cover of Camille T. Dungy's 2017 poetry collection TROPHIC CASCADE:...these poems are written in the face of despair to hold a commitment to hope... I continue to pull writing prompts from Dungy's words. If you'd like to read my poems inspired by her...
EARTH DAY 2024
It's Poetry Friday! Join us this weekend by perusing the links via our host, Heidi Mordhorst's blog: my juicy little universe.Earth Day 2024 approaches. I seek hope in words and images. The fragility of our future and all that we are losing – species,...
National Poetry Month – Final SOIL Prompts
SOIL got me through half of April - daily poems written to excerpts from Camille T. Dungy's wonderful work. Look for poetry inspired by snippets from her volume TROPHIC CASCADE next week. Find April 8 through April 11 here.Find April 3 through April 7 here.Find April...
About Patricia Franz
Published poet & kidlit writer
cultivating joy and inspiring
a long, loving look at the real.
Craft Work & Street Creds
Contests/Participant
PB Party 2023 Honorable Mention
National Poetry Month 2023, 2022
PoetryFriday! Click on the link for my poetry!
#50PreciousWords 2022, 2021 Honorable Mention
KidLit Vibes 2022 Honorable Mention
Education
M.A. Theology / Children’s Spiritual Development
Memberships
Member SCBWI-AZ since 2020
Member Inked Voices since 2021
12x12 Picture Book Challenge - since 2021
Courage to Create - The Writing Barn since 2022
Emeriti Trustee, The United States Association of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGSUSA)
Courses & Conferences
LYRICAL LANGUAGE LAB (Renee LaTulippe)
Andrea Brown Literary Agency (ABLA) Big Sur 2021
Writing Barn: Non-Fiction Beyond Fact Flinging (Heather L. Montgomery)
SCBWI & Smithsonian Institution Online Non-Fiction Workshop
Stanford Continuing Studies: Writing for the Youngest Audience: Little Children, Big Emotions (Lynn E. Hazen/Elissa Haden Guest)
Highlights Foundation: The Art of Giving & Receiving Critique (Erin Dionne)
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