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A Month of Poems – NPM 2024
NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2024 A Month of Poemsinspired by the work of Camille T. DungyWriting a daily poem is an exercise in trust. Will I find the right words? Will I do the words justice? Thank you, Camille Dungy. I set out on April 1st to read and write to three of...
2024 PROGRESSIVE POEM!
It's poetic potluck! 30 poets were invited to contribute a line - or in this case, a couplet. And here we are! No one knows where each line will take us. What began as a quiet hope-filled night under the stars became a journey. Two children. On the run? Carrying a...
Inspiration – SMITH BLUE
This is the final week of National Poetry Month. I have immersed myself in the work of Camille T. Dungy, first reading SOIL: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden. I then turned to her 2017 poetry collection, TROPHIC CASCADE. This last week, I am reading SMITH BLUE, an...
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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