Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
A Street Poem
Street Poems True confession: I love eavesdropping on conversations! It's one of my favorite things to do when I'm out, especially in a restaurant. My preference is to not have a view of the people in conversation. This way I use only their words and tone for context....
Z is for Zappai
30 Poems in 30 Days with 30 FormsSort of a cheat... So a Zappai is a variation of haiku, sort of. In fact, Writer's Digest hilariously casts Zappai as the not-haiku, not-senryu form that "all those haiku people write that haiku poets recognize as not being haiku."...
X is for X-ray
30 Poems in 30 Days with 30 FormsWhat is an X-Ray poem? I did not find an established poetic form for X-ray, though I did read a number of poems that referred to xrays. So I was inspired to play with the idea of x-ray by giving myself the following prompt: Look inside...
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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