Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
E is for Ekphrastic
30 Poems in 30 Days with 30 FormsEkphrastic poetry... ...is poetry inspired by another form of art! I spent an afternoon wandering through the Phoenix Art Museum last week. Each piece, whether sculpture or painting or photograph, sparked a conversation. Sometimes it...
D is for Definito
30 Poems in 30 Days with 30 FormsA definito is... ...a very fun creation from poet, passionate climate-activist, and writing coach Heidi Mordhorst who describes this poetic form as: a free verse poem of 8-12 lines (aimed at readers 8-12 years old) that highlights...
C is for Cinquain
30 Poems in 30 Days with 30 FormsCinquain - "sing-kane" I've been creating cinquains almost daily for the past year with one of the more wonderful Twitter communities (courtesy of @AlexPriceWriter). All this time I've been pronouncing it "chin-qwain" - oops! It's one...
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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