Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
Poetry to Ponder: Byrd Baylor
"Reading poetry is an adventure in renewal, a creative act, a perpetual beginning, a rebirth of wonder." (Edward Hirsh) in celebration of BYRD BAYLOR (1924-2021) … They say you plant happier corn if you take your time and that squash tastes best if you’ve sung...
PaintChip Poetry: When I Was Little
Week 2 Prompt: WHEN I WAS LITTLE Paint Chips: genie lamp quarry full moon champagne aquarium Scroll down to enjoy this week's poems from some of my poetry partners! We had some fun weaving childhood memories into our poems this week - and maybe a bit of looking...
#HaikuSaturday
The poet’s challenge is to paint a vivid picture in just a few words. Haiku pares this down to the essentials— making each syllable count.
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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