Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
Poetry to Ponder
"Reading poetry is an adventure in renewal, a creative act, a perpetual beginning, a rebirth of wonder." (Edward Hirsh) in celebration of MARY OLIVER (1935-2019) If you are holding this book by Mary Oliver (Dog Songs; 2013 Penguin) You may not agree, you may...
PaintChip Poetry
Join us! Pick a prompt & five paint chips, then create a poem! Enjoy this week’s original words from my PaintChip Poetry Partners…
National Poetry Month!
Welcome to National Poetry Month! I stumbled upon a lovely way to think of poetry, courtesy of Aimee Nezhukumatathil (thank you, Marcie!): To poet is 'to make'. It was exactly the permission I needed to let go of the perfect sentence. National Poetry Month is a...
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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