Yes, I realize we’re in the middle of summer. Temps here are between 80-90 everyday, and I’m loving it! So how about we cool off a little, with a poem I wrote way back in April and then promptly forgot about… Quite a different poem from my prose poem about flowers (that wasn’t really about …
I originally shared this photo on my Facebook page a few days ago along with a few others I’d taken while visiting Quechee Gorge in Vermont, a “mini-Grand Canyon” just over the NH border. As I was taking some of the photos, I immediately knew I’d have to write a few poems about them – …
My wife snapped the photo above this past Wednesday, a few hours after the kids had come home from their second day of the new school year. Since it has been unseasonably hot these past few days – and since the schools have no air conditioning (here in New Hampshire, we don’t need it) – …
One year ago, in the middle of a pandemic, a very unique and fun book arrived on the scene…and today we’re celebrating its 1-year birthday! Friends & Anemones: Ocean Poems for Children, created by members of The Writer’s Loft in Sherborn, Massachusetts, was officially published November 8, 2020! With poems and illustrations by more than …
We are just one week away from a Book Birthday, folks! Created by the members of The Writer’s Loft in Massachusetts and spearheaded by editors Kristen Wixted and Heather Kelly, Friends & Anemones: Ocean Poems for Children arrives Friday, Nov. 20 – in all its 70-page glory! Yes, SEVENTY PAGES, filled with poems and illustrations …
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Last week, I shared the poem I wrote for my wife as part of my wedding vows 11 years ago. Today, I’m sharing a brand-new poem I wrote with her in mind. This poem, written as a cherita with an extra stanza, as a way of remembering all the times we’ve walked along the shoreline …
As I mentioned last week when I shared my cherita about Quechee Gorge, VT, I had a feeling at least a few poems were going to spring out of our trip. Sure enough, I have another one – this time, inspired by my 5-year-old daughter who finds art everywhere she goes: That’s right, whether it’s …
Before we get to today’s poems, I want to encourage you to check out this past Tuesday’s post, in which I shared some 5th grade student poetry from a middle school in Redditch, England! For kids who have been struggling with literacy learning, I was so happy to learn how much they dove into this …
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