8/11/2023 0 Comments Penny for your thoughts gemineye![]() ![]() Tell us about a poem or poet that has had a profound effect on you. What are your experiences with poetry in the past? Have they been positive or negative? My experiences with poetry have usually been pretty positive. Do you have any suggestions for themes? Poetry from the Harlem Renaissance, books in verse, biographies about poets, and focus on poets of various nationalities and races. Hopefully this will go longer than a year. Why do you want to join for the Poetry Project? I love poetry!ĭo you have a favorite poet? I have a lot of favorite poets like Pablo Neruda, Audre Lorde, Alice Walker, Emily Dickinson, and Raymond Carver. To kick this project off, Lu and Kelly are asking participants to answer a few questions. There will also be a monthly prompt that you can take part in. Instead of posting a poetry-related post at the end of the month, participants can now post whenever they want and as many times as they want. Lu ( Regular Rumination) and Kelly ( The Written Word) have decided to revamp their Read More/Blog More Poetry event. © Pesha Joyce Gertler 18 Comments meme., poetry The Poetry Project “The Healing Time” is a poem that reminds me of all that I went through in my 20s and how bright everything looks. Now it’s here and I’m wearing it like a coat. I could say that 30 crept up on me but that’s not true. When you’re in your early 20s, 30 seems like a “long time from now”. If you’re friends with me on Facebook, you know that I’ve recently celebrated my 30 th birthday. Pesha Joyce Gertler isn’t a Pulitzer-Prize winning poet but I couldn’t let this month go by without sharing one of my favorite poems with you. In me nothing is extinguished or forgotten,Īnd as long as you live it will be in your arms I shall stop loving you little by little. Toward those isles of yours that wait for me. Tagged children's poetry, Cynthia Rylant, Marla Frazee 13 Comments poetry Podcasts for Bicycles by Nikki Giovanni I plan on buying my own copy as soon as possible. The poems are touching and humorous, perfect for both kids and adults alike. In each poem, God does something different: gets a dog, goes to the doctor, and catches a cold. God Got a Dog is a collection of poems written by Rylant and illustrated by the talented Marla Frazee. I just knew that the title was interesting and I wanted to see what it was about. I didn’t know what to expect from Cynthia Rylant’s latest book, God Got a Dog. ![]() ![]() Published in October 2013 by Beach Lane Books Tagged Love Poem #137, National Poetry Month, Sarah Kay 8 Comments National Poetry Month, poetry Happy National Poetry Month! You don’t want to miss a thing.īy Sarah Kay, from No Matter The Wreckage You will say, Can’t we just sleep in, and I will say, I count broken umbrellas after every thunderstorm,Īnd I fall asleep repeating the words thank you, I make the best sandwiches you’ve ever tasted. There will be more sweat than you are used to. My daughter loved this movie, so now it’s my turn to watch.Įven though I know you like to stay through the credits. Watching: // Sometime today, I plan on watching Melissa McCarthy in Life of the Party. ![]() I haven’t read any of the author’s books, but I have listened to a few of her short stories before. Listening to:// How Long ‘til Future Black Month? by N.K. The more checkouts a book receives, the more likely the author’s other books are bought and along with similar titles. I don’t often read YA books or even dystopian fiction, but Dimaline is an indigenous writer and I want to support her work by helping it get as many check-outs as it can at my library. It also doesn’t hurt that I’ve been trying to get my library to buy Brown for a while and they finally did. I don’t read enough poetry and this is the year that I’m trying to change that. Brown: poems by Kevin Young and The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline. Up Next: //Both of my picks for this week have been featured on several 2018 “best of” lists. ![]()
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