Poetry Friday – Autumn

It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out Amy’s blog, The Poem Farm, to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ It’s officially the most wonderful time of the year! Fall is hands down my favorite season. While we don’t get much of a season change here in Florida, I can still imagine the crispness of the air, the colorful leaves, and the creepiness of Halloween. I am also excited because this will be the … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Autumn

Poetry Friday – Peace Party

It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out Michelle’s blog, Today’s Little Ditty, to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ It’s book giveaway time! This month’s book is Castle Hangnail by Ursula Vernon. Be sure to enter. Hurricane Irma has come and gone. We were lucky and the storm took a sudden turn East about 30 miles south of us. We didn’t even lose power–which was a disappointment to my 7yo daughter. There are still some … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Peace Party

Poetry Friday – Irma Checklist

It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out Matt’s blog, Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ (If you’re curious how my art for Art Drop Day turned out, you can see it here) Hello Everyone! Quick post today as I still have a little bit of prep to get ready for Hurricane Irma. I am about an hour and a half South of Tampa, along the coast, so unless the … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Irma Checklist

Poetry Friday – World Art Drop Day

It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out Kathryn Apel’s blog to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ Happy Poetry Friday everyone! World Art Drop Day is this coming Tuesday, September 5th, and I am so excited. I by no means consider myself an artist, but I do enjoy creating art. Here is the basic premise of Art Drop Day from Jake Parker’s page (linked above): Draw a picture and hide it somewhere. Take a … Continue reading Poetry Friday – World Art Drop Day

Poetry Friday – Sally Sloth’s Swan Song

It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out Check It Out to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ I’m still looking for a few more people to do a Zine Swap! Check out the info here. As you may have noticed, the blog got a little bit of a face lift this week. My wonderful illustrator husband drew me as a book-loving sloth (my favorite animal) so I decided to put it up as my … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Sally Sloth’s Swan Song

Poetry Friday – Thoughts and Alligators

It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out A Journey Through the Pages to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ I am giving away a signed copy of Rodzilla, written by Rob Sanders and illustrated by Dan Santat. Enter here! Like so many others, I am speechless, baffled and horrified by all the hate in the world. I’ve tried to wrap my head around it and I just can’t. Hatred is so insidious and vile … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Thoughts and Alligators

Poetry Friday – Toes

It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out Reflections on the Teche to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ Interested in doing a Zine Swap? Check out this post! I cannot believe that the school year is upon us again. Back in June, it felt like each day was a slow easy summer day. And then July passed in a whirlwind. My daughter goes back to school on Monday. In preparation, I have been trying … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Toes

Poetry Friday – Zine Swap

It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out Mainly Write to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ I recently discovered zines (short for magazines). These little mini magazines that can cover the whole gamut of possible content.  And they can be very basic or very ornate. Just do a quick image search for “zine examples“. But, at their core, they are very easy to make. Many (like mine below) are made out of one … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Zine Swap

It’s Poetry Friday – Read-A-Thon

It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out A Word Edgewise to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness.                                             Hello poetry aficionados! Welcome to Poetry Friday! Linda, over at A Word Edgewise, decided to do a 1st line swap this week. We could take one line from her long list of 1st lines and turn … Continue reading It’s Poetry Friday – Read-A-Thon

It’s Poetry Friday!

It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out Katie over at The Logonauts to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness.                                           I live on the gulf coast of Florida. And it’s summertime. So that means thunderstorms most every day. When we moved away from Florida for a few years, I found that the storms were … Continue reading It’s Poetry Friday!