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 Jama’s Alphabet Soup to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ Hello everyone! I am finally back from a longish break of blog posting. Do you ever just need to step back for a bit? Now I’m feeling refreshed and ready to get back into the swing of things! This week I am sharing a fantastic poetry postcard that I got from Emily B., who is in 5th grade. … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Student Postcard Project

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 Heidi Mordhorst’s blog, My Juicy Little Universe, to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ Hello Poetry Friday Friends! We’re in the tail end of spring break here. It has been a fun week of relaxing and sleeping in (a little–the toddler doesn’t understand that concept yet). I’ve been meaning to share a little poem my 8 year old daughter brought home, but I kept forgetting to ask her … Continue reading Poetry Friday – A Snowflake

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 Laura Purdie Salas’ blog, Writing the World for Kids, to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ Happy Friday, everyone! The wonderful Laura Purdie Salas, who is hosting this week’s round up, is one of the “elite 8” authletes still in the Madness! So be sure to check out her firefighter poem! By way of announcement, I have revealed my theme for the April A-Z Blogging Challenge. This will … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Golden Shovel

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 Elizabeth Steinglass’s blog to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ After a stint of having a tough time sitting down and writing, I feel like I am finally getting back into the swing of things. I am playing catch up a bit in the February Poetry Challenge, but I am determined to have 28+ poems by the 28th. This week I had the chance to share a … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Snow Gators

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. ________________________________________ This past week Carol Varsalona posted the art piece below as prompt for the February Poetry Challenge. The 1st poem is what I came up with originally while thinking of sleep training my son. I changed the last line as I have been pondering the shooting here in Florida (a few hours away from me). I am … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Cherita

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 the lovely Sally Murphy’s blog to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ Happy Poetry Friday, everyone! After the stomach bug and then stalwartly sleep training my toddler (I would not wish either on my worst enemy), I finally feel like I have my bearings again. Yay! I am having an absolute blast participating in Laura Shovan‘s February Daily Poem Project. Some days, the poems come a bit … Continue reading Poetry Friday – A Woman’s Place