Students - Today's poem is true-as-can-be for me, except it is about my children, not my own childhood. If I could live one day again, it would be very difficult to choose which one to revisit. But this one summer day, folding tiny shiny boats with my children up in our creek, would definitely be on my list. Which memories would be on your list?
Today's poem tells a memory from my life, not a fancy memory of a big birthday cake or an exciting trip, but a memory when Hope, Georgia, Henry, and I just spent time together enjoying something little...a lot.
Here is
another foil-inspired poem from the archives, this one in a how-to form. If you make something out of foil and write a poem about it, please send me a picture and your poem. I'd love to share a whole foil-y post of goodness. It's so interesting to see how one topic can inspire many poems.
Today I am grateful to host today's Poetry Friday roundup and also to host Mary Lee Hahn (Poetry Friday goddess) over at
Sharing Our Notebooks. Peek inside Mary Lee's notebook, learn about her process, and throw your name in the hat to win a new notebook!
And now....the round up! I will be in throughout the day, linking to twinkling treasures throughout the Kidlitosphere. Please leave a one-line description of your post with your link in the comments if you would be so kind. Thank you, and Happy Poetry Friday to all!
Morning
At
Father Goose, Charles Ghigna shares a whimsical original poem, "Wild Weather."
Joy Acey joins us from
Poetry for Kids Joy with a video of her poem "Keys," from THE POETRY FRIDAY ANTHOLOGY.
Over at
No Water River, Renee LaTulippe introduces a new post series, POETRY IS..., this week with poet Darlene Gifford (who sees poetry as a treasure hunt.)
Robyn Hood Black is in at
Read, Write, Howl with a wintry Longfellow poem and thanks to a special writer friend.
At
A Teaching Life, Tara brings us a poem which reminds her of the good old days.
Linda Baie shares an original poem about (sigh) her pending move at
TeacherDance.
At his "baseball poetry outpost" -
The Hardball Times - Ed DeCaria offers an original poem about Marvin Miller.
Matt Goodfellow has an original poem about an ancient tree at
Poems and things! and another original poem about a
Posh Witch.
Inspired by Hummingbird Lily,
Susan Taylor Brown is again ready to write and share an original poem about this small friend.
Tabatha shares poetic epitaphs at
The Opposite of Indifference.
Over at
Author Amok, Laura Shovan kicks off her new poetry/antique postcard project with a poem about a postcard from 1908.
Welcome to newbie Steve Peterson joining us for the first time from
Inside the Dog with his first-ever prose poem about metaphors...and more.
Sharing poems written by her 8th grade daughter's classmates, Heidi Mordhorst shares some of their "postcards about New York City" at
My Juicy Little Universe.
At
Growing Wild, Liz Steinglass offers an original acrostic poem about a giraffe.
Laura Purdie Salas is in with Four Poetry Things for a Friday: one of her favorite poetry how-to books, an award shout-out, a poetry giveaway, and a thanku poem over at
Writing the World for Kids.
Mary Lee Hahn's post at
A Year of Reading will redirect you to her peanut poem at Jama's Alphabet Soup and a peek into her writer's notebook to see how that poem was born at Sharing Our Notebooks.
Newbie Margaret shares an original ekphrasatic poem today at
Reflections on the Teche, a tribute to a work of art by her artistic father.
Over at
Teaching Young Writers, Betsy offers an original poem about a bag that is no longer just a bag.
Irene Latham shares a peek into Cybils nominee JULIE ANDREWS' TREASURY FOR ALL SEASONS... and a few of her favorite things at
Live Your Poem....
Over
Random Noodling Diane Mayr talks about Ekphastic Tanka,
Kurious Kitty shares "The James Bond Movie,"
Kurious K's Kwotes' P.F. quote is by Charles Simic, and
The Write Sisters has an old poem called "To the Terrestrial Globe."
Jama is going nuts for the last time this month with a heaping platter of peanut butter madness by Linda Baie,Cathy Ballou Mealey, Betsy Hubbard, Mary Lee Hahn, Renee LaTulippe and J. Patrick Lewis at
Jama's Alphabet Soup.
Matt Forrest Essenwine has just had four poems published by the folks at YARN and shares the news at
Radio, Rhythm, and Rhyme.
At
There's No Such Thing as a Godforsaken Town, Ruth offers us Jacqueline Osherow's poem, "Window Seat: Providence to New York City."
At
Booktalking, Anastasia Suen is reading Jane Yolen's HOW DO DINOSAURS SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS?
Karen Edmisten brings us a poem by Jack Gilbert at
Karen Edmisten: The Blog with the Shockingly Clever Title.
Sylvia Vardell shares clips from the NCTE Vegas pink poets at
Poetry for Children and offers a poem by Guadalupe Garcia McCall at
The Poetry Friday Anthology.
Over at
Violet Nesdoly/poems, Violet shares a light piece wherein she explores what you can do with a bathtub.
Iphigene is posting today at
GatheringBooks with an original poem titled "The Sailor's Certainty."
At
Wild Rose Reader, Elaine Magliaro has an original animal mask poem about termites and a short video of her granddaughter walking around her yard in her new brown boots.
Bridget Magee shares "Puppy Welcome," an original poem about her dog who has no sense of time, at
wee words for wee ones.
At
All About the Books with Janet Squires, Janet talks about is BIG TALK: POEMS FOR FOUR VOICES by Paul Fleischman with illustrations by Beppe Giacobbe.
At
MotherReader, Pam is sharing a music video, "Some Nights," with poetry in its lyrics.
Jeannine Atkins shares a post about Leslea Newman's verse novel OCTOBER MOURNING: A SONG FOR MATTHEW SHEPARD at
Views from a Window Seat.
JoAnn Early Macken offers her original weather poem, "Missing Hue," at her blog.
At
On Point, Lorie Ann Grover shares her original haiku, "Sentinel."
At
Check It Out, Jone interviews more CYBILS poetry panelists.
Carlie joins us from
Twinking Along with "Ripe Visit," an original, free-verse poem about a juicy, warm vacation.
Amy discusses author Alan Katz's work and inspiration for writing at
Mrs. Merrill's Book Break.
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