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Poetry Friday: To Bless the Memory of Tamir Rice

I posted this image and link on my Facebook feed earlier this week. It’s s powerful collection of poems for our world right now. These poems need to be shared. This poem, “To Bless the Memory of Tamir Rice” really … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: A Haiku from Nephew and #poemsofpresence

On Tuesday, I received a text from my niece. Her son, Oliver, wrote a haiku and she shared it with me. She also asked him if I could post it here for my wide Poetry Friday community. and he said … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: #PoetryofPresence

Thanks to Michelle at Today’s Little Ditty for hosting Poetry Friday today. Head there for a peek at Nikki Grime’s new book, Southwest Sunrise. And check out last Friday’s post featuring Margaret Simon and #poemsofpresence. I stumbled onto #poemsofpresence through Michelle … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: Last Poem for National Poetry Month, I Come From

Happy May Day! Yesterday I decided to celebrate the 2020 Progressive Poem and share my final Food, Family, Feasts’ poem for Poetry Friday. With all the food featured in April, I thought of the “I Come From” poem would be … Continue reading

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National Poetry Month 24/30: Poetry Friday and Spaghetti

This National Poetry Month(NPM), I am writing and sharing original poems about food, family and feasts. Sundays will be a day to reshare a poem from the past. A list of links to previous poems is HERE. My husband, Chuck, loves … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday and National Poetry Month 17/30: Sourdough

This National Poetry Month(NPM), I am writing and sharing original poems about food, family and feasts. Sundays will be a day to reshare a poem from the past. A list of links to previous poems is HERE. Thanks to Laura Shovan, … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday and National Poetry Month: 10/30 Plant Cabbage

Welcome to National Poetry Month (#npr2020). This month, I am sharing original poems about food and family. In these times of sheltering, food is comfort. A list of links to previous poems is HERE. Last week, Imperfect Foods delivered a purple … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: Thinking about National Poetry Month

Next week it will be April. How is that possible? I decided a while back to focus on food poems. There is just something about food, family, and feasts. Do you have a favorite recipe? Or a utensil that maybe … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: A HATFUL of DRAGONS

These are gloomy times and we all need poetry to uplift us and make us laugh.  This is why I am sharing a new book by Vikram Madan. It’s A HATFUL OF DRAGONS: AND MORE THAN 13.8 BILLION OTHER FUNNY POEMS. … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: Remembering William Stafford

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