Cicada Emerging and Some Poetry Updates

Greetings, friends! Today I’d like to share a few poetry updates, and a poem. Poetry Updates First, I’m proud to announce that my poem “Night Walk” was published in the most recent issue of Dreams & Nightmares. If you’re interested in obtaining your own copy, here’s how to do it, per the publisher’s blog: Try outContinue reading “Cicada Emerging and Some Poetry Updates”

Book Title Poems From a Stormy Night

Last night, thunderstorms and a pot of evening coffee proved to be the perfect combination for pulling books off my shelves and making some more book title found poems. Here are a few of my latest creations: The Arrival In the lake of the woods, strange little girls wait ’till Helen comes out of darkness (beautiful darkness)Continue reading “Book Title Poems From a Stormy Night”

Listen Louder Than You Sing

It’s hard to believe that just two and a half months ago I was still substitute teaching. I feel so at home in my new classroom and so involved in the lives and lessons of my seventh graders that I sometimes forget I didn’t start the year with them. They feel like mine now. My kids.Continue reading “Listen Louder Than You Sing”