Lucky me! I got an early look at one of Lee Bennett Hopkins’ final poetry anthologies, Bless Our Pets. The book features poems of gratitude for all kinds of pets, from goldfish to gerbils, and hamsters to horses. Lucky you–I’m going to share a few of my favorite spreads from the book: Kristine O’Connell George’s […]

I’m still keeping up (at least most days) with the challenge of a poem a day for Laura Shovan’s February Poetry Project. Sunday was my turn to offer a prompt, and I relied on one of my NYTimes word game addictions. I posted the previous day’s spelling bee answers (maybe I just wanted to show-off […]

Like many other Poetry Friday folks, I’ve been participating in Laura Shovan’s February Poetry Project. The theme this month is games. Other than a daily obsession with a few of the NYTimes word games, I’m not really much of a game player. BUT, I do enjoy the challenge of a poem a day and plan […]