Sylvia Vardell of Poetry for Children hosts this first Poetry Friday of 2019. Thanks, Sylvia and Happy New Year everyone!
I shared a wonderful non-fiction poetry picture this past Wednesday here I want to be sure you know. You'll find a lot of entertainment and education into this small, but mighty, book. Please bookmark the title for future reference.
And, congratulations to all the finalists of the Cybil's Awards, announced this past Tuesday, January 1st! That link is here. The Poetry finalists:
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Mary's Monster by Lita Judge
In the Past by David Elliott
H is for Haiku by Sydell Rosenberg
Can I Touch Your Hair? By Irene Latham & Charles Waters
Traveling the Blue Road edited by Lee Bennett Hopkins
I hope that no one is too tired to read one more haiku for our small group's #haikuforhope this past December. Writing daily, attempting to discover special images, to observe something and try to capture it creates an awareness of a new way of thinking. I enjoy the challenge, certainly am not Issa, but the writing is a pleasure. In the final week of the year with company surrounding, too, I still found a few moments that I'm glad will be in my files.
Thanks also for the inspiration from everyone who wrote: Mary Lee Hahn, Catherine Flynn, Heidi Mordhorst, Linda Mitchell, Margaret Simon, Kevin Hodgson, Julieanne Harmatz, Michelle Kogan, Carol Varsalona, Molly Hogan, and Jean LaTourette.
I was inspired today to write again. Here is one picture; there are many others.
all of December
we wrote and hoped–
smiling today
Linda Baie ©
Yes, we are smiling! Our nation is a ship that turns slowly...but I see the bow changing course and I am too hopeful for compassion and kindness and decency to return. Lovely post. I think I need this book!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda, I'm continuing hope for all the year, and yes, the book is terrific.
DeleteThanks for all your December haiku! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ruth. I am filled with anticipation!
DeleteI'm trying to remain hopeful. I hope 2019 is a better year!
ReplyDeleteYou're posting more different things than I see, Elaine. I am grateful, and certainly hopeful, too. Thanks!
DeleteAhhh...yes! It feels good to smile and hope once more.
ReplyDeleteThanks, friend. We will keep on!
DeleteKeep smiling, long into the new year, Linda.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kat, I will!
DeleteHope is in the air, Linda. Did you see the new hashtag circulating on Twitter (hashtag starts with Impeach)? Your poem and photo are sure to make many smile. I am glad that you are smiling again.Thanks for sharing the Cybil's finalist list.
ReplyDeleteI saw more than one hashtag, Carol. Hoping that it helps, especially those who are suffering from this terrible shutdown. Thank you.
DeleteKeeping my fingers and toes crossed that 2019 brings in a return to the rule of law and puts us back on the right track! Smiling with you, Linda.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear about your smiles, too, Tabatha. I am hopeful for this new year!
DeleteSmiling from afar right along with you, Linda. So happy the candidate I voted for is part of the much needed change. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear that, too, Bridget. Me, too! Happy 2019!
DeleteHave a haiku 2019, filled with bits of magic!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Amy! Best to you also!
DeleteThere's always room for hope, thanks for sharing it in your haiku Linda! Especially with so many new women in our 2019 Congress.
ReplyDeleteYes! I'm looking forward to how it will change the dynamic this year. Thanks, Michelle.
DeleteLet's keep hoping, whether we haiku it or not!
ReplyDeleteCertainly will! Thanks for your challenge, Mary Lee. It is a joy to write together.
DeleteYes, a new way of thinking, or, rather, a clearer way of thinking. Haiku can lead us to ourselves as well as out into the world. Like Mary Lee said, "Let's keep hoping."
ReplyDeleteYes, I will and know the rest of you will, too. Thanks, Margaret.
DeleteI can't wait to get a copy of Leslie's new book! She visited our school when she was finishing this book, and she shared a poem or two from it. I had no idea about the importance of leaving the leaves on the ground! Although I didn't manage to write every day, I did enjoy the challenge of being as precise and concise as possible. I love "smiling today," and will keep hoping that there will be much more to smile about in the year ahead! Happy New Year, Linda!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that you had a visit from Leslie. The book is really wonderful. Yes, those leaves provide good homes for so many creatures! I'm glad you were part of the group. What fun in December! Thanks, Catherine!
DeleteYes! That picture (and others from the day) brought smiles to me, too.
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