Jan Godown Annino hosts our Poetry Friday today HERE at Bookseed Studio with a challenge today to "SING". She's "singing" with Amanda Gorman this time, a tune-filled post! Thanks, Jan!
More postcard hugs and a snowy song for Jan! I read on the list that Jan called for music and thought Tuesday and Wednesday about what I could "sing" about that would be "approved". Then, shoveling on Wednesday morning, I kept hearing the scrape back and forth of the snow shovel and had an idea. Sing along if you wish! Thanks for the idea, Jan!
The ALA awards last Monday are always exciting, and even more exciting this year is that two Poetry Friday people won awards! Congratulations to Irene Latham, with Karim Shamsi-Basha & Yuko Shimizu, whose book, The Cat Man of Aleppo, won a Caldecott Honor. Also, Congratulations to Laura Shovan, with Saadia Faruqi , whose book, A Place At The Table, was named a Sydney Taylor Notable book. Both books are very special!
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| It's a good thing to listen to Becky Herzog's advice for "quiet" and she's celebrating music, too! A Quiet morning reflection on a new year music to my ears |
Linda, thank you for mentioning my poetry postcard. I was toying around with evolve as my one word but I moved to begin since it has such significance for me this year. I am also celebrating the postcards from Robyn and Becky this week and added in one from you with a lovely design. I do like how you channeled Jan's thoughts and created an image poem that sings of winter. I would like to capture your Winter Notes image poem for my winter gallery. Please let me know if you would be interested in offering this one.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Carol, I love sharing everyone's cards! Please share my 'Winter Notes' if you wish! Enjoy the weekend!
DeleteSo many lovely postcards! I can just hear you scraping out a tune with your snow shovel. Thanks for sharing your treasures.
ReplyDeleteThe snow was nice, not too bad for traveling & a welcome bit of moisture. The postcards are always wonderful to receive. Thanks, Janice!
DeleteI enjoyed your fun "winter tune," Linda! And what a treat to receive such lovely postcard poems. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Carmela. The cards are always a joy & the poem was simply fun to write for Jan & this occasion!
DeleteWhat a fabulous collection. I loved your 'scraping out a winter tune' - because scraping is a gritty word for a snow shovel sound, but it also resonates for music. Sometimes our songs are raspy and require effort - but sing anyway!
ReplyDeleteHa! You've made me smile, Kat! Yes, sing anyway! Thank you!
DeleteLove seeing all the postcards. And the snow! I want snow.
ReplyDeleteThis is the first we've had for a while, wishing you some, too! Thanks, Jone!
DeleteLinda, your postcard poems are concise delights. They do indeed sing. I particularly enjoyed your winter notes as it evoked memories of my first ever morning in the US all those years ago. When we woke to snow and I got to help clear the pavement of my friend's house.
ReplyDeleteI love you have such a memory, Alan. Unless it's inches and inches, I like going out and shoveling. And I agree, the postcards are wonders. Thank you! Wishing you another good summer day!
DeleteFun winter tune Linda,
ReplyDeleteeven your lovely V–tree
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Thanks for sharing about Irene and Laura's award winning books! And all the carry-us-away postcards, so many alluring places to escape to.
Love you noticed my old tree, one of the reasons I moved to this house! Sometime I hope you can read Irene's and Laura's books, which are beautiful stories! Thanks, Michelle!
DeleteSnow shovel singing...hmmmm picture book? I just got Becky's postcard too. I love how she Made them. What a great idea that I'm totally going to steal--erm, emulate! I am in the process of making our shovels ready for Sunday and Monday (this means finding them). We have winter weather coming and I'm excited! Happy Poetry Friday.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a good snow storm, Linda, where you create those postcards! Yes, Becky's cards are wonderful! Thanks!
DeleteI love your shoveling tune, Linda!
ReplyDeleteI can hear your snow shovel singing--mine did, too, this week. Thanks for sharing the lovely postcards. They bring such joy.
ReplyDeleteYou and your snow shovel scraped out the loveliest of winter tunes, Linda. Thanks for sharing your full body embrace of the season and the beautiful postcards aplenty. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ruth, Kay, & Bridget. We have more snow coming at the end of the week, maybe time for another song?
ReplyDeleteThanks for featuring the new year's cards. I got Becky's this week and want to know how she made them. I do wish for snow on occasion but I don't think I would like shoveling much. Glad you could find a sweet tune to make the task easier.
ReplyDeleteI don't like the big storms, but don't mind the little ones like this last one. We have more coming Thursday & so far they don't know how much. Yes, Becky's cards are unique! She needs to let us in on her secret! Thanks, Margaret!
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