The 2026 Progressive Poem is Here!
The Land of PoetryOn my first trip to the Land of Poetry,I saw anthologies of every color, tall as buildings.A world of words, wonder on wings, waiting just for me!Birding for words shimmering, flecked in golden gilding.Binoculars ready, I toured boulevards and side streets,exploring vibrant verses, verses so honest and tender.feathery lyrics, bright flitting avian…
Poetry Friday: This Week In the News and an Ekphrastic Challenge
This final Friday of National Poetry Month is also a Poetry Sisters challenge week! We’re writing ekphrastic poems, so I chose an image from today’s NYT morning newsletter. Such a different spring view from my window and from his. When will this madness end? Here’s what the rest of the Poetry Sisters came up with…
Poetry Friday: Another Week in the News
Today (Thursday, April 16) I needed a break from the unrelenting frazzlement of the U.S. news cycle, so I popped over to Al Jazeera for headlines from Europe. It was quite refreshing. Here are the rest of my poems from this week: April 10 News Fatigue April 11 National Poetry Month April 12 You Are a Crew April…
Poetry Friday: This Week in the News
April 4 Perspective April 5 Nostalgia April 6 Paying Attention, Then Looking Away April 7 Bright Spot April 8 Breaking News from Paleontology April 9 July 5, 1978 I’m traveling and won’t be able to comment this week. Happy Poetry Friday! Happy NPM! Jone has this week’s Poetry Friday roundup at Jone Rush MacCulloch.
Poetry Friday and Poetry Every Day
Happy National Poetry Month! My daily poems are at Poetrepository here and on Substack here and in IG stories here if you want to follow along. Or just check in here on Fridays for my weekly roundup! March 31 “That’s a Bridge Too Far”April 1 Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship CaseApril 2 Making a Difference in a Distracted and…
Poetry Friday: Celebrating Twilight
This is a double-duty poem. First, it celebrates the Book Birthday of Marcie Flinchum Atkins’ new release, WHEN TWILIGHT COMES. Congratulations, Marcie! Second, it’s a Poetry Sister challenge poem. This month we tried our hands at Ovillejos. According to Writer’s Digest, “The ovillejo is an old Spanish form popularized by Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). This 10-line poem…
Poetry Friday: The News in Poetry
. I’ve found my way back into a regular poetry writing routine and simultaneously I might have found my NPM project. As I read the NYT or other assorted news sources, I borrow bits and pieces and write a tricube. I’ve also been playing with haiku-comics. There’s room during NPM for both, right? Tanita has…
Poetry Friday: Yesterday
I’m in a bit of a writing slump, so thank goodness for Audrey Gidman’s Poetry Prompt Calendars! Here is the prompt for 3/11, which was the ninth anniversary of our mom’s death. Today, 3/12, is the 32-year anniversary of our dad’s death. Write two short, separate, unrelated poems, 4-5 lines each. One describing a body…
Poetry Friday: Becoming
Ever since Sara Teasdale’s poem “There Will Come Soft Rains” was the Poem of the Day this past week on Poets.org, I’ve been going back to it over and over again, working to memorize it. Sara T. and I go way back. My fourth graders and I memorized “Barter” my first year of teaching. I…
Poetry Friday: After Arthur Sze
Without actually meaning to, the Poetry Sisters have done great service to the Poetry Friday community by shining a spotlight on our current Poet Laureate, Arthur Sze. Were you, like us, not very (or at all) familiar with Sze’s poetry? We were delighted to dive in and discover his distinctive style of close focus on…
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