Appreciations to Rundelania, for publishing three of my poems, in Issue 18: https://rundelania.com/heart-stopping-me/
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ORISON Prize poet, & who I’m delighted to exchange poems with, is the subject of my piece: The Tallahassee Democrat:porebas-second-poetry-collection-wins-national-award/86551274007/
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AUDREY PARENTE created read-aloud poem hauntings. Audrey is also a journalist & pulp fiction editor/expert. We invite families into her shiver zone poems. Go gingerly, ages 9-10 + up. Ghoul-er than greeting cards, unless homemade. Online with B&N.
A POETRY CARD for an historic Tallahassee poet’s home.
COCA is the Big Bend’s energetic, juggernaut arts community.
Pool Time with Poet Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge, creator of “poemcrazy: freeing your life with words. ” I lean on her exercisess. She is often credited with creating the Word Pool prompt.
~~~ cramp drought funnel Grrr luscious persevere quandary swamp~~~ Conjure those eight words into a poem, such as, mine below:
MoSt Poetry Center’s annual poetry challenges, with chapbook cover bearing a different odd, old typewriter, each time, asked a Word pPool. That brought me, “What to do with a drifted stick in winter?” I’m grateful to poet & MoSt poetry challenge editor Gary Thomas, truly, a poet’s editor, pubbed by Finishing Line Press & Manzanita Writers Press.
Susan G. Wooldridge http://susanwooldridge.com
MoSt Poetry Center https://www.mostpoetry.org/
Cover detail, below, MoSt Poetry Center’s #17 NYPC
BIRMINGHAM ARTS JOURNAL
This encaustic visitation of purple-blue petunias created by Tom Dameron covers Vol. 17, Issue 4, of the wonderful community known as Birmingham Arts Journal. “Assisted Writing’ [ p. 12 online] is my poem, fledged from a writing prompt gifted to creative writers at an onlne Highlights Foundation poetry workshop, led by two nourishing Rebeccas & one nourishing Georgia.
The lovely TINY SEED LITERARY JOURNAL also liked “Assisted Writing” & shared versions, twice. Online with Tiny Seed Literay Journal. PLANT YOUR WORDS anthology, 2023.
Poetry Help! My pals Charles & Irene – in from Highlights Foundation.
SNAKEBIRD 2021/Anhinga Press :”Only Your Recent Works”
Disability Interest Group of South Florida pubbed the ekphrastic haiku [above] in its website newsletter & it also prompted a surprise sticker created by #PoetryFriday #PoetryFriday colleague Margaret Simon.
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Added poem assistances & communities follow a few foto images.
All original material at this sight, All rights reserved. JGAnnino/ Jan Godown Annino
Popular Mechanix C. JGANNINO, alll rights reserved, also forthcoming in “Ceremonials of Return To Your Solar System” Issue 3, The Panacea Review.
Snapping available-light local news images shaped my newspaper-published photographs, following lessons/ work at a military photographer’s college lab.
Outdoor oddities, wry street scenes & creatures are often my subjects.
Escape C. JGANNINO all rights reserved
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; An incomplete reference list presented gingerly, with apologies for incompleteness, but. . . still nourishing. ~~~~~~
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American Indians in Children’s Literature
Ashely Bryan at the Library of Congress Ashley Bryan Center
Brown Bookshelf poetry links
Florida State Poetry Association
Dictionary for a Better World: Poem Quotes Anecdotes from A to Z (2 authors)
Handbook of Poetic Forms (T & W Collaborative)
Runaway With Words edited & created by JoAnn Gardner. Her chapbook, Heart’s Core.
Shape of Content (artist Ben Sahn)
Writing a Poem Where Poems Come From and How to Write Them
a poem or two by JGAnnino c. all rights reserved
Hey, Lovey
She is my olden patriotic fabric doll.
Wears faded brickred skirt faded bluejeansblue blouse
Today I made a sign of love for her to carry
I READ BANNED BOOKS
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GLOW ~~ Some words sent in, about my school & library presentations
Thank you so much for your creative guidance and generous
hospitality. What a pleasure this Sumer Writing Circle has been.
– a literature teacher
Thank you so much for allowing me to be part of your Writing
Circle. It has been wonderful! You are an inspiration and good
friend to me.
– children’s author
THANK YOU for such a wonderful day for our Kindergarten through 3rd grade students and teachers! I am attaching some photos from this unique experience you provided for our Little Mustangs. (Methinks) Betty Mae Tiger Jumper would be proud.
-award-winning public school art teacher
GOOD NEWS FOR SHE SANG PROMISE: The Story of Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole Tribal Leader
SHE SANG PROMISE is a “Great Read for Kids & Teachers”, landing on a list of 52 books collected by the U.S. Library of Congress.
SHE SANG PROMISE is out in a SCHOLASTIC EDITION – for book clubs & book fairs.
FLORIDA BOOK AWARDS named SHE SANG PROMISE: The Story of Betty Mae Jumpers, Seminole Tribal Leader
the GOLD winner in Children’s Literature. This recognition will increase the chances that young readers will know more about Florida heritage & about the amazing Betty Mae Tiger Jumper.
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL for the SOCIAL STUDIES with THE CHILDREN’s BOOK COUNCIL,
placed SHE SANG PROMISE: The Story of Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole Tribal Leader, on this 2010 recommended list:
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People.
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION news
THE {ALA/Amelia Bloomer Project List} renamed the RISE LIST named SHE SANG PROMISE: The Story of Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole Tribal Leader, to its annual annotated bibliography of books for young readers that offer excellent role models of girl & women characters or real girls & women in non-fiction.
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retired library director Helen Moeller, Florid
Joan Broerman, past Regional Advisor, Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators
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