Happy meteorological summer! I am happy to host today’s Poetry Friday. Please leave your link with Mr. Linky at the end of this post. I am trying to get back on the proverbial horse and commi…| Buffy Silverman
Happy National Poetry Month! I have been fortunate to attend a couple of poetry workshops this month as part of the Jax Poetry Fest (peruse here–you can still sign up for these free lunchtime workshops.) I especially enjoyed my friend Shutta Crum’s workshop on writing narrative poetry. Shutta offered some great examples of narrative poetry–poems […]| Buffy Silverman
Welcome to the progressive poem! Each year during the month of April, the kidlit poetry community comes together to create a poem, with each blogger contributing one line before handing it off to the next intrepid poet. The progressive poem was originally the brain-child of Irene Latham, and now Margaret Simon organizes this effort. Thanks to both […]| Buffy Silverman
Today was a good mail day–I found a copy of Matt Forrest Esenwine’s new treasure, A UNIVERSE OF RAINBOWS, on my doorstep (thank you Eerdmans Books for offering a review copy!) The book …| Buffy Silverman
If you are a frequenter of Poetry Friday, you likely know that the Poetry Sisters share poems on a theme once a month, and invite others to join them. This month’s challenge was to write a poem inspired by Wallace Steven’s “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.” I confess that I did not write […]| Buffy Silverman
We had out-of-town friends visiting on Sunday, and took them to the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary (only a few miles from our house as the goose flies.) A pair of trumpeter swans had three almost-full-grown cygnets at the back pond, away from the honking geese, the ever-present mallards, and other water fowl. Our friends sprung for […]| Buffy Silverman
Welcome to Poetry Friday. I am happy to host the poetry party today. Please leave your links with Mr. Linky at the end of this post. I’m excited about my new book, coming out next Tuesday, September 10. STARLIGHT SYMPHONY has gotten some wonderful early press, including starred reviews from Kirkus and Booklist!! I’m going […]| Buffy Silverman
Welcome to Poetry Friday! I’m happy to be your host today. (WARNING: If you are snake-phobic, close your eyes and scroll to the end of the post to leave your link!) My younger kiddo and her s…| Buffy Silverman
It’s my turn to add a couplet to the 12th annual Progressive Poem. Follow along on this National Poetry Month journey, begun by Irene Latham and now hosted by Margaret Simon, while a baby poe…| Buffy Silverman
Back in 2017 we made a family trek to southern Illinois to witness the eclipse (you can see some magical photos taken by the older offspring here, along with a poem I wrote at the time.) MondayR…| Buffy Silverman
