Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Just a reminder of a free Zoom about Oskar’s Voyage. Hope to see you there! This month, we poetry sisters wrote epistolary poems. I love this form of poems written as letters, even though I’ve only written a few of them. We were […]| Laura Purdie Salas
Welcome, and happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m so happy you’ve dropped by. Whether you’re a regular participant in the Poetry Friday world, or you ended up here from a search or a link, please know that we’re a welcoming community! Read, comment, think, share, and enjoy! I’ve been away […]| Laura Purdie Salas
Welcome, and happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m so happy you’ve dropped by. Whether you’re a regular participant in the Poetry Friday world, or you ended up here from a search or a link, please know that we’re a welcoming community! Read, comment, think, share, and enjoy! Happy news from […]| Laura Purdie Salas
Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’ve missed you! Last week, I was in Chicago for the NCTE-NCTM Joint Conference. A couple of poetry-related highlights: hearing Irene Latham and Charles Waters’ wonderful keynote and then getting to talk poetry, mistakes, publishing, and life with them at lunch; meeting Keila […]| Laura Purdie Salas
Welcome, and happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m so happy you’ve dropped by. Whether you’re a regular participant in the Poetry Friday world, or you ended up here from a search or a link, please know that we’re a welcoming community! Read, comment, think, share, and enjoy! I’m in a […]| Laura Purdie Salas
Welcome, and happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m so happy you’ve dropped by. Whether you’re a regular participant in the Poetry Friday world, or you ended up here from a search or a link, please know that we’re a welcoming community! Read, comment, think, share, and enjoy! Hey, if you’re […]| Laura Purdie Salas
Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m writing this post while waiting for kids to arrive for today’s Young Authors Conference, so this will be short and sweet :>) This month, the Poetry Sisters wrote golden shovel poems, choosing a strike line from Elizabeth Bishop’s poem, “Letter to N.Y.” […]| Laura Purdie Salas
Welcome, and happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m so happy you’ve dropped by. Whether you’re a regular participant in the Poetry Friday world, or you ended up here from a search or a link, please know that we’re a welcoming community! Read, comment, think, share, and enjoy! Just a quickie […]| Laura Purdie Salas
Welcome, and happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m so happy you’ve dropped by. Whether you’re a regular participant in the Poetry Friday world, or you ended up here from a search or a link, please know that we’re a welcoming community! Read, comment, think, share, and enjoy! [ETA: I’m taking […] The post “Rainbowfish” and “What Does the Rainbowfish Know About Love?” appeared first on Laura Purdie Salas.| Laura Purdie Salas
Welcome, and happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m so happy you’ve dropped by. Whether you’re a regular participant in the Poetry Friday world, or you ended up here from a search or a link, please know that we’re a welcoming community! Read, comment, think, share, and enjoy! I finally got […]| Laura Purdie Salas
Welcome, and happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m so happy you’ve dropped by. Whether you’re a regular participant in the Poetry Friday world, or you ended up here from a search or a link, please know that we’re a welcoming community! Read, comment, think, share, and enjoy! Lovely news! Finding […] The post National Poetry Month Roundup Plus More! appeared first on Laura Purdie Salas.| Laura Purdie Salas
Last week, I taught all week at Success Beyond the Classroom’s Young Authors Conference in the Twin Cities in Minnesota. I love this event every year. It’s an opportunity for me to lead the same writing workshop 12 times in a row with 4th-8th graders, mostly kids who are strong, enthusiastic writers. This year, I […]| Laura Purdie Salas
Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Welcome, and I’m so pleased that you’re here! As I post this on Thursday afternoon, it’s the book birthday for my new picture book, Line Leads the Way. I love this little tale of perseverance, vulnerability, imperfection, and library love. The charming illustrations by Alice […]| Laura Purdie Salas
News: The Kindle edition of Clover Kitty Goes to Kittygarten is on sale for $2.49 through June 30 only. Just in case you’re looking for some back-to-school reads for later! Happy Poetry Friday! Are you a regular or a newbie? No matter…you are welcome! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) This month, the Poetry […]| Laura Purdie Salas
Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) During National Poetry Month, I’m posting a magnipoem each day that I can. That’s a poem inspired by my simply looking at an object under a magnifying glass for 1 minute each day, and then jotting a poem. Feel free to try this with students […]| Laura Purdie Salas
“Home Improvement,” by Molly Beth Griffin | Laura Purdie Salas
