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Monthly Archives: April 2008
Almost two weeks?!
I’m shocked that it has been almost two weeks since my last posting. Shocked, but not surprised. My fingers have been tingling like crazy. Do you get that? That, oh-my-gosh-I-haven’t-been-writing feeling. So there it is. The admission. I haven’t been … Continue reading
A Poetry Class Plug, The Conference, and Friends
A Plug: On May 3rd I will be teaching an all day workshop on Writing Poetry for Children through the University of Southern Maine’s Continuing education program. Check out more information about the class here. If you have any questions … Continue reading
Good-bye Sam the Dog
This is not the entry I had planned for today. I’ll write about the conference and other good news tomorrow. Know that while this is a sad entry, there is much joy in my life. As we ride the roller … Continue reading
Sonnet Worksheet
I’m trying to upload this sonnet worksheet I made for anyone who wants to give it a go. This might make the iambic pentameter a little easier to deal with. You should be able to click on it and get … Continue reading
Sonnet Contest
Garrison Keillor is having a sonnet contest. The winner gets a sleep number bed and a dozen roses. “A bed of roses…” if you will. A sonnet is a 14 line poem where each line is in iambic pentameter and … Continue reading
Conference count down
Well, I’ve managed to miss a LJ birthday for kellyrfineman and a get out the vote celebration for carriejones . I also missed the release celebration for Love and other Uses for Duct Tape by aforementioned carriejones . Why? Because … Continue reading
