Monthly Archives: April 2012

Poem In Your Pocket 2012 Wrap-Up

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

This morning I opened my email to find this lovely note: Thank  you very much for your good spirit and good work in the name of poetry this past week.  I missed the poem-in-your-pocket festivities on Thursday, but went to … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday: Wesley McNair in Brunswick, Maine tonight!

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

Tonight, Friday, April 27th, Wesley McNair, Maine’s Poet Laureate will read at the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick, Maine. Recently, Wes sent me an email with the following vision of the event:  I plan to tell the story of my … Continue reading →

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Poem in Your Pocket Day!!!

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

If you didn’t already know, it’s Poem in Your Pocket Day. Since September, I’ve been working with two other community organizers, planning events, applying for grants, finding sponsors, designing posters and social networking around this fabulous, stupendous day! Today I … Continue reading →

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Member Monday: Post Conference Reminders and WHAT?! an event for illustrators!

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

It was an amazing weekend at the New England SCBWI Annual Conference jam packed with workshops, academies, portfolios, posters, speeches, networking, and fun! If you were there, and you blogged about the event, post a link in the comments below! … Continue reading →

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On the road to the NESCBWI conference: Part 3: Friendships

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

If you’ve been following my April break journey here, and here you’ll know that I was in New Jersey yesterday. I had a lovely time visiting Meg Wiviott, talking writing with my VCFA friends, and lunching with a friend from … Continue reading →

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The road to the NESCBWI Conference: Part 2: Moving on

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

If you are a parent, you may remember the exhaustion that accompanied those first months with a new born. However, as with the pain of childbirth, dirty diapers, and ear infections, you may have forcibly siphoned those excess memories (ala … Continue reading →

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On the road to the NESCBWI Conference: Part 1: Toddler’s Eye View

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

Yesterday, I put my children on an airplane to visit my in-laws in Florida. I hugged them, kissed them and bid them farewell. Then I watched the plane leave and cried. I’m not a good flyer myself so transferring my … Continue reading →

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Member Monday: 15 Minutes to a Great Critique

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

Usually blog posts take a while for me to construct but at the suggestion of Julie Kingsley today’s post is going to be done in 15 minutes or less– perfect for our subject the conference critique. Just like at the … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday: Sonnets and Structured Poetry

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

On Wednesday I posted a review (really more of a booktalk) of A WREATH FOR EMMETT TILL. In it, I mentioned the unique structure of the poems in the book called a heroic sonnet. I thought that I’d talk a … Continue reading →

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Book Review Wednesday: A Wreath for Emmett Till

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

Recently,  the name Emmett Till has surfaced quite a bit in relation to the  Trayvon Martin case in Florida. Houghton Mifflin’s teacher guide to A WREATH FOR EMMETT TILL gives the following short explanation of Emmet Till’s death. Emmett Till was a … Continue reading →

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