Tag Archives: poetry

national poetry month kidlitosphere events

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

national poetry month kidlitosphere events. Wow! Please take a look at Jama’s Alphabet Soup for an amazing update on all things poetry for children in the kidlitosphere. Thank you, Jama!

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Yoga, poetry, a writing retreat and school/library bookings. Phew!

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

The last two weeks have been jam packed. This blog is my attempt to explain. Okay so summing up: Last week I went to Kripalu Yoga & Health Center. It was a safe and supported space for my newly-returned-from-deployment husband … Continue reading →

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I made it to Round 2, Please Vote!

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

Dear, Readers. I have be absent but excusably so. I had some unplugged time last week while I traveled from health and yoga retreat, to a friend’s home, to the VCFA writing retreat (More about this later.) It was a … Continue reading →

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Vote for My Poem on ThinkKidThink.com

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

First the good news… My first round word for the March Madness Poetry tournament was given to me a little more than 36 hours ago. The word- potion. My opponent has to manage the word- bastardized- into her poem, so … Continue reading →

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Training event #3: Revision (My 600th post!)

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

Good Monday morning! It has been a big weekend here at the Boll household. My husband who was away for 16 months with the Navy has returned. Right now we are in the Honeymoon portion of the adjustment period. Dad … Continue reading →

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Training event #2: Reconnect with your inner child– play!

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

A funny thing happened this week. My friend Caroline Carlson posted 22 Awesome Fisher-Price Little People Playsets You Wish You Still Had from BuzzFeed.  I tweeted it on, and since then I’ve gotten more retweets and shares on Facebook than ever. … Continue reading →

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Training event #1. Listen to Inaugural Poet, Richard Blanco read his poetry.

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

On Monday I found out that I’d be an authlete in the Think Kid Think March Madness Poetry Tournament. I announced that I’d be posting about my training for said tournament. See original post.  Training event #1. Listen to an amazing poet read … Continue reading →

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March Madness Poetry 2013

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

You know what yesterday was, right? NO! Not the Oscars. It was selection Sunday for Ed DeCaria’s, Think Kid Think, March Madness Poetry Tournament 2013. If you missed the big reveal video here it is. If you don’t want to wait … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday: Opening

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

Yoga opens me. Physically, many of the yoga poses (Asana) require an opening of the lungs and heart. Goddess pose opens my entire body with arms up and out, legs wide, knees bent. In it, I feel exposed, vulnerable. In Shavasana, … Continue reading →

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Finding Joy after Sandy Hook Shooting

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

The massacre at Sandy Hook  Elementary has become yet another where-were-you-when moment in my lifetime. I will always know that I was in the Jai Yoga Studio making a new commitment to take care of myself a little better, and to find … Continue reading →

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