November 16, 2021
Rainbow Colored Memories
A series of List Poems Orange A Halloween pumpkin. Clouds at sunset. A glass of carrot juice. Falling autumn leaves. A dry harvest field. Construction…
Poetry
15 pieces
October 4, 2021
City in Winter
City in winter Snow like a powdery coat Cloaking everything Metallic green-blue, Wing beats faster than heartbeats, Dances with flowers. Bright orange fur glints Against…
September 23, 2021
Jellyfish
These two pieces of writing were an experiment to push myself to write about the same subject in two different styles. I put them in…
September 13, 2021
The Key to Memories
I hold inside my palm an old bronze key Covered in dust. I am sitting inside my grandmother’s house The week after she died. I am missing her. I do not know what this key opens, I have never seen it before….
August 27, 2021
Picture Frame- Rhyming Poems
This week I worked with students on rhyming poems. Inspired by Shel Silverstein these silly poems should hopefully bring a little smile to your face!
August 17, 2021
Whippoorwill Station
Today I had something extra fun to share. I am writing a story with another one of my students. We both started with the same…
August 9, 2021
Borrowed Time – Microfiction Monday
May I have a glass to drink? I wait patiently with my warm cookie Licking chocolate off my fingertips Knowing nothing’s better with a cookie…
August 2, 2021
Assorted Acrostic Poems – Microfiction Monday
Happy August everyone! Today was my first day with a wonderful group of students that I get to teach creative writing for the month of…
July 26, 2021
Fog and Fairytales – Microfiction Monday
Today I have two pieces of writing that I’m very excited to share for Microfiction Monday. The first is a Concrete or Shape Poem that…
July 20, 2021
Writing Camp Microfiction
These small poems were written during the creative writing camp that I taught last week. The Haiku and the first acrostic poem were written collaboratively…
June 21, 2021
Patreon Bookmarks – Microfiction Monday
This Micro-fiction Monday we get to celebrate with a treasure trove of mixed media. I missed last Wednesday’s watercolor post because the project was a…
June 7, 2021
Avian Poetry – Microfiction Monday
The bird themed poems this week were inspired by last Wednesday’s watercolor painting of feathers. The first is a Golden Shovel poem using lyrics from…
May 24, 2021
Mixed Poetry – Microfiction Monday
Acrostic Poem An acrostic poem is where you use the first letter of every line to spell a word or phrase. In this example the…
May 17, 2021
Name Poems – Microfiction Monday
Another Name for Love Jam fresh pressed from warm red raspberries Only just picked this morning Under the radiant August sunlight the Rays warming your…
May 12, 2021
Student Haiku Poems
Haiku poems are one of my favorite ways to introduce students to poetry. They have a simple easy to understand pattern that kids seem to…