from  Button Poetry  My youngest daughter introduced me to Rudy Francisco . And I ask you: What would we do without daughters?  Without poet...

Photo: Wikimedia Commons Poetry Friday crept up on me this week, so I jumped into my archives and pulled this one out. I wrote this (well, f...

My youngest daughter ("Ramona," the artist and poet) introduced me to Rudy Francisco , and if I haven't shared his stuff on Po...

Welcome to Monsterville , by Laura Shovan , with illustrations by Michael Rothenberg is a sweet, sometimes silly, moving, always charming c...

Just look at that cover.  Isn't it delightful?  Now, open the book.  (What? You don't have it? Go get it now!  In the...

For everyone who has ever been overcome by ineffable beauty: Before a Painting James Weldon Johnson I knew not who had wrought with ...

I've been sick with a cold all week. That means, yes, you can feel sorry for me, and yes, I've been operating on partial-fuzz-br...

I'm focusing on gratitude--today, tonight, this month, this year, this life.  Keep me honest, God, and don't let me stray f...

We got back yesterday from an overnight in a cabin at a beautiful state park, and I was reminded of the first time we "camped" (it...

Father’s Song Gregory Orr Yesterday, against admonishment, my daughter balanced on the couch back, fell and cut her mouth. Because I ...

Photo thanks to Free Images .  Speaks for itself.  Some Glad Morning by Joyce Sutphen One day, something very old happened aga...

Photo credit: Matt Willmann As National Poetry Month draws to a close, I'm sharing  10 Facts About Poets Laureate . They're al...

I haven't shared Wilbur's "The Writer" for nearly a year and a half. That's practically criminal. It's time. ...

On what could be a dreary, snowy day on which I am captive at home while I wait for a plumber, I am, in the spirit of Hygge , choosing ...

I'll be at the Filled With Joy conference this weekend, talking about read-alouds, among other things. And although this Stevenson...

I am just getting to know Pat Schneider , but, oh, is she worth getting to know. From the bio on her website: After a search for work...

Photo thanks to FreeImages .* Swallows are much on my mind of late. They love our porches, view them as prime real estate. We always ...

Wonder and joy speak for themselves.  Happy Poetry Friday!  You can find the round up at  Reflections on the Teche . Wonder...

Photo: FreeImages.com Ramona and I were at a park yesterday, and the air was charged with perfection. Today? Revel, run, repeat. ...

Although I have often commented on him, Richard Wilbur doesn't need my blather. Here he is, simply being his perfect, poetic self. ...