tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post4963595278577147679..comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Comments on Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: Poetry Friday, Tea with Monkey, and Seasons...Carmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-71937655787711632092013-02-13T22:37:25.553-06:002013-02-13T22:37:25.553-06:00Thank you all for coming to Monkey's poetry te...Thank you all for coming to Monkey's poetry tea!April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-3194216217689999372013-02-04T01:32:12.525-06:002013-02-04T01:32:12.525-06:00P.S: A day after I first posted this, I retitled ...P.S: A day after I first posted this, I retitled the poem. It was originally called "Patience" but I think a better title is "Between"...April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-56187916119809548812013-02-04T01:23:58.247-06:002013-02-04T01:23:58.247-06:00Thank you all for coming, for sharing your links, ...Thank you all for coming, for sharing your links, for commenting! <br /><br />Life has gotten in the way and I haven't visited every link...but I look forward to touching down and enjoying your riches soon!<br /><br />xxxApril Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-57100665309302346312013-02-01T18:55:55.637-06:002013-02-01T18:55:55.637-06:00Thanks for hosting.
My selection is "Ring of ...Thanks for hosting.<br />My selection is "Ring of Earth" by Jane Yolen with illustrations by John Wallner.<br /> Janet S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-16379187195437520692013-02-01T14:14:16.013-06:002013-02-01T14:14:16.013-06:00April...my writing season, that's a great ques...April...my writing season, that's a great question. I think it's a bridging season: finishing my teaching carreer (five more years and establishing a writing career as well).It inspires me that you write a poem a day. Thanks for hosting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-54031255824868762492013-02-01T11:35:42.560-06:002013-02-01T11:35:42.560-06:00Hi, April.
I seem to be in a season of constantly...Hi, April. <br />I seem to be in a season of constantly changing seasons. :) <br /><br />I have some Mary Oliver today, as well as a little John Updike, and also the beauty that is a murmuration of starlings. <br /><br />Thanks for hosting! Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-86348222429335092602013-02-01T11:30:26.557-06:002013-02-01T11:30:26.557-06:00Thank you for hosting! We appreciate it. Happy Poe...Thank you for hosting! We appreciate it. Happy Poetry Friday!Lorie Ann Groverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894901682181719593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-7167835838271491192013-02-01T09:19:16.227-06:002013-02-01T09:19:16.227-06:00Thanks for hosting! I posted a poem from a land do...Thanks for hosting! I posted a poem <a href="http://slayground.livejournal.com/731701.html" rel="nofollow">from a land down under</a> today at <a href="http://slayground.livejournal.com/" rel="nofollow">Bildungsroman</a>.Little Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058463472836988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-82162332391052194572013-02-01T09:15:20.015-06:002013-02-01T09:15:20.015-06:00Hi, dear April! Thanks for hosting and for your al...Hi, dear April! Thanks for hosting and for your always-wonderful poems. I've posted at my blog (about the recent awards) and at the PFA blog about Eileen Spinelli's poem about bullying. Take care! SylviaSylvia Vardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-16163589786389224352013-02-01T09:04:08.088-06:002013-02-01T09:04:08.088-06:00Thanks for hosting Poetry Friday. I'm in this ...Thanks for hosting Poetry Friday. I'm in this week with a poem about acceptance, plus a little chatter about standardized testing and young children. 'Tis the season in our school, which has gotten me thinking about the things I accept and don't accept (as well as a bit out of sorts.) <br /><br />I can't tell if Mr. Linky is working or not, so here's a link:<br /><br />http://insidethedog.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/poetry-friday-a-certain-kind-of-acceptance/Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793183473454298123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-81364154286828011332013-02-01T07:38:39.582-06:002013-02-01T07:38:39.582-06:00I've been feeling so gray, I decided I needed ...I've been feeling so gray, I decided I needed to find my inner silliness. I've posted two silly animal poems.<br />http://www.lizsteinglass.com<br />Thanks for hosting, and happy Poetry Friday!<br />LizLiz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-42639995797252595982013-02-01T07:30:59.389-06:002013-02-01T07:30:59.389-06:00Hi April, Thank you for hosting PF this week! We ...Hi April, Thank you for hosting PF this week! We love tea, monkeys, and poetry in our house - the perfect combination. And your poem "Patience" is just what I needed to read this morning. Thank you! =)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-30581933509525901762013-02-01T05:48:58.972-06:002013-02-01T05:48:58.972-06:00Thanks for hosting, April. Love that hallway of un...Thanks for hosting, April. Love that hallway of unopened doors. I am walking down an old hallway as I recount an old loss, but the process is opening new doors already. Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-11140276092468780022013-02-01T04:52:59.998-06:002013-02-01T04:52:59.998-06:00Hi April! Thank you for hosting! You're doing ...Hi April! Thank you for hosting! You're doing great :-) Like the others, I enjoyed your poem and all its moods. "Squarish" is a fun word!<br /><br />Today I share poems by Richard Brautigan: http://tabathayeatts.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-lock-turning.htmlTabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-24316946236702793772013-02-01T00:56:28.729-06:002013-02-01T00:56:28.729-06:00Thanks for hosting (and having the Patience to do ...Thanks for hosting (and having the Patience to do so!).<br /><br /><br />I'm in today with an original ditty about the method I used to tie my shoes.... Cuz, like, I can!Greg Pincushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449684160718426340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-47956086477352871382013-02-01T00:03:54.779-06:002013-02-01T00:03:54.779-06:00Thanks so much for hosting, April! I love this pla...Thanks so much for hosting, April! I love this place with its multitude of doors, its tea monkey and the delicious spread of poetry links. My poem is about fog, called "fog" and I left it with Mr. Linky at the back door. <br /><br /><a href="http://vnesdolypoems.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">Violet N.</a>Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-16227228638811444862013-01-31T23:47:33.467-06:002013-01-31T23:47:33.467-06:00Dear April, Your hallway is full of love, and I se...Dear April, Your hallway is full of love, and I send you perfect-door-opening-thoughts as you keep reaching and wondering. I'll be returning to this metaphor again in my head, to be sure.<br /><br />Today at The Poem Farm I have a little free verse poem about that feeling you get when you meet someone new...who doesn't feel new at all. http://www.poemfarm.amylv.com/2013/02/new-old-friends-free-verse.html<br /><br />Thank you for hosting! xo, a.<br /><br />Amy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-63456615124636688292013-01-31T23:47:32.772-06:002013-01-31T23:47:32.772-06:00Dear April, Your hallway is full of love, and I se...Dear April, Your hallway is full of love, and I send you perfect-door-opening-thoughts as you keep reaching and wondering. I'll be returning to this metaphor again in my head, to be sure.<br /><br />Today at The Poem Farm I have a little free verse poem about that feeling you get when you meet someone new...who doesn't feel new at all. http://www.poemfarm.amylv.com/2013/02/new-old-friends-free-verse.html<br /><br />Thank you for hosting! xo, a.<br /><br />Amy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-63397129827736367042013-01-31T22:57:51.247-06:002013-01-31T22:57:51.247-06:00Thank you for hosting Poetry Friday this week, Apr...Thank you for hosting Poetry Friday this week, April. Love Monkey. Tea and poetry seem like a perfect pair, indeed. I enjoyed your poem very much. I like the first two lines, and that part where it said:<br /><br />"Spirit, goddess, hear my prayer<br />any door will do, I swear!"<br /><br />My Poetry Friday offering is called "Longing for Beauty" - a poem taken from Marilyn Singer's classic poetry collection, Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verses.<br /><br />Thanks again for hosting and sharing your lovely poem. =)Fats Suela from Gathering Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10669126888557235026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-15523956668519338712013-01-31T22:33:46.154-06:002013-01-31T22:33:46.154-06:00Thanks for hosting today, April. I wish I could ta...Thanks for hosting today, April. I wish I could take the class you are teaching! I loved the way your poem began so gravely and then closed so lightheartedly. Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-45034212660182750082013-01-31T22:23:34.366-06:002013-01-31T22:23:34.366-06:00Thanks for hosting today. I am joining in with a ...Thanks for hosting today. I am joining in with a lesson on idioms using <i>The Chronicles of Harris Burdick</i> and a student's poem.Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-4116016984852296552013-01-31T22:10:06.352-06:002013-01-31T22:10:06.352-06:00Your poem seems to "speak" to everyone, ...Your poem seems to "speak" to everyone, April. Love the poem; it's all jittery, which is the way I feel, waiting to see what else goes on the never-ending list among selling my old house, making the new house home, work, and play (what's that-not sure). I need to run out a door, & the one with sunlight sounds wonderful. Thanks much for hosting!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-18368037524600113462013-01-31T21:35:27.298-06:002013-01-31T21:35:27.298-06:00Thanks for hosting.
I wrote about Hailstones and...Thanks for hosting. <br /><br />I wrote about Hailstones and Halibut Bones by Mary O’Neill. <br />http://supratentorial.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/poetry-friday-hailstones-and-halibut-bones/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-5339868997082871952013-01-31T21:18:54.571-06:002013-01-31T21:18:54.571-06:00April, Thank you for hosting Poetry Friday. How e...April, Thank you for hosting Poetry Friday. How exciting to join you and Monkey for a cup of tea and a read on this first day of February.<br /><br />I'm writing a minute poem for today about the awesome full moon I saw earlier this week at www.poetryforkidsjoy.blogspot.com<br /><br />This poem MOON MINUTE, will be up at midnight PST, and you can also check the abecedarians and the nonsense poem from earlier this week, if you aren't a regular reader.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825251724115541708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-60595187195714119272013-01-31T21:09:12.339-06:002013-01-31T21:09:12.339-06:00Hi April,
Thanks for hosting Poetry Friday! I lov...Hi April,<br /><br />Thanks for hosting Poetry Friday! I love seeing your poetry monkey, and your poem reminds me of a recurring dream I used to have when I was in college. Wishing you an open door to a pleasant locale. At The Writer’s Whimsy I’m gushing about the Academy of American Poets’ recently released National Poetry Month poster designed by Jessica Helfand. It’s very cool and retro. http://www.tamerawillwissinger.com/the-writers-whimsy/2013/1/31/a-poster-for-national-poetry-month.html<br /><br />Thanks again, and happy Poetry Friday - <br /><br />Tamera<br />Tamera Will Wissingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408087979651337516noreply@blogger.com