Special Note: My friend and colleague at school, Suparna Kudesia, is Amy L-V's guest today on The Poem Farm. Please welcome her and her class to Poetry Friday! They are crazy about poetry!
I have the honor of being a round two
Cybil’s judge in poetry again this year, and have been reviewing the poetry
books I already own, and ordering others that I haven’t read yet. I don’t really have to participate yet, but am
enjoying reading the nominees. What an
array of wonderful ones on the list, including those written by some of you who share on Poetry Friday! Congratulations!
I recently found Cat Talk at my library. It is co-authored by Patricia MacLachlan and her daughter, Emily MacLachlan Charest, and illustrated by Barry Moser. Each page shows a lovely image of a particular cat and poetic text that describes its special personality. For those who love cats, this would make a wonderful gift, and for those who teach, I can imagine having students use this example to spark their own poems about a particular favorite pet, not necessarily a cat.