Visit Alyson Beecher on Wednesdays for Non-Fiction Picture books at Kidlit Frenzy. From Alyson and others, you can count on finding a wonderful book!#NPM17 - Poem 12/30 - National Poetry Month.
"Poetry is an act of peace." – Pablo Neruda
Poetic things of interest:
See Irene Latham's Progressive Poem's schedule on the page above.
See what everyone is doing for Poetry Month, HERE at Jama Rattigan's post at Jama's Alphabet Soup.
See Irene Latham's Progressive Poem's schedule on the page above.
See what everyone is doing for Poetry Month, HERE at Jama Rattigan's post at Jama's Alphabet Soup.
Bridget Magee and her family have started a project in response to the chaos happening in our government. Go HERE to find out about it, to see how you can help!
My goal for Poetry Month: TINY THINGS. My choices may surprise you, and I'm excited to write, share, and read how everyone writes to meet their special goals for celebrating poetry month.
It's interesting how things connect so quickly. I wrote a poem posted Monday about Gandhi because the 'tiny thing' I had chosen as a topic made a connection (to me) - salt crystals.
Since then I've read a graphic novel of Gandhi's life. Earl recommended it recently and I was able to find it at my library. While I know that a graphic novel cannot give the comprehensive information a written biography can, I enjoyed this thoroughly, found that some of the content connects to our conflicts in the U.S. now. There is so much disagreement, discontent, and worry. One can use those words to describe most of Gandhi's life, too, though there were always triumphs and wisdom that kept him going.
Jason Quinn has written a wonderful first-person narrative of the life of Gandhi, a man known as Mahatma (great soul) which he did not approve of during his life. In the novel, Gandhi tells the story in a flashback and the artists allow him to appear in gray tones within the pages. Gandhi taught how one person's actions can make change. The gorgeous artwork by Sachin Nagar throughout is filled with details. I enjoyed the way that the scenes bled into other scenes rather than drawing cell after cell. The color drawings bring every part of this great man's journey to life. His story of Mahandas Karamchand Gandhi should not be forgotten. For mature readers and those also willing to do some research while reading.
My goal for Poetry Month: TINY THINGS. My choices may surprise you, and I'm excited to write, share, and read how everyone writes to meet their special goals for celebrating poetry month.
The Letter "I"
Who?
Me?
Yes, it must be.
People, friends
even some enemies
say ‘tis I.
And I play along--
being right in their eyes at last.
Linda Baie © All Rights Reserved
I wrote this as a reply to Gandhi's own life's philosophy. In it, the letter "I" appeared never to be a concern, only the word "you." What are "you" doing to help a conflict, to help others? How can I be of service to "you"? "I hope I have not offended "you".
It's interesting how things connect so quickly. I wrote a poem posted Monday about Gandhi because the 'tiny thing' I had chosen as a topic made a connection (to me) - salt crystals.
Since then I've read a graphic novel of Gandhi's life. Earl recommended it recently and I was able to find it at my library. While I know that a graphic novel cannot give the comprehensive information a written biography can, I enjoyed this thoroughly, found that some of the content connects to our conflicts in the U.S. now. There is so much disagreement, discontent, and worry. One can use those words to describe most of Gandhi's life, too, though there were always triumphs and wisdom that kept him going. Jason Quinn has written a wonderful first-person narrative of the life of Gandhi, a man known as Mahatma (great soul) which he did not approve of during his life. In the novel, Gandhi tells the story in a flashback and the artists allow him to appear in gray tones within the pages. Gandhi taught how one person's actions can make change. The gorgeous artwork by Sachin Nagar throughout is filled with details. I enjoyed the way that the scenes bled into other scenes rather than drawing cell after cell. The color drawings bring every part of this great man's journey to life. His story of Mahandas Karamchand Gandhi should not be forgotten. For mature readers and those also willing to do some research while reading.