#NPM18 - 26/30 - bunnies

April is #NPM18 - National Poetry Month.

"Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket."

 ~Charles Simic

           

         Be sure to see the page on the bar above for the Progressive Poem's schedule of poets, hosted by Irene Latham at Live Your Poem.  

        And, see what many are doing for Poetry Month, by looking HERE at Jama Rattigan's post at Jama's Alphabet Soup.
          

              My goal for Poetry Month: A haiku diary that may include other forms related to haiku, like haibun, haiga. monoku or renga. My first poem speaks of why I am handwriting the poems.

April’s garden,

growing poems 

on lined pages

                    Linda Baie

links:

       Poem one

       Poem two

       Poem three 

       Poem Four

       Poem Five
       Poem Six  

       Poem Seven

       Poem Eight 

       Poem Nine 

       Poem Ten
      Poem Eleven
      Poem Twelve
      Poem Thirteen
      Poem Fourteen
      Poem Fifteen
      Poem Sixteen 
      Poem Seventeen
      Poem Eighteen
      Poem Nineteen
      Poem Twenty
      Poem Twenty-One
      Poem Twenty-Two
      Poem Twenty-Three
      Poem Twenty-Four
      Poem Twenty-Five

Here is Poem Twenty-Six:

Final Slice for April - Poetry & Trip Coming

           The Two Writing Teachers blogs hosts a community every Tuesday with a large group writing about their lives in beautifully creative ways! Thanks to Stacey, Tara, Dana, Betsy, Beth and Anna, we keep going!

        Still writing haiku! 

26)

spring dusk -

bunnies appear for nibbles

birds murmur to bed

  Linda Baie © All Rights Reserved

           Some of us are sharing on twitter with the hashtag #DigiPoetry, created by Margaret Simon, of Reflections on The Teche. Please join us. Find the many Poetry Month offerings rounded up by Jama Rattigan at Jama's Alphabet Soup.  It's been a joy to write all of March, and now all of April. Writing every day is a habit I won't break, but posting every day maybe. 

created by Leigh Anne Eck

        As I wrote yesterday, I’m leaving next Tuesday for a 10 day trip with my students to the DC/Chesapeake Bay area, so will take a break from posting. We're doing half the trip in the city, all the tourist places, including being admitted to the White House! The other half will be in nature, studying the Chesapeake Bay habitat, experiencing creek snorkeling, kayaking and zip lines, just the beauty of nature!  I'll try to continue some writing, certainly do lots of field journaling which we (students and adults) all do.  

The Bunny Hop – Poetry Hop That Is!

               Poetry Friday this week is hosted by the lovely and talented writer, Irene Latham, who blogs at Live Your Poem!  Be sure to congratulate Irene on her 1000th post!   Go over for a long visit!

 Started by April Halprin Wayland of the Teaching Authors blog a few weeks ago, I am officially joining the Children’s Poetry Blog Hop, letting Mortimer hop around while I write.  
       I’m supposed to answer one question from the person who tagged me, then add two of my own, and answer them as well.  Finally, tag one or two others that will continue on… 

Jone McCullough tagged me, writing from her blog, Check it Out on October 10th.  Thanks Jone!

The question I chose to answer from Jone's HOP is "Do you like funny poems or beautiful ones?"
   
       I think I've loved beautiful ones, like Mary Oliver's or William Stafford's, more often, but lately have been examining the challenges of writing funny ones and enjoying them more and more.  It seems to me that poets who "write funny" have an extraordinary talent and sense of humor.  I am trying to look at everything in different ways lately and hope it will help me improve my attempts at funny poetry.