Poetry Sounds

   
            “Eggshells become hard to break after walking on them for so long.”  Mia Castile

      A giveaway to note!  Visit the Teaching Authors website for a terrific giveaway.  I'll post again in the coming days!

     At Think Kid Think, Ed Dicaria shares a truth about poetry being about sound, and also, he shares his extreme annoyance at the reCAPTCHA requirement at the end of some blogs, if you are visiting someone online.  If you'd like to read the entire challenge and explanation, visit his blog HERE.   Ed shares that poetry is meant to be read aloud to listen for the sounds, the rhythm, without worrying about the words and meaning at first.  This is an interesting exercise.  I found a captcha, will share with Ed, but wanted to share, to see if you all would like this too.  Give it a whirl!

A Matter of Perspective

     
             Lovely and talented Irene Latham has the Poetry Friday round up this third Friday of Poetry Month.  Thanks to Irene for hosting, and it's double duty for her today because she also is adding the next line to her Progressive Poem.  See the line-up to the right of this page, and go to her blog, Live Your Poem, to see the newest line and find all other's poetry contributions.  If you want to discover even more links to Poetry Month events, click on the page above!

      A giveaway to note!  Visit the Teaching Authors website for a terrific giveaway.  I'll post again in the coming days!

                                    A poem begins with a lump in the throat.  ~Robert Frost

Some Words from Mr. Rogers

  It's Tuesday, time for a slice of life!  Come visit all the links at the Two Writing Teachers blog!

      I'm flying east today to my sister-in-law's funeral.  I won't be commenting much, but will read some of your posts, I'm sure.  If you want to know more about her, I wrote a post last Saturday.  We are saddened to lose her.

      I thought I wouldn't post today, but a colleague shared this on her Facebook page. “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers - so many caring people in this world.” — Mister Rogers

         Whether or not you're familiar with this quote, I hope it helps you in some small way today.  

Good Reading Means Poetry Too

  
      It's Monday! What Are You Reading?  is a kidlit meme hosted by Jen and Kellee at Teach.Mentor.Texts.  Come visit!  And also visit Sheila at Book Journeys to find reviews of all kinds of books for adults and for children.  

            Don't forget the hashtag #IMWAYR 

                       A poem begins with a lump in the throat.  Robert Frost

          It’s Poetry Month, and here at Teacher Dance on Mondays each week, I share the books I’ve read in the past week.  This month, I’ll also share some poetry anthologies for children that I am enjoying.

           Don't forget to read the Poetry Links on the page above!

The Poetry Friday Anthology for Middle School, Poems for the School Year with Connections to the Common Core – compiled by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong

Sunday-from another blogger

Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes."  Carl Sandburg

       Mary Lee Hahn, at A Year of Reading, has been writing some gorgeous poetry this month, using media from the Creative Commons site and teaching about proper attribution at the same time.  It's been full of beautiful words written, along with learning and inspiration.  Please visit!

       My poem this time is a response to Mary Lee's post today, the moon!  With thanks to her for keeping me inspired.

moon dreams

from moon beams

my heart’s light

from this monthly flight

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