Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit Linda at TeacherDance for a Valentine's Day "love" themed roundup!
Before we get to my offering, I'd LOVE to invite you to a FREE virtual poetry reading in celebration of Read Across America Day (March 3). We're so grateful to The Writing Barn for hosting this event! It will include 18 poets reading their poems from If I Could Choose a Best Day: Poems of Possibility (poems selected by Irene Latham & Charles Waters, illustrations by Olivia Sua, brought to us by Candlewick Press). It promises to be a joyful and inspiring event, and we hope you'll join us! REGISTER HERE.
Today's ArtSpeak: PICASSO is a love poem, as our host Linda requested! So many things I could have written about! But one of my most abiding loves in my life has been book love. And so. . . a book love poem! Thanks so much for reading.
the best books
crack your spine
deckle your edges
dog-ear your heart
I love this, Irene, and I'm saving it! xo
ReplyDelete"Deckle your edges." Love it!
ReplyDeleteYes to the book love! Looking forward to the virtual poetry reading!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for a post chock full of inspiration! Loved the word "deckle." Got to look that up! Looking forward to the reading and am trying to sign up for the class. Punctuation help is just what I need.
ReplyDeleteSigned up and can’t wait! LOVE the plays on words in your poem. So clever!
ReplyDeleteOh, it is beautiful to read and see, Irene. I think I will print it & post it at the bookstore! Customers will love it! I hope I can make the reading, but Mondays are a day I'm usually expected at the store. I'm sure I will get the book. It looks and sounds like one very needed today!
ReplyDelete"dog ear your heart"--oh! love! I'm soooo glad you're doing the punctuation webinar! I can't wait!
ReplyDeleteAlso love it! Also saving it! So few words and such an amazing poem! And, I intend each exclamation mark.
ReplyDeleteYes yes YES! Great poem, and what a book you've brought into the world. Right book at the right time.
ReplyDelete"dog-ear your heart" - sigh! I'm signed up for both events and I can't wait to get your new book!
ReplyDeleteThat is a short, sweet, and very relatable poem. Thank you for sharing it! Also, congratulations on the upcoming book! I've seen uplifting snippets from it on other posts this week and am so glad kids and the world will have it soon.
ReplyDeleteI've pre-ordered "IF" and look forward to reading all of the poems. It looks like a lovely collection.
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever poem! I Love considering a dog eared heart! So happy to see this book finally arrive!
ReplyDeleteIrene, what a beautiful love poem to books. So much to mull over in these truths. Clever and fun!
ReplyDeleteHooray for book love! The books you love do change you--so much power...
ReplyDeleteLOVE! (Especially "deckle your edges"... ;0) ) Congrats again on this collection, Dear Friend, and Happy Februarying! xo
ReplyDeleteI love how this poem captures the deep connection between a reader and a book. It's a beautiful tribute to the lasting impact books can have on our hearts and minds.
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I love this so much - the best books change us, and never leave us - even if we return them to the library (not dog-eared of course!) ;-)
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the reading, Irene, and I love, love, love your poem today. :D
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