but, oh, Alabama is beautiful in November! So I wanted to share with you these to pics I took in my backyard (before the rain came and left the trees naked) and two small poems (below) to go with them. (Also, just remembered a previous November poem I shared back in 2014!)
Excited to see some Poetry Friday friends at NCTE... I am honored to be part of the following sessions:
On the Wonder Pathway to Deepen Inquiry-based Learning and Amplify Voice - Friday, 11 am - 12:15 am, room 275 (Charles Waters and I will be talking about "Wonder as a Starting Place for Teaching Tolerance")signing with Charles Waters at Lerner booth 314 -- 12:30 pm Friday -- FREE books!
Learning from Poems: How Studying Poetry Can Strengthen Writing in All Genres - Saturday, 3 pm - 4:15, room 100
And here are the poems:
all it takes
is an easy breeze
for Novembers nose
to freckle
- Irene Latham
Before Rain
November kisses
warm
wheelbarrow's
bare belly
- Irene Latham
I'll add your link, Irene. I love more November poems, and these are great. Love the 'freckles'! Have fun at NCTE!
ReplyDeleteI like both of your November poems Irene, especially "Before Rain," and "wheelbarrow's
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All the best at this next conference, thanks!
What beautiful peoms, Irene. Your use of personification brings November to life magically. Good luck at the conference.
ReplyDeleteNow EVERY wheelbarrow has a bare belly...love!! Thank you. I so hope to make it in time to your session after my meeting tomorrow. Hug. xx
ReplyDeleteBare belly! Such a fun phrase inside a beautiful poem. I'm so glad to know your words and where to find them no matter how far or how often you travel. Thanks for the wonderful contribution to AASL. I'm blogging about that today over at: https://awordedgewiselindamitchell.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteEnjoy NCTE! Lovely poems--I love November's freckles. She seems to be sporting quite a few freckles around here, too.
ReplyDeleteWonderful wordplay in these poems, Irene. Congratulations to you and Charles. I can't wait to see the new book!
ReplyDeleteNovember Rain is so lovely, Irene - have fun at NCTE, I still remember our session and the dinner all of us shared.
ReplyDeleteNovember's nose! The wheelbarrow's belly! Delight-ful images, and I'm so pleased to hear you've got a flood of work in the pipeline. So happy to spend time with you and Charles last night!
ReplyDeleteI love this taste of your life, and you pairing of words, autumn and freckle, and wheelbarrow and belly. A touch of personification makes them seem like part of the family.
ReplyDeleteLovely November poems! I've been reading November poems with my seventh graders this week. Hope you're having fun at NCTE.
ReplyDeleteHope you are having a blast!
ReplyDeleteOh, Irene...freckles, belly... these were original and fun to read. Remember to breathe. I hope you have fun in this busy time <3
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