tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post2733681269557940316..comments2024-03-29T07:42:02.917-05:00Comments on Live Your Poem...: #ReadYourWorld with HERE WE GO: A Poetry Friday Power Book by Sylvia Vardell & Janet Wong Irene Lathamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-84355519875797413442017-02-01T15:05:42.482-06:002017-02-01T15:05:42.482-06:00Mandy, you are a winner in the giveaway! Please em...Mandy, you are a winner in the giveaway! Please email me your address asap and Pomelo Books will get it out to you!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-16634110963026566772017-01-28T14:24:14.038-06:002017-01-28T14:24:14.038-06:00YES, this is a book that not only teaches poetry i...YES, this is a book that not only teaches poetry in a fun, accessible way, but also shows two sides of a coin where, perhaps, no one is wrong and no one is right but because we're looking at the same thing from a different lens.Charles Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336052424127127605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-27680621857082022562017-01-27T14:22:28.700-06:002017-01-27T14:22:28.700-06:00Sounds like an awesome book that really makes poet...Sounds like an awesome book that really makes poetry accessible to children! Thanks for reviewing and being part of Multicultural Children’s Book Day! #ReadYourWorldAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747143635756934737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-89971970698128610552017-01-27T12:16:47.581-06:002017-01-27T12:16:47.581-06:00What a great review! So happy that it focuses on A...What a great review! So happy that it focuses on ACTIVISM! We need that so badly right now! Thanks for your support of Multicultural Children's Book Day too!Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692123101396750971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-36519377442305145602017-01-19T20:22:42.731-06:002017-01-19T20:22:42.731-06:00HERE WE GO is such an important book for today. I&...HERE WE GO is such an important book for today. I'm late in reading this post, but so admire the spirit of inclusivity that this book will introduce to classrooms. And I am so happy to be one part of this poetry family!Joyce Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905709719444916488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-46488406774972195032017-01-17T10:28:26.500-06:002017-01-17T10:28:26.500-06:00So much good stuff packed into this wonderful post...So much good stuff packed into this wonderful post, Irene! (And in the comments, too!) Thank you for the MCBD info, and for this terrific introduction to HERE WE GO. I'm so honored to be a part of it. Janet and Sylvia impress the heck out of me, how they're always right on the pulse of where we are as a community, urging us in the direction we need to be headed. Amen to your imagining of #7 and happy birthday to your 17 y.o. baby, from me and my own year 2000 boy, Dylan. xo (Oh, and please don't include me in the drawing, I'll be holding my own soon.) Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-48836921461727031822017-01-16T21:08:57.756-06:002017-01-16T21:08:57.756-06:00Kudos to Janet and Sylvia for once again compiling...Kudos to Janet and Sylvia for once again compiling a must-have collection! Thanks to you both for your passion for poetry and this important topic. Thank you, Irene, for giving us this peek into Here We Go. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-69414525479217114072017-01-16T11:44:40.122-06:002017-01-16T11:44:40.122-06:00You are such a lovely soul to share what you see.You are such a lovely soul to share what you see.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-13228664708976293042017-01-15T11:18:07.624-06:002017-01-15T11:18:07.624-06:00Thanks, Irene, for a wonderful post, and Janet and...Thanks, Irene, for a wonderful post, and Janet and Sylvia for putting another wonderful book in the hands of readers! Hmm...time to imagine. I will go big, and imagine life as a leader.<br /><br />If I were the leader of my town, <br />my state, <br />my country<br /><br />I would invite you and you and you <br />to walk in the wilds <br /><br />to pause and watch<br />a beetle, a butterfly, <br />a bird<br /><br />and consider its home <br />your home<br />our home<br /><br />but I am only the leader<br />of my pack of two<br />so I walk with my hound<br /><br />and stop and notice<br />and tell you the story<br />of what I seeBuffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-14643306465871575172017-01-15T11:03:40.182-06:002017-01-15T11:03:40.182-06:00Terrific response, Linda! I imagine you as a teach...Terrific response, Linda! I imagine you as a teacher writing with your students--and it makes me smile.Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-39116063749843951972017-01-14T18:17:08.887-06:002017-01-14T18:17:08.887-06:00Thank you for spreading the word about this great ...Thank you for spreading the word about this great post on FB, April! I feel like we're all sharing the living room of this Kidlitosphere home that is full of dogs and cats and cookies and POETRY!Janet Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335945237210886655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-27527888548593630062017-01-14T17:30:14.436-06:002017-01-14T17:30:14.436-06:00Oh, Irene...and Janet and Sylvia...and each poem-m...Oh, Irene...and Janet and Sylvia...and each poem-maker and comment-maker--because of this book and these responses, the world is already beginning to crack open. In a good way.<br /><br />If I didn't have a home, I would curl into the soft curve of my dog..and he would put one heavy paw on my sleeping shoulder.<br /><br />(But I DO have a home...in the Kidlitosphere!)<br />(no need to include me in the drawing, Irene ~)<br /><br />xoxApril Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128192997917583478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-76053132295549398312017-01-14T16:21:11.471-06:002017-01-14T16:21:11.471-06:00I love the poems this post has already inspired, e...I love the poems this post has already inspired, especially Linda's reminder that we all can be seers and carers and those who put the world right -- one person at a time! I can answer that my #3 is the same as Irene's except for "play cello" unless I was listening to Yo-Yo Ma play cello. xoxoKerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754424789728293252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-57749976977155218612017-01-14T14:04:04.627-06:002017-01-14T14:04:04.627-06:00"For children who are dealing with our troubl..."For children who are dealing with our troubled times": EXACTLY, Julieanne! We hope you enjoy our book!Janet Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335945237210886655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-43446915881797093432017-01-14T10:52:52.913-06:002017-01-14T10:52:52.913-06:00Your post offers so much food for thought and ways...Your post offers so much food for thought and ways to go with our children who are dealing with our troubled times. Can't wait for this book!Julieannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876141420632207823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-23118539719399659852017-01-14T09:11:22.934-06:002017-01-14T09:11:22.934-06:00Thank you, Brenda!Thank you, Brenda!Janet Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335945237210886655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-84116357488505975762017-01-14T09:09:27.125-06:002017-01-14T09:09:27.125-06:00Beautiful poem, Kay. Perfect for printing out and ...Beautiful poem, Kay. Perfect for printing out and giving to people for an early celebration of "Poem In Your Pocket" Day (which we should celebrate many times all year long)!Janet Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335945237210886655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-87657144415711749872017-01-14T07:33:29.943-06:002017-01-14T07:33:29.943-06:00I can't wait to dig in and read ALL of this bo...I can't wait to dig in and read ALL of this book! Thanks for the fabulous peek!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-57835867762230617552017-01-14T07:29:32.649-06:002017-01-14T07:29:32.649-06:00Dear Katie, I, too, LOVE that mission statement! G...Dear Katie, I, too, LOVE that mission statement! Go you and your students with those golden shovel poems! Ambitious! And thank you for helping spread the word about multicultural children's books. It's important. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-52624848173876213072017-01-14T07:28:01.276-06:002017-01-14T07:28:01.276-06:00Robyn, I loved seeing your poem included! That'...Robyn, I loved seeing your poem included! That's one lucky 3rd grade teacher.... xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-38900543428403101252017-01-14T07:27:21.281-06:002017-01-14T07:27:21.281-06:00"I have a place where/ I watch the world"..."I have a place where/ I watch the world" -- Donna, I love that so much! Thank you! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-74979190916926966982017-01-14T07:26:38.359-06:002017-01-14T07:26:38.359-06:00Dear LInda, this poem kinda breaks my heart. It al...Dear LInda, this poem kinda breaks my heart. It also reminds me of HOW TO STEAL A DOG by Barbara O'Connor. Why would we judge such a circumstance? Thank you for this poem, which is rich and thoughtful, as you are. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-24787848526791856542017-01-14T07:25:01.189-06:002017-01-14T07:25:01.189-06:00Mandy, I think you and I could have a very happy p...Mandy, I think you and I could have a very happy play date together! :) :) :)Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-77032085090555926082017-01-14T07:24:25.793-06:002017-01-14T07:24:25.793-06:00Hi Tara! I think you will find much to ponder in y...Hi Tara! I think you will find much to ponder in your own writing life (yes??) and also much to share with students. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-28328275598584302042017-01-14T07:23:43.360-06:002017-01-14T07:23:43.360-06:00Violet, you embody its "kind and generous spi...Violet, you embody its "kind and generous spirit." Thank you! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.com