Poetry Friday: Special CYBILS Announcement

Thanks to Linda B. at TeacherDance for hosting today.
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Happy Valentine’s Day.
Do you know what that means?

​The CYBILS are announcing their AWARDS today. And as a person who sat on the Poetry Award Committee this year, we had our work cut out for us. The seven finalists were top notched. A mix of books for the younger set, books for YA, anthologies and novels in verse. Fun subjects like soccer and how to introduce a hedge hog in a proper way. there were serious topics such as sexual abuse, child neglect, and immigration.

Seven stellar titles to choose from.

Thank you to my cohorts as we discussed which book should be our winner.

​Alex Baugh
Randomly Reading 
@randomlyreading

Julie Larios
The Drift Record 
Books Around the Table
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Patricia Nozell
Wander, Ponder, Write 
@ptntweets

Buffy Silverman
Buffy’s Blog 
@BuffySilverman

And now, drum roll please….the 2019 CYBILS POETRY AWARD

​Thank you Michelle H. Barnes for nominating this stunning and important collection.

​Could It Be?

The Return of Student Poetry Postcards for National Poetry Month?

Stay Tuned!