Poetry Friday, Week 11: Poem for Spring, National Poetry Month Plans

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 Rose at Imagine the Possibilities is hosting today and focusing on the joy of spring.  
Today is a mish-mash of poetry life.

1.  I finished All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson.  It's a powerful story of friendship and loss. Watson recently won the CYBILS Poetry Award for Black Girl, You are an Atlas.

2.  I am excited to share the poems  videos my TWU students have been creating for their midterm for their class. I'll be sharing them on this blog in April.

3. One of my favorite poems that I associate with Martha  and spring is 
Who Has Seen the Wind?
BY Christina Rossetti

Who has seen the wind? 
Neither I nor you: 
But when the leaves hang trembling, 
The wind is passing through. 

Who has seen the wind? 
Neither you nor I: 
But when the trees bow down their heads, 
The wind is passing by.

4. Susan Blackaby and I are hosting a "Spill the Poetry" Class at my local tea shop, Cup of Tea in April. We'll follow it with a poetry reading on May 3 there.

5. I'll be writing short poems for National Poetry Month using the Verse of Ages Word Prompts (will post below)

6. I'm hosting a Poetry Pop-Up Writing Event on Saturday, April 5, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM EST. See the below link to sign up.

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POETRY POP-UP WRITING MEET UP
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On April 5, 2025, you're invited to write with me 11:00 AM-12:30 PM EST.
A group of us gathered on January 18, 2025 and had a wonderful time writing and sharing.

If you want to join me on April 5, you can sign up here:
​Writing for a Shared Poetry World

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