 Linda at A Word Edgewise is sharing poetry play by mashing up two poems together, cento poem. It's fun to peek at her writing journal. We lost a giant in the poetry world this week, Nikki Giovanni. Poet, professor, activist, her poems resonated in so many ways. I found on Nikki Grimes's FB page. The image of the snowflake is swoony. My former co-worker shared Ego Tripping by Nikki Giovanni with his fourth graders. Winter Poem once a snowflake fell on my brow and i loved it so much and i kissed it and it was happy and called its cousins and brothers and a web of snow engulfed me then i reached to love them all and i squeezed them and they became a spring rain and i stood perfectly still and was a flower Nikki Giovanni, “Winter Poem” from The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni. Copyright © 1996 by Nikki Giovanni. Courtesy of HarperCollins Publisher. I am looking forward to her last collection which will be published fall 2025 2025 Poetry Postcards 2024 New Year Post Card It's 20 days until the new year! Time to start thinking of sending New Year Post Cards! I've have also been thinking that this is an excellent way to incorporate the small poems that some have been writing thanks to Mary Lee Hahn and the hashtag #haikuforhealing2024 and mine #haikuforresilience2024 and for 2025: #poetryforpersistence Send five, send ten or send to all? In Japan, it’s called Nengajo, a Japanese custom of ushering in the new year. How It Works:
Click here to join us: 2025 New Year Post Card Exchange Announcement:#haikuforpersistence2025 #poetryforpersistence2025As we begin 2025, there will be changes and challenges for us. Many of us were hoping for a different outcome last November. On Saturday, January 18, 2025, 10AM-3 PM EST , 7 AM-12PM PST, I will have a Zoom Writing and Creating Salon as a place to write for #haikuforpersistence2025 and #poetryforpersistence2025.
I will be honest, I am a teeny bit scared about hosting this salon. I am hoping to share some mentor poems (DM me if you have one that would be good), having writing time, and share in community if you feel moved. Also, I think I want to have a co-host to help me monitoring the Zoom room and tech (DM me if interested) I am also suggesting that you make a donation to a charity of your choice. I am seriously considering donating to Planned Parenthood. Details and sign up some. You know, in some ways this is my OLW (Expand) in action.
Linda Mitchell
12/13/2024 03:06:05 am
Hooray for New Year postcards! I love this tradition. I better get crackin' on deciding on my OLW for '25. I like to incorporate that in my postcard somehow. Thanks for sharing that Nikki Giovanni. That's one of the source poems I've gathered for MS students to create cento poems in January. She has been such a national treasure, that Nikki Giovanni. I will miss her.
Rose Cappelli
12/13/2024 12:40:19 pm
Love that Nikki Giovanni poem! Thanks for sharing it, Jone. I'll be copying it into my notebook for sure. 12/13/2024 04:55:43 pm
I know this poem, so joyful as so many of her poems are, Jone. I used it with students one time when all of a sudden, it was snowing. We went outside & I read it to them then! Nikki touched us so often, and we must be thankful that her words will carry on! Still, sad she is gone. Thank you! 12/13/2024 09:22:27 pm
Once I was a flower. Such joy! (Though I didn't stand perfectly still.) 12/14/2024 04:30:55 am
Oh Jone, I love that you also shared about Nikki Giovanni! I wish I could participate in the poetry postcards, but I'm having surgery this week, and I don't think I can add one more thing to my plate at the moment as I'm not sure how long I'll be recovering post-surgery. And I love your OLW for the year! I have a short-list, but I haven't fully decided yet what my word will be.
Jone MacCulloch
12/14/2024 05:46:50 am
Good luck with surgery! When? That is my 2024 OLW. I have several on the shortlist for 2025 and will reveal in my New Year Post Card.
Margaret Simon
12/14/2024 05:36:17 am
Thanks for this sweet Nikki poem. It captures how she lived in this world, with wonder and awe. And thanks for organizing the New Year postcard exchange. Good luck with your Zoom salon. I hope it goes well.
Tabatha
12/15/2024 12:45:24 pm
Hi Jone! Thanks for sharing Giovanni's Winter Poem and for organizing the postcards (and the Zoom). Love that expansion! 12/16/2024 11:23:02 am
What a difficult end of the year for so many - while it's so easy to feel defeated and powerless, even with our writing we can make a difference. I'd sign up for the postcard swap, but our postal service is currently on strike, with no timeline on when they might be back. 12/19/2024 04:49:55 pm
Such a beautiful, heartfelt poem, I love the transformation in it, thanks for sharing it Jone! Wishing you well on your Writing Salon, I will be in the thick of classes again, so I will be there in spirit sending good vibes. Thanks for your rich post!
Matt Forrest Esenwine
12/20/2024 04:00:13 am
A perfect PF post for the season as well as a remembrance - Nikki was definitely one of a kind and will be missed. I stopped by for the PF roundup, but am glad I saw this!
Solmaria Garcia
12/25/2024 06:26:34 am
I scrolled on to this Poetry in action ,excited to join and learn about this great rendition to beautiful voices that lift poetry to à greater audience Comments are closed.
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