March is Women’s History Month and I always thoroughly enjoy discovering the array of women — many I’ve never met before – who have made vital, intriguing, beautiful, courageous contributions to our world. This week I’m happy to be sharing …
Tag: poetry
a sprinkling of poetry in April
April is National Poetry Month and I do want to get at least one wee poetry post off, even though it’s skittering in at the tail end of the month. I hope that the beauty and playfulness of words will …
the fierce urgency of now…Black History reads for teens
In Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech he presses the American people to confront racism, to recognize “the fierce urgency of now” at that juncture of history. “This is no time to engage in the luxury of …
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Christmas greetings from Orange Marmalade
I haven’t posted any poetry for quite a long time, though it was a practice of mine to post a poem every Friday in the early years of my blogging. But today I thought I’d pass along a Christmas poem …
even still, lovely things…may 31
It has been a heartbreaking week in Minneapolis. Heartbreaking for George Floyd and his dear ones; heartbreaking for our communities of color; heartbreaking for all Minnesotans as peaceful, unified, urgent protests were blighted by those from outside the community, burning …
a baker’s dozen…picture books to delight, expand, and warm your world
Today I’ve got a batch of picture books I checked out of my library before they closed for the sake of our well-being. I don’t know if any of you have access to libraries at this point, but if not …
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five lovely things…april 12
Warm greetings to you all and a Joyous Easter or Happy Passover to those of you celebrating today or in the coming week. I hope today finds you and those you love well, and safe, and that wherever you are …
five lovely things…april 5
Hello once again, dear friends. I wonder what this week has brought you, and hope it was monotony at worst, and preferably some simple pleasures and glimpses of beauty. Here are my five lovely things for this week: 1. Humor. …