This week is my last poetry post for the month. Today I’ve got two volumes by Minnesota-poet Joyce Sidman whose insightful, revelatory pieces on naturalist subjects are some of my favorites. In past years, I’ve recommended her Winter Bees & …
Tag: children’s poetry
vintage poetry…April is Poetry Month!
For this week’s poetry selections I’ve dipped into my wonderful Minneapolis library’s stacks of vintage books where I’ve found some sweet treasures. The poems in these first four slim volumes have a number of things in common: they’re all quite, …
a fountain of joy…April is Poetry Month!
I’m celebrating National Poetry Month on Orange Marmalade with a trio of posts in April. Reading poetry is a lovely way to slow down, savor words, spark imagination, see with fresh eyes. This first poetry post features several collections vibrant …
jump into a year-ful of poetry!
I’ve been waiting to get my hands on this poetry compendium: Sing a Song of Seasons: A Nature Poem for Each Day of the Year, selected by Fiona Waters, illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon published in 2018 by Nosy Crow/Candlewick And …
quirky, saucy, moonlit, booming…poetry
April is National Poetry Month… …a splendid reminder of the volcanic force, cherry sweetness, tenderness and silliness of words fitted together masterfully in poetic forms. Over the years I have included many poetry books in my Orange Marmalade posts, and …
words that dazzle, sizzle, nuzzle, puzzle…April is National Poetry Month!
Take a piece of prose. Filter out all sawdusty, throat-clearing, bush-beating, throw-away words. That rich, full-bodied elixir remaining? That’s poetry. Small but mighty. Whether you’ve shied away from poetry in the past or cherish poetry like the scent of a spring …
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when green becomes tomatoes…poetic glimpses all year long
My last offering for poetry month is this new gem created by two favorites of mine, poet Julie Fogliano and artist Julie Morstad. When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons published in 2016; a Neal Porter Book from Roaring …
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Wendell Berry poems for children and adults…an Earth Day and Poetry Month fusion
It’s Earth Day tomorrow, and Poetry Month all April long, so this slim volume of poems by Wendell Berry, one of our most eloquent spokesmen for the respectful care of the Earth, seemed like the perfect collection to share with …
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poems made of concrete?…April is National Poetry Month
Last week I featured those amazingly-original Reverso Poems. This week’s poet, Bob Raczka, is also an Olympic-level word-gymnast. His format: concrete poems. Raczka has published other volumes of these ingenuous pieces. This is his most recent: Wet Cement: A Mix …
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a duet of clever poetry books for April…National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month and this year I’m posting one book of marvelous poems each week. Except today, I have two. Two companion volumes of a very tricksy, utterly-delightful form of poetry called Reverso Poems, created by the word-magician, Marilyn Singer. …
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