May 10, 2013 Poetry Friday is here!

Singing Contest

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sing it
sing it out

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no, don’t shout

sing it
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line by line

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one more time

The May 10, 2013 Poetry Friday Roundup is complete!

Contributor	Title/Link	Summary	Category	Mood
Jeff	Ode to My Mom	A poem dedicated to all moms.	Original Poem	Grateful
Jone aka MsMac	Poetry Friday: Haiku by Robyn Hood Black	Follow up on Wednesday’s interview with Robyn Hood Black.	Another Poet	Thrilled
Linda Baie	A Sestina for Spring	An idea inspired by Doraine Bennett from Dori Reads.	Original Poem	Questioning
Mary Lee Hahn	Vacation	The title is The Vacation, but that’s not really what this poem is about.	Another Poet	Contemplative
Renee LaTulippe – No Water River	The Power of Encouragement + “The Hairy Bear”	For National Teacher Appreciation Week: praise and a poem I wrote when I was ten.	Original Poem	Thankful
Michelle Heidenrich Barnes	Today’s Little Ditty	For all the mothers out there.	Original Poem	Nostalgic
Laura Shovan	A Spiralling Storm of Fib Poems	I’m in residence with third graders this month working on scientific Fibonacci poems.	Original Poem	Enthused
Ruth	“One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop	Thinking about loss with Bishop’s villanelle.	Another Poet	Melancholy
Jama’s Alphabet Soup	“Cheese Please”	Charles Ghigna rhapsodizes about cheese!	Another Poet	Alone with provolone
Donna	Harbor Spring	The harbors come alive in spring with lobster boats.	Original Poem	Spring
Laura Purdie Salas	Hand Shadows	A beautiful poem by Mary Cornish.	Another Poet	Introspective
Catherine Flynn	“Think Like A Tree”	Karen I. Shragg’s “Think Like a Tree”	Another Poet	Thoughtful
Carol	The Peace of Wild Things”	A poem to quiet the soul	Another Poet	Quiet
Diane Mayr	Poetry Retreat Inspired	Short poems inspired by a recent retreat of the Monadnock Pastoral Poets.	Original Poem	Curious
Kurious Kitty	Poem Runs	Baseball poems by Douglas Florian.	Another Poet	Tired
KK’s Kwotes	Poetry Friday Kwote	A small poem by Eve Merriam.	Another Poet	Puzzled
Irene Latham	Poems to Learn by Hear	Caroline Kennedy’s latest book and thoughts/tips on memorizing poems	Other	Thoughtful
Margaret Simon	Who is your Persona?	Student’s persona poems about favorite book characters.	Original Poem	Connection
Buffy Silverman	Yin and Yang	A poetry postcard from one of Jone’s students and my response.	Original Poem	Admiring
The Poem Farm	Moon Mama and a Poem about Writing	A poem, audio, kitten pictures, and a visit with kindergarten poets!	Original Poem	Motherly
Donna L Sadd	Hospital	A yucky kind of boy’s rhyming poem	Original Poem	Gross
Tara @A Teaching Life	Billy Collins: The Chairs That No One Sits In	Thinking about empty chairs.	Another Poet	Reflective
Ben Curran	The Kick of Creation	A brilliant poem from Chris Martin.	Another Poet	Optimistic
Steven Withrow	“Cedar Waxwing” and “pring Cardinal”	Different approaches to birds.	Original Poem	Multitudinous
Heidi @ my juicy little universe	“Strive to Be Me”	A slam-style poem by a high school senior.	Another Poet	Surprised
Matt Forrest Esenwine	What kept me busy during National Poetry Month	Three poems I wrote in April.	Original Poem	Happy
Karen Edmisten	Luci Shaw – Wrong Turn	Short and perfect.	Another Poet	Very Shaw
Jeannine Atkins	Views from a Window Seat	Ways to Write a Poem about Science	Other	Processing
M. M. Socks	Sweet Juanito	Why did Juanito grow up so sweet?	Original Poem	Invisible
Tabatha	Hafiz and the Summer Swap	Hafiz and the Summer Swap	Another Poet	Yes
Little Willow	Bildungsroman	A piece of Dia Calhoun’s After the River the Sun	Another Poet	Lyrical
Charles Ghigna (Father Goose)	Giraffe Party	Come join the Giraffe Party at FATHER GOOSE Blog	Original Poem	No elephants or donkeys allowed
Keri Collins Lewis	Pirate Story	A tribute to imagination by Sir Robert Louis Stevenson	Another Poet	Contemplative
Doraine Bennett	DoriReads	Poems about Time	Another Poet	Intrigue
Becky Shillington	Tapestry of Words	The Poetry Friday Anthology!	News	Exciting
Sylvia & Janet @ PFA	Our last poem of the (school) year	“The Secret Seed” by Allan Wolf.	Another Poet	Celebrating!
Joy Acey	Rainy Day	Finding the silver lining even when it’s raining.	Original Poem	Gray
Cathy Mere	June Bugs	Those pesky May visitors.	Original Poem	Content
Julie Larios	The Map by Eliz. Bishop	Maps, maps, maps.	Another Poet	Questioning