If you are a blogger in the “kidlitosphere,” I highly recommend that you avoid being a lurker for years (ahem, like me) and join in the Poetry Friday festivities. Posting regularly forces me to keep my mind in the game. But hosting!? Hosting was like having a giant party all about poetry, language, emotion, experience, fond memories and play . . . all without having to cook or vacuum. That said, I’m glad I had today off work so I could enjoy and respond to each post. Most weeks I don’t get through everything, so July 5 was a definite …

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