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Poetry Friday: A Riddle from the Table

  Happy National Macaroni & Cheese Day!! My friend Tabatha is hosting the Poetry Friday festivities at The Opposite of…

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Poetry Friday: “A Great Need” by Hafiz

I’ve been reading The Gift little by little over the past two months. I picked it up at a used…

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Poetry Friday: Web Weavers by Buffy Silverman

Hurray for the Summer Poetry Swap! The first swap is a double delight, because I sent Buffy Silverman a poem…

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Poetry Friday: A Sestina

I pulled a notebook from the shelf and discovered a 3 year old collection of assignments for an online poetry…

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Poetry Friday: #MoreforAKR

Many people learned of Amy Krouse Rosenthal just recently, because of her viral article in The New York Times titled…

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Poetry Friday: The Gardener by Mary Oliver

Poetry Friday is hosted by my lovely friend Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference.

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Poetry Friday: The Math of Tragedy

In my work for the MSU Extension Service, I’m connected with communicators all over the U.S. A friend shared this…

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Poetry Friday and Note to Self

I need to take my own advice & hold tight to my dreams. In good news, we finally have reliable…

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Poetry Friday: Making Friends with Billy Wong, by Augusta Scattergood, copyright 2016

Last August, I went to the Mississippi Book Festival. I happened to sit next to a lovely lady who, like…

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If You Were the Moon by Laura Purdie Salas

I have a confession to make: I really, really struggle with science. I’m the student who needed to have a…

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