Haiku Poetry Review

haiku There's a wonderful new children's haiku poetry book called, Hi Koo, A Year of Seasons by Jon J. Muth. Koo is an adorable panda bear who accompanies the reader on a tour through the seasons. The book with its delightful illustrations invites cuddling up with a...

Shakespeare’s Birthday

playwright Happy Birthday, William Shakespeare! My absolute favorite Shakespeare quote is from Hamlet: There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." (Act I, Sc v) Oh, what a world of wisdom is contained in that one...

Dawning

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Formation – Poetry by Xianna Michaels

Books “Formation” was written at the beach and completely surprised me. I thought I was simply writing about seagulls. But it turned out to be about something else entirely. Formation Seagulls in precise formation. The shape: a children’s kite. Above the waves a...

Whispers – Poetry by Xianna Michaels

Books “Whispers” is a poem for children about writing poetry. It came unexpectedly to me as I prepared to give a poetry workshop to third grade girls! Whispers I do not know where morning went;   It up and ran away. I did not see the time I spent...