by Xianna Michaels | May 8, 2014 | Editorial
mother For my 10th birthday my grandmother gave me a book entitled, My Poetry Book- An Anthology of Modern Verse for Boys and Girls edited by Huffard, Carlisle, and Ferris. That book (which I still own) became a cherished companion for many years. In some ways I feel...
by Xianna Michaels | Apr 15, 2014 | Editorial
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...
by Xianna Michaels | Apr 10, 2014 | Books
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...
by Xianna Michaels | Apr 10, 2014 | Books
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...
by Xianna Michaels | Apr 10, 2014 | Books
Books I don’t have most of my childhood poems, but I’ve never forgotten the very first one. Written at the beginning of the school year, it was called simply, “The Fall.” The Fall (New York, 1959) Some leaves turn red and some turn brown, Then the leaves come tumbling...
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