A Starred Kirkus Indie Review
I received a starred “Kirkus Review” for my book Jump! Jump! Jump! Stacey. The review reads, “… A sweet, memorable […]
Books
Po-Po-Poetry Month – Abria Smith
April is the 25th anniversary of National Poetry Month, a celebration of poets and poetry, started by the Academy of […]
Po-Po-Poetry: Honey, I Love
In honor of National Poetry Month, I am kick off a series of poetry posts by featuring Honey, I love […]
Launching my first children’s picture book
Announcing launch event for my first published children's book, Stacey Became a Frog One Day,
Po-Po-Poetry: Toi Derricotte – Cave Canem – National Poetry ...
This selection for National Poetry Month features Toi Derricotte and accomplished poet and champion of Black poets. She is co-founder of Cave […]
Po-Po-Poetry: James A. LaFond-Lewis (National Poetry Month)
My Celebration of National Poetry Month * – Po-Po-Poetry continues with this post featuring James LaFond-Lewis (Jim to me). I […]
Po-Po-Poetry – Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine won the PEN Open Book Award and the PEN Literary Award, the NAACP […]
Inventology: how we dream up things that change the world
What inspires people to invent things especially the inventions that are so obvious once they are created? What inspires people […]
What I’m Reading – The Health Gap by Sir Michael ...
I’ve been reading some interesting books and so thought I’d start sharing specific books on a regular basis. First up […]
Domestic Situation poem & Poetry Out Loud
Some people have a “graveyard” love. I heard this phrase in my youth and it stuck with me. It was […]
Books read in 2015
People who know me or who see me on my daily commutes know that I love to read. Life has […]
Can I poet with you – Ntozake Shange
I had originally hoped to post a poem a day during Poetry Month (April) which has officially ended although there’s […]
Can I poet with you – W.H. Auden
Funeral Blues by W.H. Auden was made famous by the movie Four Weddings and a Funeral, when one of the […]
Can I Poet with You? – Lucille Clifton
It is downright unfair to pick a couple of poems from a prolific poet to represent them. In each of […]
Can I poet with you – Robert Frost
Lo and behold that some famous poems by well-heralded poets that I had to read for school, still speak to […]
Can I Poet with You – June Jordan
Eloquent and fiery, activist June Jordan remains one of my favorite poets although her output stopped when she passed in […]
May I poet with you – Al Young
Following is a favorite poem from “back in the day” that still touches me, thrills me reading it now. the […]
Can I poet with you? Langston Hughes
One of the poets I love the most is Langston Hughes. I read his book, The Sweet Flypaper of Life, […]