Poetry in Twelve (Part III)

I succeeded in meeting my poetry goal for 2017! 🎉 Advertisements Continue reading →

Poetry in Twelve (Part II)

Boo! 🎃👻 In the initial post I stopped at March, but here we are all the way in October, so it’s time for an update. The book of poetry I bought next was I’m So Fine by Khadijah Queen. It’s a collection of prose poems – of which I am a big fan – detailing … Continue reading →

Keeping Track of What I Read: February

1. Xander’s Panda Party by Linda Sue Park (Picture book). 2. Otter and Odder by James Howe (Picture book). 3. Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson (Picture book). 4. Lola Goes to Work: A Nine-to-Five Therapy Dog by Marcia Goldman (Picture book). 5. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (YA novel/audiobook). Continue reading →

Keeping Track of What I Read: January

1. “Housewifely Arts” by Megan Mayhew Bergman (Short story). 2. “Resolved: Writing is a Job” by Ann Patchett (Online article). 3. “The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Reader” by Colin Robinson (Online article). 4. Trail: Paper Poetry by David Pelham (Children’s poetry). 5. “An Agony. As Now.” by Amiri Baraka (Poetry). 6. “A Poem for my Father” by … Continue reading →

Keeping Track of What I Read: December

1. “How I Found my Voice as a Feminist of Color” by Daniel José Older (Online article). 2. “13 Must Reads for the Black Feminist in Training” by Ashley Ford (Online article). 3. “Lost in the City,” by Edward P. Jones (Short story). 4. “Brief life of a celebrity-averse novelist: 1908-1997” by Farah Jasmine (Online … Continue reading →

Keeping Track of What I Read: November

1. Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn (Picture book). 2. The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson (Picture book). 3. “Priddy Boks” by Jerriod Avant (Poem). 4. “Dear Mandy,” by Jacqueline Woodson (Nonfiction anthology). 5. “Nina Simone’s Gun” by Saeed Jones (Essay). Continue reading →

Keeping Track of What I Read: October

1. Long Division by Kiese Laymon (Novel). 2. The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt (Picture book). 3. A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (Novel/audiobook). 4. This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration by Jacqueline Woodson (Picture book). 5. “After the Hour” by Ife-Chudeni A. Oputa (Poetry collection). … Continue reading →