Of course you know it’s Poetry Month…
but do you know that
the wonderful and
mouth-wateringly
delicious Jama Rattigan
has herded poet bloggers
in the Kidlitosphere onto
her site  this month?
Thank you, Jama!
(And check out my group blog,
TeachingAuthors.com!
Every Friday when we talk
poetry, poetry, poetry!)
Eli and I will be feeding you one PPP per day for Poetry Month this year. Â What is a PPP, you ask? Â A *Previously Published Poem. Â I have so many poems in so many anthologies, books and magazines, Eli thought I should snap a leash on one each day this month and give it a walk around the block. Â So that’s what we’re doing this year. Â Enjoy!
(once you click on the title of the poem to the right,
the post shows up below ↓ )
April 10
SISTER / FRIEND
by April Halprin Wayland
if I ever forget
how much you
feel
know
sense
may I remember
this April night
and you,
listening to my breaking voice
and
blowing softly on my wet cheeks
published in the Backpack Reader—Course 2 Book 1 (Glencoe) 2007
also published in GIRL COMING IN FOR A LANDING (Knopf) 2002
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these are true and lovely words….knowing lovely Lyra and as a sister of 3 wonderful women I can only say, gracias desde lo mas profundo de mi corazĂłn.