Welcome back for the final week of our Poetry Celebration! In today's video, you'll hear some delightful poems from our community of poets (including a visit from our first young poet, Declan); you'll hear poems from Ted Kooser, former US Poet Laureate, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and a true son of the Midwest; [...]
In today's video, you'll hear some question poems from our wonderful community of poets; you'll hear poems from Tracy K Smith, former US Poet Laureate and winner of the Pulitzer Prize; you’ll hear a little bit about Grace and Zsuzsanna, who founded and run Jumping Fox Design; I offer you a Spark and a Dare [...]
Welcome back for the third week of our Poetry Celebration! In today's video, you'll hear some poems from our wonderful community of poets; you'll hear poems from Wes McNair, former Maine Poet Laureate and a teacher who has inspired me a great deal; you’ll be invited to send your questions to Grace and Zsuzsanna, the [...]
Welcome back for the second week of our Poetry Celebration! In today's video, you'll hear some poems from the wonderful treasure trove I received from all of you this week; you'll "meet" prolific English poet and former Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy; you'll get another peek into my Jumping Fox Design journal (and a look [...]
Welcome to our first week of the Poetry Celebration! I’m teaming up with the wonderful journal-makers at Jumping Fox Design to celebrate poetry, writing, and community this April as part of National Poetry Month. In today's video, you'll hear a "composite" poem by a delightful young poet; you'll "meet" our brilliant and super-cool US Poet [...]