Here is a bouquet of touching, funny, and truthful Irish proverbs about the creative power of praise, and three poems - one from the 11th century (though attributed to a 6th century Irish saint), one from the 17th century, and a ravishing folk poem from the 18th century. I hope it puts you in [...]
To celebrate this first day of May, here's a beautiful old Irish poem that adores every aspect of the burgeoning world, as well as discussion of an Irish custom I practice every year: leaving out a gift on May Eve for "them" as they pass. You'll see the result of this yearly tradition, and I [...]
In this, our final week of the 2024 Celebration, we enjoy poems of love and renewal by our marvelous community poets, I reveal the prize-winners, and I share some poems of world-love to keep us going throughout the year of poetry to come. Thank you to all of you for your company and for your [...]
This week, our brilliant community poets share love poems and inspiration as well as a trove of fantastic haikus that gave rise to adventure in the world, and we hear two poems by beloved poets that give us our SPARK for the week – to write a poem in which love sparks renewal. Our DARE [...]
This week, our community poets claim their poetry, I give an update on my day with the brilliant and hilarious 7th graders, and you’ll hear two poems about loving fathers that give us our SPARK, and of course, there’s a rather daring DARE. If you'd like to participate, please send me your poems (1-7: your [...]
This week, you’ll hear wonderful poems by our community poets, and you’ll “meet” a 19th century Irish poet whose two poems give us both our SPARK and DARE. If you'd like to participate, please send me your poems (1-7: your choice) in the body of your email (no attachments, please!), to kate@katechadbourne.com by Sunday, April [...]
Welcome back, my friends! This week, you’ll hear wonderful poems by our community poets, two gorgeous love poems, you’ll receive a fresh SPARK and a DARE, you'll see the wonderful Jumping Fox Design notebook we'll be giving away to some lucky prize-winners, and you’ll learn about our exciting new sponsor: Dana Wilde and the PME [...]
It's happening - and YOU'RE INVITED. You'll find all the info on how to participate and our wonderful prizes in this video. I would love to have you with us! https://youtu.be/3LWedfHRaMs
Just a quick word of encouragement from a "found" poem, discovered in a sheaf of papers recently. Can I just say again: I love my students. I feel so lucky to teach them. And I feel lucky that every day I sit at the piano and help someone to sing or play the piano or [...]
Sometimes, a visitor to my home notices the mermaid-blue typewriter or the record player or the crowd of ink bottles and fountain pens on my desk. From time to time, one of them asks why I have these things in a tone that suggests I may be keeping a zebra in the bathtub or a [...]
