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Appreciating Poetry

Advice from Poet Laureate Ada Limon for National Poetry Month

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Julia Tomiak / 2 Comments

Good advice for poets, creatives, pretty much anyone- find the silence. Ideas for celebrating National Poetry Month.

Appreciating Poetry

A great poem for your pocket 2022

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Julia Tomiak / 1 Comment

Here's a lovely, short, and important #PocketPoem. Enjoy :)

Who I Am

Let us rise strong in HOPE

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Julia Tomiak / 0 Comment

Some inspiration on a rainy Monday to never stop looking for hope.

Ada Limon
Appreciating Poetry

A Poem for Your Pocket 2019

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Julia Tomiak / 3 Comments

It's Poem in Your Pocket Day, and I've got a few great lines of verse about spring. Indulge!

Improving vocabulary

What is a Prodrome?

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Julia Tomiak / 10 Comments

One poem had me looking up three vocabulary words! I share what I learned...

Wondrous Words Wednesday
How to encourage reading

Vocab from Phillis Wheatley: Retinue

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Julia Tomiak / 3 Comments

I believe reading poetry improves vocabulary - and to prove it, I share a new word I learned from a Phillis Wheatley poem. Come learn with me!

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