JoAnn's Blog
National Poetry Month, Day 14
Today's haiku was inspired by My Thoughts Are Clouds: Poems for Mindfulness by Georgia Heard, The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, and something my dad used to say.
National Poetry Month, Day 9
Because today is April 9, today's poem is a nonet, inspired by Nine: A Book of Nonet Poems written by Irene Latham. A nonet is a nine-line poem in which the first line contains nine syllables and the number of syllables decreases by one in each line that follows--or the reverse. The constraints of the form made it a challenge for me, and this poem took an interesting twist at the end. I'm glad I tried it!
National Poetry Month, Day 8
Happy Poetry Friday! For National Poetry Month, I'm writing poems as fast as I can and posting them here and on social media as often as possible. Read on to see my previous poems.
Today's Poetry Friday Roundup is at Salt City Verse. Enjoy!
National Poetry Month, Day 7
Today's riddle-ku is inspired by Lion of the Sky: Haiku for All Seasons by Laura Purdie Salas. Do check it out, especially if you'd like to write your own. It includes helpful instructions!
National Poetry Month, Day 1!
Happy National Poetry Month! Happy Poetry Friday! Heidi Mordhost hosts today's comprehensive and luscious Roundup at My Juicy Little Universe. Enjoy!
April 30 Poems & Poetry Friday!
Happy Poetry Friday! In honor of the final day of National Poetry Month 2021, I'm posting three gardening haiku. Alas, this blog format allows only one photo per post; trust that they are all based on my personal experience.
annual promise
I will pick my own tulips
before squirrels do
before it's too late
cage erupting peonies
corral the glory
whatever we plant
in our homemade compost
tomatoes come up
I'm happy to report that I've written and posted a poem each day for National Poetry Month. Please read on to see more!
I also wrote a guest post for Rochelle Melander's Write Now Coach blog about how you might turn a poem into a picture book.
Today's Poetry Friday Roundup is at Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme. Enjoy!
April 26 Poem
Must all kitchens be
built for tall people? Forget
stepstools. Make them duck!
April 23 Poem & Poetry Friday!
hugs from my sister
+ 45 dinners packed
= well-spent day
I'm posting a poem each day for National Poetry Month. Read on to see more!
Today's Poetry Friday Roundup is at Reading to the Core. Enjoy!
April 21 Poem
Rhubarb's growing.
My, oh, my!
Guess I'll bake
a rhubarb pie.
Snowflakes in April?
Guess I'll try
a Snowflakes-in-April
Rhubarb Pie!
April 19 Poem
giant snails return
weather forecast mentions snow
good thing they have homes
April 18 Poem
Red-winged blackbird, from up in a tree,
announces himself trillingly.
His song sounds to me
like "Tweedle-dee-dee!"
Ornithologists might disagree.
April 16 Poem
skull-and-crossbones signs
would give a clearer warning
of the danger here
Today's Poetry Friday Roundup is at Jama's Alphabet Soup. Visit, read, enjoy!
Read on--more National Poetry Month poems below!
April 13 Poem
I.
I raked the front hill
still some weeding to do but
the front hill is raked
II.
I slept well last night
remarkable clarity
this morning's thinking