Welcome to the Poetry Friday Roundup!
Yes, this week’s Poetry Friday is here and we’re very excited to be hosting for the first time (and how great to be gathering together so many treasures of National Poetry month in the US too!). Please leave your links in the Comments Section below – I’ll be checking them throughout the day and updating this post.
My offering comes from David Bouchard‘s recent book, The Secret of Your Name/ Kiimooch ka shinikashooven (Red Deer Press, 2010). David only found out about his Métis roots relatively recently. In this poem he addresses his Nokum, his Grandmother. There is apology and regret for all that has been lost in the passing years – but there is hope too, because now that he does know, there is still time to discover his heritage and to proclaim it to the world. The beauty of this poem is that it is very personal to David’s own heart but also speaks for many, many Métis today, who did not, or still do not, know of their First Nations blood. And look very carefully at the beautiful cover (although I know it’s hard in a small picture like this) – Dennis J. Weber has drawn together in this one image all the longing, regret and eventual harmony with the past that comes through in the poem.
I’m sorry that I cannot sing
The songs that were passed down to you
The songs you heard your mother sing
The songs that I should own…I’m sorry but I cannot sing
I did not know so I did not learn
I have yet to hear a single song
Sung by a Chippewa…But I will go and seek them out
Then teach them to my children [...]Our family will come to learn
You were a Menominee.
The book comes with an accompanying CD, with narration in English by David and in Michif by Norman Fleury, and with accompanying music, played by David on the flute and the “Master of the Métis Fiddle”, John Arcand. You can listen to the English version, including the insightful Foreward, here, while viewing the stunning illustrations. Our current issue of PaperTigers focuses on Canadian Aboriginal Children’s Literature and features a fascinating interview with David – definitely worth reading!
And now for the feast of verse that is Poetry Friday…
Danika from TeachingBooks.net shares audio of Robert Frost himself performing his poem “Birches”. How exciting to share this poet’s voice and rhythm with students – and indeed for all of us to hear him! -
and Tabatha has another audio offering, with Maggi Smith reciting Matthew Arnold’s “Mortality”: what a combination! And she also has a little Alan Rickman bonus too!
Mary Lee, from A Year of Reading, who is one of those awe-inspiring bloggers posting an original poem throughout this Poetry Month of April, has a beautiful poem today inspired by “something a child said to me at recess” – and it’s already inspired a poetry risposte in her Comments; I’m sure there’ll be more before the day is out. Don’t miss this post, either, for all the links to other National Poetry Month enterprises around the Kidlitosphere.
Laura Salas has an excerpt from “Hotel Deep” by Kurt Cyrus in a post entitled The Belch of a Blowfish - that should give you some idea! – and she is also host to “some great 15 Words or Less poems based on a ghoulish book cover” and invites you all to share yours too…
Jeni Bell continues her daily (wow!) children’s poem through April with this “Haiku-ish poem”, “At My Grandpa’s House“…
and Amy Ludwig VanDerwater’s inspiration for her Poem #9 of the month, “Cat-Dog Secret” comes from an equally beautiful photograph of her cat and dog – plus she cites two books about teaching poetry, one of which she loved so much, she named her daughter after the author!
Ruth at There Is No Such Thing As A God-Forsaken Town focuses on Odysseus, with an extract from Louise Glück’s “Parable of the Hostages” and her own thought-provoking “Penelope Thinks It Over”.
Sara Lewis Holmes over at Read Write Believe has been collecting quotes about poets and poetry for National Poetry Month, and today features J. Patrick Lewis’ fifteen different definitions of poetry in his poem, “Poetry Is…”. “Which one speaks to you?” she asks – for me it’s 13, 15 and maybe 8…
Jama has, as ever, a mouth-watering post at Alphabet Soup, continuing her Poetry Potluck Series with Julie Larios’ “Domingo.” - and she shares Julie’s recipe for Tortas Mexicanas – I know what we’ll be eating over the week-end, and trying to remember the patter of Julie’s poem at the same time, no doubt!
Diane Mayr highlights poet Dorothea Grossman over at Random Noodlings; and Kurious Kitty looks at Wendell Berry’s latest book, Leavings: Poems. KKs Kwotes has a beautiful quote from Wendell Berry, too, from his poem “The Silence“.
David brings together in a single post, at his blog Fomagrams, all the haiku and limericks he has written this week – he’s aiming to tweet three!!! haiku and a limerick each day through April! Little Brother is already quoting the limericks – we love the nautical theme!
Jeannine Atkins writes about creating poetry from images drawn from history.
Christine Marcianik at The Simple and the Ordinary shares another installment of an original poem by her 13-year-old daughter, called Tessa in Wonderland.
Karen Edmisten joins in with The Thought of Something Else, by Wendell Berry.
Carmela from TeachingAuthors.com points to a poem by April Halprin Wayland and reminds us that they are sponsoring a poetry anthology giveaway (US residents only) in honor of National Poetry month.
At Enjoy and Embrace Learning, Mandy Robek shares Pairs and Clusters, an original poem about her backyard in Spring, inspired by Mary Lee’s “a poem a day” undertaking.
At Wild Rose Reader, Elaine Magliaro has a number of her original animal mask poems, two poetry book recommendations, and an invitation to readers to write and submit their own animal mask poems.
Sheri Doyle is in with an article she wrote for Appleseeds magazine, “Get Your Poems Into Shape!” So fun to see her words turned into objects like a kite, a light bulb, a guitar…!
Sylvia Vardell continues her glorious Poetry Tag over at Poetry for Children – today Marilyn Singer is IT – this is definitely a National Poetry Month game worth following! -
…and it just so happens that Stella at My World-Mi Mundo highlights Marilyn Singer’s book Mirror Mirror, “a great fun book of reversible verse.” I love the idea – we’ll be looking out for this one!
…as does Jennie at Biblio File, who quotes “Bear in the News” from Mirror Mirror – a double-take on Goldilocks – yes, we will definitely be looking out for this delightful-sounding book – and I like the look of Josée Masses’ illustrations too…
Tiel Aisha Ansari has a beautiful original rondeau that encompasses changes in perspective, called A Postcard Full of Sky, over at Knocking From Inside.
Doraine Bennett at Dori Reads has a poem about polar explorers, “I Had Been a Polar Explorer” by Mark Strand: “When they once set foot in frozen lands, they always wanted to go back. This poem… captures the longing.” – it certainly does…
Gregory K. has a new original poem by Alan Katz called “Ch-ch-ch-check, Please” over at GottaBook – and since last Poetry Friday, he’s also posted new poems from Laura Purdie Salas, Calef Brown, Carole Boston Weatherford, Jorge Argueta, Susan Marie Swanson, and Ralph Fletcher, too, “so I hope folks will come on by and check ‘em all out (Friday poems or not!)” – all part of the Thirty Poets, Thirty Days extravaganza of original poetry that he’s hosting.
Meanwhile Kelly Fineman over at Writing and Ruminating brings us an old, much loved poem, John Keats’ “Ode on a Grecian Urn“.
Jet over at The Write Sisters is in with “A Man Alone” by Stephen Orlen.
Julie Larios features heart-stopping poems over at The Drift Record, taken from The Wishing Bone Cycle, an anthology of poetry from the Swampy Cree tribe, gathered and translated by Canadian poet and novelist Howard Norman.
Mary Ann Dames features Julie Larios’ Imaginary Menagerie and says this: “Today I challenged my readers and myself to write about two animals as one. Read about wharks, birees, and rhinopuses. And, from Recipe Wednesday, you can make a Beetle Bop Salad to go along with the book of the same name by Denise Fleming.”
Mary Ann at Great Kids Books has a review of Nest, Nook & Cranny, by Susan Blackaby – a wonderful blend of nature and poetry.
Fiddler focuses on the links between poetry and music over at Rockhound Place with a celebration of “The Lark Ascending“: George Meredith’s poem and a video featuring Janine Jansen playing Vaughan William’s music.
breannep raises a smile at Language Literacy, Love with the heart-felt “If I Were in Charge of the World” by Judith Viorst.
Megan at Homeschooling on the Run shares a poem that is particularly special to her: “Oceans” by Juan Ramón Jiménez.
Heidi Mordhorst over at My Juicy Little Universe talks about taking part in Thirty Days Thirty Poets with her class and mixes seasons and metaphors with David McCord’s “Snowflakes”.
Janet Squires shares three fun/informative garden-themed poetry books: Busy in the Garden, I Heard It From Alice Zucchini: poems about the garden, and Slugs in Love over at All About the Books.
Becky at Becky’s Book Reviews has a review of Think Again by JonArno Lawson, illustrated by Julie Morstad, and shares two poems from the book about Time…
Diane White shares the poem “Dean’s Tree” by Nancy Bo Flood. She says: “It seems providential, somehow, that the poem I chose to post is by my good friend Nancy Bo Flood. By pure coincidence, Nancy was a guest on PaperTigers just yesterday.”
[Sunday] A huge thank you to everyone for making this a bumper Poetry Friday roundup – I have really enjoyed reading everyone’s posts, both on Friday and, with a bit more time, over the week-end. What a fantastic introduction to hosting Poetry Friday this has been for PaperTigers – thank you!
April 9th, 2010 at 3:18 am
Great post for Poetry Friday! The links look interesting, too (it would be nice to hear John Arcand). I posted a video of Maggie Smith reciting Matthew Arnold’s Mortality: http://www.tabathayeatts.com/poetryfriday.htm
Thanks for hosting!
April 9th, 2010 at 3:22 am
Wow, that was quick, Tabatha – I hope I haven’t kept you waiting. You can hear John Arcand on the nartration of the poem – it’s certainly toe-tapping stuff!
April 9th, 2010 at 3:26 am
I’m writing a poem a day about teaching and/or learning for National Poetry Month. Today’s poem tells about something a child said to me at recess. (I wrote about it yesterday, too, in haiku form.)
April 9th, 2010 at 3:39 am
Lovely poem–is this book a poetry collection or a novel in verse? I really like how this poem sounds so much like a song, a song he is talking about in the poem.
My Poem of the Day is an excerpt from the wonderful Hotel Deep, by Kurt Cyrus. http://laurasalas.livejournal.com/210401.html
Also, people shared some great 15 Words or Less poems yesterday based on a ghoulish book cover. Come share your own: http://laurasalas.livejournal.com/210060.html
Thanks for hosting!
April 9th, 2010 at 3:43 am
I do love this poem. Thank you for sharing.
I am writing a haiku or poem a day on my blog this month: http://jeniwrites.livejournal.com
Happy National Poetry Month!
April 9th, 2010 at 4:13 am
This looks like a wonderful book. It’s such a treat to find poetry books with CDs, to be carried away by someone’s words and voice too. Thank you!
I am writing a children’s poem each day of this month and posting at http://www.poemfarm.blogspot.com. Today – a pet surprise!
Yours,
Amy
April 9th, 2010 at 4:25 am
I’m in with some Louise Gluck and an original poem, too. Here.
Thanks for hosting.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:32 am
Thank you for hosting, Marjorie. I’ve been collecting quotes about poets and poetry for National Poetry Month, and today, I’m pleased to have J. Patrick Lewis give us fifteen different definitions of poetry in his poem, Poetry Is…
April 9th, 2010 at 4:36 am
Hi Marjorie! I meant hear John Arcand in person — the Johnny Cash tribute looks fun! Looking forward to seeing all the other Poetry Friday posts today
April 9th, 2010 at 4:40 am
Hi Marjorie! At Random Noodling I talk about my discovery of Dorothea Grossman. http://www.randomnoodling.com
Kurious Kitty looks at Wendell Berry’s latest, Leavings: Poems. http://www.kuriouskitty.blogspot.com
KKs Kwotes has a quote by Wendell Berry, too. http://www.kkskwotes.blogspot.com
Thanks and have a great weekend!
April 9th, 2010 at 4:51 am
Oh, Tabatha – derrr! Am I being one-track-mided or what! – Absolutely! I agree with you!
April 9th, 2010 at 5:03 am
Hi Marjorie,
Thank you for hosting today and featuring David’s poem/book! Looks beautiful.
Today I’m continuing my Poetry Potluck Series with Julie Larios’ “Domingo.” She also shares a delicious recipe for Mexican tortas
. http://jamarattigan.livejournal.com/404484.html.
Have a lovely weekend.
jama
April 9th, 2010 at 5:35 am
nice poem, thanks for sharing and for hosting poetry friday.
i’ve rounded up my thrice-daily original haiku for the past week, as well as some limericks.
http://fomagrams.wordpress.com/2010/04/09/poetry-friday-twitku-roundup-2/
April 9th, 2010 at 5:41 am
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April 9th, 2010 at 6:01 am
Marjorie, Thank you for hosting this sure to be busy day!
I wrote about creating poetry from images drawn from history at http://jeannineatkins.livejournal.com/114724.html
April 9th, 2010 at 6:07 am
Thanks for hosting. I’m in today with part four of an original poem by my 13-year-old daughter. http://simpleordinary.blogspot.com/2010/04/poetry-friday-tessa-in-wonderland-part.html
April 9th, 2010 at 6:08 am
Thanks so much for hosting. My post today, with Wendell Berry’s “The Thought of Something Else” is here.
April 9th, 2010 at 6:10 am
Today at TeachingAuthors.com, April Halprin Wayland shares an original poem she wrote as part of her poem-a-day challenge for the month of April, along with a corresponding writing exercise. We’re also sponsoring a poetry anthology giveaway (US residents only) in honor of National Poetry month. See:
http://www.teachingauthors.com/2010/04/poem-day-challenge-frustration-poem-and.html
And thanks so much for hosting, Marjorie!
Carmela
April 9th, 2010 at 6:24 am
Inspired by Mary Lee I’ve written an orginial poem about my backyard in spring.
It can be found at enjoy-embracelearning.blogspot.com
April 9th, 2010 at 6:32 am
Thanks so much for doing the roundup this week!
At Wild Rose Reader, I have The Great Mask Poem Post & An Invitation. I’ve posted a number of my original animal mask poems, included two poetry book recommendations, and extended an invitation for people to write their own animal mask poems and submit them to Wild Rose Reader.
http://wildrosereader.blogspot.com/2010/04/great-animal-mask-poem-post-invitation.html
April 9th, 2010 at 6:32 am
Beautiful poem, Marjorie. Thank you for hosting.
Today I’m getting some poems into shape and sharing my article that appeared in Appleseeds March 2010 issue.
April 9th, 2010 at 6:34 am
Oops here is the link:
http://sheridoyle.blogspot.com
April 9th, 2010 at 6:37 am
So great to meet you all in Bologna! Thanks for hosting Poetry Friday. Welcome to the fray! My postings all month include a chain of connected poems by a variety of poets playing Poetry Tag. Today, Marilyn Singer is IT!
April 9th, 2010 at 6:43 am
What an amazing round up! Thank you for hosting. Today at My World/Mi Mundo, I offer a review on the book Mirror Mirror by Marilyn Singer, a great fun book of reversible verse.
April 9th, 2010 at 6:58 am
What a fabulous Poetry Friday! I have to go out for about 4 hours now but I’ll be adding all these latest links and any more that come in to the main post as soon as I get back…
April 9th, 2010 at 7:33 am
An original rondeau about A Postcard Full of Sky
April 9th, 2010 at 8:11 am
I’m in with a reverso poem from the book Mirror, Mirror: http://www.jenrothschild.com/2010/04/poetry-friday.html
April 9th, 2010 at 8:11 am
I in with a poem about polar explorers. When they once set foot in frozen lands, they always wanted to go back. This poem by Mark Strand, captures the longing.
http://dorireads.blogspot.com/
April 9th, 2010 at 8:27 am
I’m up today with a new, original poem by Alan Katz called Ch-ch-ch-check, Please -
http://gottabook.blogspot.com/2010/04/alan-katz-ch-ch-ch-check-please.html
Since last Poetry Friday, I’ve also posted new poems from Laura Purdie Salas, Calef Brown, Carole Boston Weatherford, Jorge Argueta, Susan Marie Swanson, and Ralph Fletcher, too, so I hope folks will come on by and check ‘em all out (Friday poems or not!).
Thanks for hosting!
April 9th, 2010 at 8:29 am
Lovely poem. Thanks for hosting! I’m in with Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats. Here’s the link info: http://kellyrfineman.livejournal.com/547624.html
April 9th, 2010 at 8:34 am
Here’s one from Stephen Orlen.
April 9th, 2010 at 8:34 am
oops. the link is here: http://www.thewritesisters.blogspot.com/
April 9th, 2010 at 9:18 am
Thanks for hosting! I have a poem up that is part of a narrative cycle from the Swampy Cree tribe, gathered and translated by poet and novelist Howard Norman. You’ll find it at The Drift Record
April 9th, 2010 at 9:22 am
Thanks for hosting Poetry Friday! I have a poem today from the Swampy Cree tribe, translated by Canadian poet and novelist Howard Norman. You’ll find it at The Drift Record
April 9th, 2010 at 10:12 am
Today I challenged my readers and myself to write about two animals as one. Read about wharks, birees, and rhinopuses. And, from Recipe Wednesday, you can make a Beetle Bop Salad to go along with the book of the same name by Denise Fleming.
April 9th, 2010 at 10:56 am
Thanks for hosting today! At Great Kid Books, I have reviewed Nest, Nook & Cranny, by Susan Blackaby – it’s a wonderful blend of nature and poetry.
http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com/2010/04/as-child-i-loved-spending-time-noticing.html
thanks, Mary Ann
April 9th, 2010 at 10:56 am
Thanks for hosting! It’s been a while since I’ve participated in a PF round-up, but I’m glad to be back. A Habit of Reading is no longer an active blog, but I’m currently posting at Rockhound Place, where today I’m featauring George Meredith and Janine Jansen to celebrate the link between poetry and music.
April 9th, 2010 at 11:13 am
thanks for hosting. here is my link.
http://languageliteracylove.blogspot.com/2010/04/poetry-friday-if-i-were-in-charge-of.html
April 9th, 2010 at 11:18 am
Thanks for hosting this week! I’m in with a poem called “Oceans” by Juan Ramon Jimenez.
http://ettinsmuir.wordpress.com/2010/04/09/poetry-friday-juan-ramon-jimenez/
April 9th, 2010 at 11:38 am
My post this week mixes seasons and metaphors with David McCord’s “Snowflakes.”
April 9th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
I’m sharing three fun/informative garden-themed poetry books: Busy in the Garden, I Heard It From Alice Zucchini: poems about the garden, and Slugs in Love in today’s post.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
I’m in with a review of Think Again:
http://blbooks.blogspot.com/2010/04/poetry-friday-think-again.html
April 9th, 2010 at 5:51 pm
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April 9th, 2010 at 5:57 pm
Please find my post, a poem by Nancy Bo Flood titled, “Dean’s Tree” here:
http://www.diannewrites.com/2010/04/09/bloom/
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