1. Welcome to Poetry Friday Roundup! Thanks so much for stopping by. Please leave your link and name with description (there is only one space to put all the info you'd like us to know) in the handy dandy inlinkz form below.
2. Tonight is Book Club, at my house. We've been reading CLEOPATRA'S MOON by Vicky Alvear Schecter. And Vicky will be joining us for our discussion!
For those of you who don't know about this book, it's about Cleopatra's only daughter Selene. Imagine having a mother like Cleopatra -- a mother who chose the love of Egypt over everything (and everyone) else.
Haven't I said before that the mother-daughter relationship is the most complicated one ever?
3. I've added tabs to ye olde blog. Now our Progressive Poem has its own resting place. If you haven't had a chance to see how it turned out -- including a wonderful title provided by Kate Coombs, please read!
4. Also check out the "How to Live Your Poem" tab. This is something I'm working on. Basically, it's a list of personal and resonant-to-me directives pulled from poems. I'd love your suggestions for additions to the list!
Cleopatra's Moon looks intriguing. Thanks for mentioning it! Enjoy your book club discussion :).
Today I'm sharing a poem about Hawai'i's picture brides with a little backstory about my paternal grandmother.
Thanks for hosting today, Irene. Have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend!
Thanks for hosting, Irene. Love that quote!
Thanks for hosting. Always find interesting things on Poetry Friday. Cheers!
Thanks, Irene! Can't wait to read DON'T FEED THE BOY!
Thank you for hosting, Irene. I love your idea 'How To Live Your Poem' and will be on the lookout for something good for it. Your book club sounds terrific tonight; to have the author be there is quite exciting!
Thanks so much for hosting this shindig. Have a great weekend!
I'm in with some Emily Dickinson today. It's here.
Thanks for hosting, Irene. I couldn't get the inlinkz thingy to work the last time I used it either.
I'm in with an original poem based loosely on my daddy. After a fun weekend of traveling with him, I wanted to share it.
My selection is "Pizza, pigs, and poetry: how to write a poem" by Jack Prelutsky.
Irene, I'm loving your book! I posted a review of it today. Thanks for hosting!
Thank you for hosting, Irene!
This is my first time participating in Poetry Friday and I can't wait to discover a bunch of new poets. The progressive poem was brilliant.