A New Book Edited by J. Patrick Lewis!
From THE POETRY OF US edited by J. Patrick Lewis
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Students - It is always a thrill to be part of an anthology, and I could not be happier to share this new poem from this new book edited by J. Patrick Lewis and published by National Geographic Children's Books. THE POETRY OF US: MORE THAN 200 POEMS THAT CELEBRATE THE PEOPLE, PLACES, AND PASSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES is a stunning volume full of poems old and new laid over spectacular photographs. If you are familiar with J. Patrick Lewis's NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BOOK OF ANIMAL POETRY or NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BOOK OF NATURE POETRY, this is the same gorgeousness.
My poem takes the voice of a place, and I enjoyed imagining I was the Appalachian Trail itself. What secrets and wonders this trail witnesses, holding people on journeys both external and internal.
If you do not know what to write about today, try making a list of places. Then choose one. Become it. Write. Did you know that writing in the voice of something else is called a persona poem...or a mask poem?
Some of you a St. John's School in Houston, Texas might be wondering why I am not writing about the mouse. Well, sweet mouse will appear next week instead. As THE POETRY OF US celebrates its entry into the world this week, I decided to invite this poem to hike its way onto the blog today.
Jone is hosting this week's Poetry Friday roundup at Deo Writer, where she shares Janet Wong's title poem from her new collection with Sylvia Vardell, GREAT MORNING: POEMS FOR SCHOOL LEADERS TO READ ALOUD. Each week we gather together, sharing poems, books, and poetry ideas all at one blog. All are always welcome to visit, comment, and post.
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