by Amy LV
Students - Happy almost Valentine's Day! I do love this holiday of tiny cards and tiny stickers and hearts made out of every kind of sweet imaginable, so today I thought I would write about candy. I had two bags of candy, poured each out, and took this picture. This picture was to be my writing inspiration.
Inspiring or Uninspiring?
Photo by Amy LV
But beware the best laid plans! My brain did not want to write about these candies. My brain wandered. And my eyes wandered too.
My eyes wandered around the room and around the floor where something under the table caught my eye.
Who Keeps Art Supplies on the Floor?
Photo by Amy LV
Yes, it was a stamp pad. Upside down. Just sitting there. Suddenly, I was overcome with a desire to make fat thumbprint hearts. Sounds strange? Well, it's true. My forthcoming book, WITH MY HANDS, includes a bit of fingerprint art, and so I guess that fingerprints must be on my mind.
I pressed my own thumb on ink and paper (see above), and I wrote today's poem.
Writing does not always follow a straight path, that's for sure! Remember this as you write. Keep your mind open for the surprises. Even a mess on the floor might invite a page or two.
This week, don't miss checking out SCHOOL PEOPLE, the new anthology by Lee Bennett Hopkins.
I loved writing about a wonderful nurse for this collection, and Robyn Hood Black, who wrote about a kind lunch lady shares all about the book with an interview of Lee and a book giveaway today at Life on the Deckle Edge.
At Sharing Our Notebooks, third grade teacher Dina Bolan and her writers from Alexander Hamilton Elementary School in Glen Rock, New Jersey share their nonfiction notebook entries. Please leave a comment to be entered into a drawing for a lovely new notebook.
Sally is hosting today's Poetry Friday roundup at sallymurphy.com.au with some fun terse verse. Each week, we gather our posts together at one blog, so if you visit Sally this week...you will be introduced to many new poets and blogs and books.
Happy Valentine's Day!
xo
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