JAMAICA Photo by Amy LV   Students - I have never been to Jamaica, so I had to do a bit of research for this poem. I...

The natural world is not always a kind place, and shrikes are brutal birds.  Yesterday, Mark and the children were sitting on the...

Dictionary Forest Hike by Amy LV This is poem #24 in a Friday series of poems about poems. Students - it is an interest...

Thank you to Tricia over at The Miss Rumphius Effect for another Monday Poetry Stretch , this week about the moon.  This is poem #4 of Fr...

My Favorite Restaurant by Amy LV This is poem #20 in my Friday series of poems about poems! For our sixth Poetry...

A Reading Life Photo by Mark LV Many children dream of pets but are not able to have them because of allergies, living situati...

First Day 2007 Photo by Amy LV This week's Monday Poetry Stretch over at Tricia's The Miss Rumphius Effect challenges ...

Oak Leaf by Amy LV The more I write and teach writing, the more I come to believe in the power of all arts to help us see an...

Treasure Photo by Amy LV  This is a poem for my friend Rachel in Oregon, the best rock hound and rock teacher ever!  Whenever I fi...

Thank you again to Tricia at The Miss Rumphius Effect for her weekly poetry stretch.  This week's challenge encourages us to write ...

Hope Reads in a Boat Photo by Amy LV  This is the fifth poem in a week-long series of free verse poems, and the idea ca...

We're new to the world of childhood athletics, so sometimes I ask questions of my friends with older children .  Last weekend, my frie...

Happy Poetry Friday! If you are new to Poetry Friday, please let me introduce you to this weekly holiday through a helpful article by Susa...