Halloween 2015: “Midnight Meeting” by David L. Harrison and The Resident Ghoul
BLA BLA! It’s that time of year again, when kiddies of all ages, but especially non-calendar-reading five-year-olds, pester the living daylights out of their parents with the incessant question “Is it...
View ArticleSpotlight on NCTE Poets: Nikki Grimes, with Lee Bennett Hopkins
“That just goes to show it pays to listen to your own heart.“ Welcome to the fourteenth episode of SPOTLIGHT ON NCTE POETS! The videos in this series with Lee Bennett Hopkins are brief and personal...
View ArticleFrog Month Special: “Frog and Toad” by J. Patrick Lewis
April is National Frog Month! Sure, everyone else is celebrating National Poetry Month, but I’ve been informed by J. Patrick Lewis that April is also National Frog Month, so who am I to argue? And to...
View ArticleSpotlight on NCTE Poets: J. Patrick Lewis, with Lee Bennett Hopkins
“The poem is always more important than the poet.“ Welcome to the sixteenth episode of SPOTLIGHT ON NCTE POETS! The videos in this series with Lee Bennett Hopkins are brief and personal looks at all...
View Article“The Dactyl Poem” by Allan Wolf
“The way I see it, there are two kinds of people in the world: PO-folk and No-POs.” Hello, PO-folk! Have you met Allan Wolf? If so: lucky ducks! If not, step right up ’cause we’ve got a show for you!...
View ArticleSpotlight on NCTE Poets: Joyce Sidman, with Lee Bennett Hopkins
“Poetry… is a sculpture of words…” Welcome to the seventeenth episode of SPOTLIGHT ON NCTE POETS! The videos in this series with Lee Bennett Hopkins are brief and personal looks at all the recipients...
View ArticleThe Progressive Poem 2017 Is Here!
Happy Poetry Month! For those who don’t know what the Kidlitosphere Progressive Poem is, it is a yearly event conceived and hosted by poet Irene Latham. Each day, the poem travels to a different blog,...
View ArticleSpotlight on NCTE Poets: Marilyn Singer, with Lee Bennett Hopkins
“Appreciating poetry starts with hearing it.“ Welcome to the eighteenth episode of SPOTLIGHT ON NCTE POETS! The videos in this series with Lee Bennett Hopkins are brief and personal looks at all the...
View ArticleSpotlight on NCTE Poets: Marilyn Nelson, with Lee Bennett Hopkins
“I am one of the poets who believe poetry can make something happen, that it does matter.” Welcome to the nineteenth episode of SPOTLIGHT ON NCTE POETS! The videos in this series with Lee Bennett...
View ArticlePoems from CARRY ME AWAY by Matt Goodfellow
Hello Again, Poetry World! It’s lovely to be back! It’s been so long since I’ve posted with any regularity that this post feels like a rebirth for No Water River and for me as a blogger. And in a way,...
View ArticleCommunity Collection 4: ODES with JaNay Brown-Wood
Welcome to Poetry Month 2018 at No Water River! Please take a moment to peruse the how-to below, and then dive in! Happy writing — and thank you for helping to build our collection(s)! Remember: The...
View ArticleCommunity Collection 5: SMALL COMFORTS with Janet Wong
Welcome to Poetry Month 2018 at No Water River! Please take a moment to peruse the how-to below, and then dive in! Happy writing — and thank you for helping to build our collection(s)! Remember: The...
View ArticleCommunity Collection 6: FAMILIAR SONGS with Lesléa Newman
Welcome to Poetry Month 2018 at No Water River! Please take a moment to peruse the how-to below, and then dive in! Happy writing — and thank you for helping to build our collection(s)! Remember: The...
View ArticleCommunity Collection 7: MAKING POEMS with Pat Mora
Welcome to Poetry Month 2018 at No Water River! Please take a moment to peruse the how-to below, and then dive in! Happy writing — and thank you for helping to build our collection(s)! Remember: The...
View ArticleCommunity Collection 8: LIFE CYCLES with David L. Harrison
Welcome to Poetry Month 2018 at No Water River! Please take a moment to peruse the how-to below, and then dive in! Happy writing — and thank you for helping to build our collection(s)! Remember: The...
View ArticleCommunity Collection 9: MAKING CONNECTIONS with Cynthia Grady
Welcome to Poetry Month 2018 at No Water River! Please take a moment to peruse the how-to below, and then dive in! Happy writing — and thank you for helping to build our collection(s)! Remember: The...
View ArticleCommunity Collection 10: BEING BILINGUAL with Alma Flor Ada
Welcome to Poetry Month 2018 at No Water River! Please take a moment to peruse the how-to below, and then dive in! Happy writing — and thank you for helping to build our collection(s)! Remember: The...
View ArticleCommunity Collection 11: VISUAL POEMS with Padma Venkatraman
Welcome to Poetry Month 2018 at No Water River! Please take a moment to peruse the how-to below, and then dive in! Happy writing — and thank you for helping to build our collection(s)! Remember: The...
View ArticleCommunity Collection 12: OBSERVATION with Jeannine Atkins
Welcome to Poetry Month 2018 at No Water River! Please take a moment to peruse the how-to below, and then dive in! Happy writing — and thank you for helping to build our collection(s)! Remember: The...
View ArticleCommunity Collection 13: GOLDEN SHOVELS with Nancy Bo Flood
Welcome to Poetry Month 2018 at No Water River! Please take a moment to peruse the how-to below, and then dive in! Happy writing — and thank you for helping to build our collection(s)! Remember: The...
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