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Earth Song Book Club: Garden Poems
In this week’s Earth Song discussion, Rebecca Martin starts smack dab in the middle of garden poems.
Earth Song Book Club: Force of Nature
In this week’s book club discussion, Rebecca Martin moves through the poems in Earth Song as a force of nature.
Earth Song Book Club: The Wild Places
In this week’s Earth Song book club, Rebecca Martin considers the power of poems to transport the reader to another place, whether the woodlands or the wilds.
Earth Song Book Club Announcement
Rebecca D. Martin announces a new book club discussion of the symphonic nature poem collection edited by Sara Barkat, Earth Song.
Teacher Stories—My First Villanelle (Thank You, How to Write a Form Poem!)
So much is changing—has changed—in this world. Rebecca D. Martin finds a deep leaving-truth in her first villanelle and her first experience as a teacher.
Books on Writing: A Line of Words
Annie Dillard, Madeleine L’Engle, Charity Singleton Craig and Andrew Peterson guide Rebecca D. Martin on a wander through the writing books on her shelf.
Pandemic Journal: An Entry on Home Education in a Time of Superlatives
Rebecca D. Martin reflects on educating children at home during the pandemic and finding joy with the weatherman in a time filled with strong words and superlatives.