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By Heart: ‘California Hills in August’ by Dana Gioia

By Megan Willome 12 Comments

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Hate not heat and drought. Join Megan Willome as she learns to love her brown hills by learning a summer Dana Gioia poem By Heart.

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, By Heart, Summer Poems

Poetry Prompt: One Word to Take You Home

By Callie Feyen 2 Comments

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Join author Callie Feyen as she explores using one word to describe a tough experience and uses it to create a story.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Summer Poems, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Poet Laura: Deep Listening to Dog Days and Brown Thrashers

By Laura Boggess 2 Comments

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Join Laura Boggess and Natalie Goldberg and Emma Lazarus for deep listening with a Brown Thrasher amidst the dog days of summer.

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By Heart: ‘From Blossoms’ Peaches Poem by Li-Young Lee

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

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Join us and bite into the round jubilance of peaches as we learn Li-Young Lee’s poem “From Blossoms” By Heart.

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, By Heart, Poetry Memorization, Summer Poems

Poetry Prompt: So Many Other Better Things To Do

By Callie Feyen 6 Comments

Callie Feyen finds poetry for the crisis, both external and internal. Join her for a summer poetry prompt about what to do besides worry.

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By Heart: ‘Song of Summer’ + New Countee Cullen Challenge

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Song of Summer

Savor the summer with author Megan Willome as she learns Margaret Wise Brown’s poem “Song of Summer” By Heart.

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, By Heart, Childhood Poems, Children's Authors, Children's Poetry, Summer Poems

Eating and Drinking Poems: May Swenson’s “Strawberrying”

By Kathryn Neel

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In honor of the last days of summer, Kathryn Neel shares an old family recipe for strawberry ice cream to go with May Swenson’s poem, “Strawberrying.”

Filed Under: Eating and Drinking Poems, Food Poems, Nature Poems, Summer Poems

Top Ten Summer Poems

By Will Willingham 15 Comments

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To help you stretch out these summer days as long as possible, we’ve gathered up a great collection of summer poems, from dandelions to love on the beach to patio umbrellas and everything in between (including the mosquitoes).

Filed Under: Poems, poetry, shakespeare poems, Summer Poems

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