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Reading in the Wild: October’s Pages

By Megan Willome 13 Comments

Come learn the secrets of being a wild reader. Or just share your October pages. Megan Willome leads the way, with her October good reads.

Filed Under: Become a Better Writer, Blog, Children's Authors, Classic Books, Fiction, Literacy for Life, Reading in the Wild

Children’s Book Club: “Frederick”

By Megan Willome 20 Comments

Poets have their own sort of economy—they harvest words. Join us as we read Leo Lionni’s classic fable “Frederick” with Megan Willome as our guide.

Filed Under: Animal Poems, Blog, Children's Book Club, Children's Poetry, Children's Stories

Reading in the Wild: September’s Pages

By Megan Willome 11 Comments

Come learn the secrets of being a wild reader. Or just share your September pages. Megan Willome leads the way, with her September goodreads.

Filed Under: Blog, Literacy for Life, Reading in the Wild

Top 10 Books that Inspired Me (and You)

By Megan Willome 28 Comments

If you could only choose ten books that inspired you, what would they be? Megan Willome shares her personal Top 10.

Filed Under: Blog, Book Love, Books

Children’s Book Club: “One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale”

By Megan Willome 16 Comments

Math can be beautiful, especially with tigers and elephants and gold. Join us as we read ‘One Grain of Rice’ with Megan Willome as our guide. Plus, get more great math title recommendations!

Filed Under: Blog, book club, children, Children's Authors, Children's Stories, Chocolate, Math-Science-Technology

Reading in the Wild: August’s pages

By Megan Willome 25 Comments

Come learn the secrets of being a wild reader. Or just share your August pages. Megan Willome leads the way, with her August goodreads.

Filed Under: Become a Better Writer, Blog, book reviews, Children's Authors, Fiction, Literacy for Life, Literacy Starts With Love, Reading in the Wild

Children’s Book Club: “The Buffalo Storm”

By Megan Willome 39 Comments

Literacy starts with children’s books. Join the inaugural edition of our children’s book club as we read ‘The Buffalo Storm’ with Megan Willome as our guide.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Children's Authors, Children's Book Club, Children's Stories, Literacy, Literacy for Life, Literacy Starts With Love, Read for Fun

Reading in the Wild: July’s Pages

By Megan Willome 20 Comments

Come learn the secrets of being a wild reader. Or just share your July pages. Megan Willome leads the way, with her July goodreads.

Filed Under: Blog, Reading in the Wild

Literacy Never Melts: ‘The Snowy Day’ by Ezra Jack Keats

By Megan Willome 23 Comments

Come explore how literacy can start with a snowball and why The Snowy Day has been in print for 55 years with Megan Willome as your guide.

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Stories, Reading and Books

Reading in the Wild: June’s Pages

By Megan Willome 11 Comments

Come learn the secrets of being a wild reader. Or just share your June pages. Megan Willome leads the way, with her June goodreads.

Filed Under: Blog, Literacy for Life

Life Notes: The Secret to a Happy Marriage Is Not What I Thought It Was

By Megan Willome 14 Comments

Wedding rings in hand, happy marriage

The secret to a happy marriage might have something to do with cartwheels. Or not. Find out the real deal in this humorous Life Notes, from Megan Willome.

Filed Under: Blog, Life Notes

Reading in the Wild: May’s Pages

By Megan Willome 25 Comments

Teddy Bear on Clothesline Literacy Conversation

Come learn the secrets of being a wild reader. Or just share your May pages. Megan Willome leads the way, with her May goodreads.

Filed Under: Blog, Read for Fun, Reading in the Wild

Reading Together: Rita Dove’s ‘Thomas and Beulah’

By Megan Willome 12 Comments

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Megan Willome’s reading of Rita Dove’s Thomas and Beulah is a reminder that sometimes the moments that change us most aren’t the ones that make the news.

Filed Under: Baby Poems, Black Poets, Books, Poems, poetry

Tea Time: Writing Our Leaves & Our Lives Workshop

By T.S. Poetry 13 Comments

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Explore the tasty partnership of tea, story, poetry and writing—in this special writing workshop with author Megan Willome.

Filed Under: Blog, Tea, Workshops

What the Book Needs: Creating The Joy of Poetry – Part 4

By Megan Willome 11 Comments

Megan Willome ends her 4-part series about creating The Joy of Poetry with a simple admonition for writers: be open to what your book needs.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, The Joy of Poetry, Writing Life

R Is for Rewriting: Creating The Joy of Poetry – Part 3

By Megan Willome 12 Comments

As Megan Willome approaches the task of rewriting The Joy of Poetry, she finds a different rhythm to her work.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, The Joy of Poetry, Writing Life

What to Do with the Elephants: Creating The Joy of Poetry – Part 2

By Megan Willome 22 Comments

In Megan Willome’s second installment about writing The Joy of Poetry, she wrestles with the problem of not one, but two elephants in the room.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, The Joy of Poetry, Writing Life

On Being Asked: Creating The Joy of Poetry – Part 1

By Megan Willome 19 Comments

When people ask Megan Willome why she wrote The Joy of Poetry, they are usually shocked when she tells them: “I was asked to.”

Filed Under: Blog, Books, The Joy of Poetry, Writing Life

The Joyful Partnership of Poetry & Memoir—Workshop!

By T.S. Poetry 5 Comments

Yellow Flowers Memoir and Poetry Workshop

Explore the partnership of poetry & memoir, in this special writing workshop with author Megan Willome.

Filed Under: Workshops

The Joy of Poetry Book Club: In Your Dreams

By Will Willingham 57 Comments

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Like Kipling’s lullaby, a poem that acknowledges the terrors of the night can help disarm them. Our discussion of Megan Willome’s The Joy of Poetry continues, with a look at poetry and dreams.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Dream Poems, poetry, The Joy of Poetry

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