Last year, I was hospitalized from September until March and was unable to bring you this wonderful Christmas book from Bob Raczka and Chuck Groenink (Carolrhoda). I love this picture book and its illustrations of life at the North Pole–the simplified, down-to-earth version–and Santa’s poems, one haiku for each day, from December 1st to 24th. I am …
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826 National will celebrate National Youth Literacy Day on August 26th. In celebration, the literary organization will host an informal writing contest.
Writers can submit three types of entries, all revolving around the numbers 826: a modified haiku poem with three lines (eight syllables, then two syllables, and then six syllables), a short story consisting of “82.6 words” or a news story comprised of 826 characters.
Here’s more about the event: “826 National will be publishing entries beginning August 22, 2011 in their online Writing Gallery. Authors of the organization’s favorite entries will receive a gift bag full of 826 National merchandise. Follow this link for full details.
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Today’s poem is brought to you by Random.
Haikus are easy
But sometimes they don’t make sense
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Here are some other things that amused me.
Last week at Comic Con, Michelle and I met the guy who made this winning Steampunk Iron Man costume! [Agent M]
Hey Philadelphia! Hollerado’s single-take music video for “Americanarama.” [YouTube]
Have books? Then you need bookshelves. 35 of them. 35 awesome, incredible bookshelves. [Francesco Mugnai]
Your Ad Here. (Hopefully not.) [eConsultancy]
Gritty, gorgeous photos of broken neon signs. [Slate]
Crochet animal sculptures. Heck yes I said it! [My Modern Met]
If you’re an unknown band trying to gain popularity, this is not the way to do it. [AV Club]
How far will your dollar go? These photos will show you. [Jonathan Blaustein]
Phonebook art! [Inventor Spot]