By: Gregory K. Pincus,
on 10/7/2011
Thoughts During My Spelling Test
by
Greg Pincus
Yacht, February, aisle, cologne?
I've got to think. Leave me alogne.
Isthmus, Wednesday, queue, colonel?
I give up. This test's infolonel!
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By: Gregory K. Pincus,
on 4/30/2008
I DON’T LIKE WORDS
by
Gregory K.
I don’t like words.
They don’t make sense.
Words make me upset and tense.
How due eye no witch whirred two ewes
Ore how too right thee won aye chews?
Wile sum mite think words are a bawl,
Eye dew knot care fore words at awl!
This seemed like a good way to end my National Poetry Month poem-a-day run. Obviously, I do like words... most of the time. You can find links to all the April poems over o the right of the blog under the headline "The Poems". And remember, poetry happens here at GottaBook alllll year long, so it won't be long til I'm back at ya, for better or verse.
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By: Mark,
on 9/23/2007
Publishing a children’s book is a dream for many people. Some would-be authors never realize their dream, while others publish a book in short order. The most amazing of publication dream stories may be the one behind Joanne Froh and Frances Plagens’ book of fanciful children’s poetry, Imagine This!
On this edition of Just One More Book!, Mark speaks with author Joanne Froh about realizing a thirty-five year long publication dream.
Photo: Joanne Frances Press
Tags:childrens book, dreams, Frances Plagens, Imagine This!, Joanne Froh, poetry, publishingchildrens book, dreams, Frances Plagens, Imagine This!, Joanne Froh, poetry, publishing
By: Mark,
on 9/23/2007
Publishing a children’s book is a dream for many people – even those who have already published. Many may never realize their dream, while others may publish a book in short order. The most amazing of these stories could be the one behind the publication of Imagine This!
Joanne Froh joins Mark on this edition of Just One More Book. She and her mother, Frances Plagens, realized a thirty-five year dream when they published their book Imagine This! earlier this year.
Photo: Joanne Frances Press
Tags:childrens book, dreams, Frances Plagens, Imagine This!, Joanne Froh, poetry, publishingchildrens book, dreams, Frances Plagens, Imagine This!, Joanne Froh, poetry, publishing
This is too funnye!!
I'm just about to give a spelling test...this made me smile!
Infolonel is brilliant. A plus for you. :)
kleerly acceptions pruve the rool - u gota luv English!
Namaste,
Lee
It's such fun, will be great to share with middle school students!
Greg, Loved this.
Now I'll be utterly bold and share a poem I wrote about spelling, too:
TROUBLEMAKERS
It would be nice
To spell “precise”
With i-c-e
Predictably.
Instead, although it seems absurd,
To spell “precise”, a perfect word,
With i-s-e, which looks like “wise”,
“Precise” won’t rhyme with “compromise”.
Take my advice,
When words aren’t nice:
Notice, practice, more than twice-
That’s the way to spell “precise”
Precisely!
Keep 'em coming!
Thanks, y'all, for the comments and to Sandy for the precision in poetry!