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Friday, September 2, 2016 4:03:47 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled Clogyrnach: a Welsh poetic form:
Andromeda said, "My Poetry Sisters and I are trying out a new-to-me form this month, something I have found quite tricky. I only just pulled something out that I am willing to share. I need to work on this one a bit more; it's a challenge! Trisha had posted..." more
Friday, August 5, 2016 3:38:34 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled An Ekphrastic Poem for WONDER:
Andromeda said, " You know how much I love house plants and greenery of all kinds. I don't have a green thumb, and my plants don't always do well, but I am stubborn and don't give up easily. My office is full of plants. sometimes they get those really..." more
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 1:47:22 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled In the school of Kay Ryan:
Andromeda said, "Every so often the Poetry Sisters and I like to try writing In the Style of... a poet whose skill we admire. In the past we looked at e.e. cummings and wrote poems somewhat like his. This month we are echoing Kay Ryan, US Poet Laureate from 2008 -10..." more
Sunday, May 22, 2016 3:53:28 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled Woods Walk:
Andromeda said, "I've been trying to spend more time outside this month, following the Rewild Your Life 30 Day Challenge, and getting more connected to nature after reading Jon Young's books What the Robin Knows and Coyotes' Guide to Connecting with..." more
Friday, April 1, 2016 3:04:56 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled Watching TV in the Presence of Christ:
Andromeda said, "This month my poetry sisters and I are experimenting with Ekphrastic poems. Laura Purdie Salas chose the image for us and we all went off in different directions, responding to the images as we were called. Ekphrasitc poems are written in response..." more
Friday, March 4, 2016 2:31:13 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled Sedoka Poems to Bring in Spring:
Andromeda said, "I just realized that March 9, 2016 is my 10 year blogoversary!!! Hard to believe how fast that has flown. Back then I was doing a lot of parent blogging and also reviewing children's books more, as I was an elementary school librarian. I..." more
Friday, January 8, 2016 9:40:37 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled A Crown of Sonnets:
Andromeda said, "For the past several months my Poetry Sisters have been working madly behind the scenes, creating a Crown of Sonnets. That's seven linked sonnets, each one starting with the ending line of the one that came before, the last one ending with the..." more
Friday, November 6, 2015 3:16:24 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled Edphrastic Poetry with the Seven Sisters:
Andromeda said, "This month my Poetry Sisters and I decided to try Ekphrastic poetry, which is simple poetry written in response to an image or work of art. Laura found this amazing image, and we all wrote about it in whatever form we chose. I reverted to blank..." more
Friday, October 2, 2015 3:11:38 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled Etheree poems for October:
Andromeda said, "This month the Poetry Sisters have been working on producing Etheree poems. This form consists of ten lines; and the poems grow by add one syllable to each line. There are no rhymes. Trisha got us started early in the month by posting about the..." more
Friday, September 4, 2015 2:41:36 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled Found Poem in The Scarlet Letter:
Andromeda said, "Our poetry project for this month, cats and kittens, is to create a "Found Poem". This type of poem is drawn from text you find, or stumble over, in any context, that strikes you as rich in potential. Sometimes one can find irony, or..." more
Friday, August 7, 2015 6:55:38 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled WANTED: Haiku or Senryu. Must take me there. Mindful reward.:
Andromeda said, "Mid-August. When the crickets sing all day in the long grass and the sky invents blue every morning. A lovely time to savor the moments with small bites of haiku, no? That's what I was thinking when we made the proposed schedule for a year of..." more
Friday, July 10, 2015 2:30:27 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled poems written in the style of e. e. cummings:
Andromeda said, "For the past month my Poetry Sisters and I have been working on writing poems modeled after poems written by e. e. cummings. He is one of my favorite poets, so when we were throwing around names trying to chose a focus for our work I was delighted..." more
Friday, June 5, 2015 1:20:36 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled Writing Odes this past month:
Andromeda said, "My Poetry Sisters and I have been scribbling down Odes all through the past month. Every month this year we are working on writing different forms of poetry in a group challenge. It's been both fun and frustrating at times! But Odes are pure..." more
Friday, May 1, 2015 1:10:08 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled The Flight of Sons; a pantoum:
Andromeda said, "This month my Poetry Sisters and I are working on writing Pantoums. Pantoums are an old form of poetry with four line stanzas, where the second and fourth line of each stanza is repeated as the first and third lines of the next stanza. They can be..." more
Friday, April 3, 2015 8:16:23 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled Raccontino with the Poetry Sisters:
Andromeda said, "My online poetry group is working our way through the year by exploring a new poetic form each month. In April we are posting a form called "Raccontino". My friend Trisha explains: Here are the requirements of the form. composed of..." more
Friday, March 6, 2015 2:11:12 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled The Poetry Seven Attempt Sestinas:
Andromeda said, "This month my poetry sisters and I are working on writing Sestinas. It's a very difficult form to get the knack for, partly because the end words are extremely restricted. Each of the six-line stanzas use the same words in a spiral repetition...." more
Friday, February 13, 2015 10:19:07 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled A Small Child's Book of Verses:
Andromeda said, "I found this lovely old gem on my shelf today. Here are a few pages in honor of Valentine's Day: Is t that delightful? Now be sure to visit Merely Day by Day today for the Friday Poetry Roundup!"
Friday, February 6, 2015 1:54:54 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled Trying my hand at a villanelle:
Andromeda said, "At the start of the year my online group of poetry sisters decided to challenge ourselves with writing and posting poems all year with a different form for each month. January was triolets, and February has been all about Villanelles. I have to..." more
Friday, January 9, 2015 12:18:14 PM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled Triolets:
Andromeda said, "Happy New Year! 2015 is off to a great start already. Here is my brand new Poetry Journal for 2015. I need this journal because... It's time for the Poetry Seven to swing into action once again! This year we have set ourselves up to..." more
Friday, October 24, 2014 8:41:34 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled Angel Island; Gateway to Gold Mountain:
Andromeda said, "by Russel Freedman. Chinese poems translated by Evans Chan. Clarion Books, 2014. (Library copy). This nonfiction text for young people covers the west coast immigration center Angel Island in San Fransisco Bay. Between 1910 and 1940 more than half a..." more
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 10:09:58 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled Three by Zetta Elliott:
Andromeda said, "The Magic Mirror by Zetta Elliott. Illustrations by Paul Melecky. Rosetta Press, 2014. Review copy. Kamara suffers from the mean words of a boy at school until her Gramma comforts her and shows her the ancient mirror kept in a back bedroom of her..." more
Friday, October 10, 2014 2:03:48 PM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled Josephine; The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker:
Andromeda said, "by Patricia Hruby Powell, pictures by Christian Robinson. Chronicle books, 2014. Review copy. This adorable 8" x 10" full color hardback book is a treasure trove of inspiration and information on the glorious life of Josephine Baker. Baker..." more
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 11:27:53 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled Upsidedown in the Middle of Nowhere:
Andromeda said, "by Julie T. Lamana. Chronicle Books, 2014. Every time I think about Katrina now, I think about this book. Armani lives in the Ninth Wards of New Orleans with her family. She's looking forward to celebrating her 10th birthday with a big party,..." more
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 11:27:53 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled Game World:
Andromeda said, "by Christopher John Farley. Black Sheep, 2014. Middle grade fantasy with an inclusive cast of characters. Sixth grade gamers are sucked into their favorite video game and have the chance to become heroes battling giant spiders, evil hummingbirds,..." more
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:05:28 AM
Andromeda Jazmon wrote a blog post titled Cloister Ekphrastic Free Verse:
Andromeda said, " This month, in our year of writing poetry together, my Poetry Sisters have called on me to supply the art for our ekphrasic poems. I've chosen to share my photos of the cloisters of Glencairn Museum, a place I love to visit. You can read about..." more