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Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:07:35 AM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled Poetry Quotes +:
Sylvia said, "I am a sucker for great quotes about the power of poetry! In fact, I have compiled tons of them and am always looking for more. I've made a whole slideshow of quotes that I often use before a presentation because I love combining powerful..." more
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:04:03 AM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled NCTE 2016:
Sylvia said, "I'm sure you've read posts by many others who attended the recent NCTE conference (National Council of Teachers of English) in Atlanta. It's always a great event, but this year's conference had an amazing richness of poets present! Look at all..." more
Friday, November 11, 2016 8:51:27 AM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled November BOOK LINKS: Jeannine Atkins and STEM:
Sylvia said, "Have you seen the November issue of ALA's BOOK LINKS magazine? It's always such a helpful resource for teachers, librarians, and parents and this issue has a STEM focus. I was lucky enough to do an interview with the lovely Jeannine Atkins for this..." more
Friday, November 4, 2016 10:13:11 PM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled Celebrating Native American Heritage Month with Poetry:
Sylvia said, "November is national Native American Heritage Month and a good time to seek out, share, and celebrate poetry by and Native American writers. In fact, check out the recent Presidential Proclamation that beautifully describes why this is..." more
Friday, October 28, 2016 1:14:39 AM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled Vote for poetry!:
Sylvia said, "Yep, Election Day is around the corner and it's time to VOTE! Did you know that Election Day is set for the Tuesday immediately following the first Monday in November? It can be as early as Nov. 2 or as late as Nov. 8-- which is the date this..." more
Thursday, October 20, 2016 9:53:09 PM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled ARE YOU AN ECHO? Behind the Scenes:
Sylvia said, "<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE <![endif]--> An Interview with Are You an Echo? Author David Jacobson and Translator..." more
Friday, October 14, 2016 1:01:58 PM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled Teen Read Week:
Sylvia said, "It's Teen Read Week this week and a fun time to showcase poetry for young adults. October has been the month for celebrating Teen Read Week since 1988, a time to “encourage teens to be regular readers and library users” according to..." more
Thursday, October 6, 2016 8:46:49 PM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled WWU Poetry Camp:
Sylvia said, "Last weekend I had the time of my life steeped in poetry with 150 other people who love it as much as I do. On October 1, Western Washington University’s PoetryCHaT center was the proud host of “Poetry Camp 2016,” the first-ever national..." more
Thursday, September 29, 2016 11:22:06 AM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled Time for WWU Poetry Camp, Poetry Makerspace, and 40 POETS all in one place!:
Sylvia said, "Over a year ago, Sylvia Tag (librarian) and Nancy Johnson (professor), at Western Washington University, had the idea to host a "Poetry Camp" and invited Janet (Wong) and me to come and speak. Of course we said YES! Then Janet had the idea of..." more
Thursday, September 15, 2016 11:43:43 PM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled Poet to Poet: Jeannine Atkins:
Sylvia said, "It's time for another installment in my Poet to Poet series where one poet interviews another poet about her or his new book. This time, the lovely April Halprin Wayland interviews Jeannine Atkins about her new nook, Finding Wonders. Photo by..." more
Thursday, September 8, 2016 10:24:45 PM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled The wait is over for YOU JUST WAIT:
Sylvia said, "Happy Book Birthday to You Just Wait!Today, Janet (Wong) and I are officially launching another poetry venture and we’re trying something different once again. It's entitled You Just Wait: A Poetry Friday Power Book. Our special focus is always..." more
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 3:10:48 PM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled My NZ Poetry Adventure:
Sylvia said, "I just spent an amazing week in New Zealand for the IBBY Congress and enjoyed sharing my poetry poster, meeting New Zealand poets, soaking up a panel dedicated to poetry, chatting with a Latvian publisher of poetry, checking out poetry at the..." more
Thursday, August 18, 2016 12:55:12 AM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled IBBY in New Zealand and poetry:
Sylvia said, "I'm attending the biennial Congress of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) in Auckland, New Zealand. This is such a wonderful event, a great opportunity to get a global glimpse of he field of children's literature and meet..." more
Friday, August 12, 2016 7:50:20 PM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled Irene Latham + Awards + Elephants:
Sylvia said, "Did you know that August 12 is World Elephant Day? Yep, and of course we have a poem for this occasion in The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations written by the lovely Irene Latham. PLUS:It's also the perfect moment to announce that..." more
Friday, July 22, 2016 8:41:51 PM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled Millersville Poetry Institute:
Sylvia said, "Our whole group-- with everyone holding a book of poetry!Janet (Wong) and I just wrapped up a wonderful week at the Millersville University Poetry Institute (in Pennsylvania) led, planned, and coordinated by Dr. Lesley Colabucci. (Intro and info..." more
Friday, July 15, 2016 8:57:19 AM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled My poetry decade:
Sylvia said, "I can't believe it's been 10 years since I set up this blog and started posting! My goodness, that has flown by fast. I've been trying to decide what to do to celebrate, but have been so busy with fun summer stuff, I haven't had a moment. Isn't that..." more
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 1:50:04 AM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled ALA Poetry Blast:
Sylvia said, "Meeting the Berenstain Bears!I just came back from the annual convention of the American Library Association in Orlando and what a great event-- as always! There's so much to love about these conferences-- running into great friends from across the..." more
Friday, June 17, 2016 10:21:02 AM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled Poetry for Summer:
Sylvia said, "I just got back from a fun TASLA conference meeting with school library administrators from around Texas. What a fun group and productive meeting. I always enjoy being a "groupie" at their functions learning more about what school librarian..." more
Friday, June 10, 2016 12:35:59 PM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled GARVEY'S CHOICE by Nikki Grimes:
Sylvia said, "I'm happy to toot the horn for another new novel in verse by Nikki Grimes that is perfect for the intermediate grades (grades 5-8), in particular. It's Garvey's Choice, the story of a nerdy boy whose father wants him to pursue sports rather than the..." more
Friday, May 20, 2016 6:35:17 AM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled Celebrating Asian American Heritage Month:
Sylvia said, "I didn't realize how many special occasions occurred in May until I worked on our Celebrations book with Janet Wong. Sure, it's the end of the semester and school year (in many places) and the home of Mother's Day and Memorial Day. But it's also..." more
Friday, May 13, 2016 7:36:31 AM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled You Can Fly:
Sylvia said, "It's no secret, I'm a big fan of Carole Boston Weatherford! She beautiful melds nonfiction and poetry in book after book after book, in addition to many collections of "just" poetry. Previously, I featured an excerpt from her poem, "I am the..." more
Thursday, May 5, 2016 10:10:33 AM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled TGIPF: Thank Goodness It's Poetry Friday!:
Sylvia said, "Welcome, poetry friends! I'm happy to host Poetry Friday once again right here. Jump to the bottom and link your post below courtesy of Mister Linky. Meanwhile, Mother's Day is coming up, so I thought I might take a moment to share some poetry..." more
Friday, April 29, 2016 11:51:32 PM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled El día de los niños/El día de los libros 20th anniversary:
Sylvia said, "Today is officially El día de los niños/El día de los libros, celebrated every April 30. And today is particularly special, since it’s the 20thanniversary of Día. This special celebration was conceived by and established by founder Pat..." more
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:13:37 AM
Sylvia Vardell wrote a blog post titled Celebrating libraries and Dewey Decimal Day in December:
Sylvia said, "December is full of holidays, but I'll bet you didn't know Dewey Decimal Day was one of them! Yes, December 10 is Dewey Decimal Day, the birthday of Melvil Dewey (1851-1931), the inventor of the Dewey Decimal system of library classification,..." more