Marcie Flinchum Atkins is hosting Poetry Friday and asked us to share a poem about twilight in honor of her new book, When Twilight Comes, arriving on Tuesday. I'm reposting a twilight poem I wrote while in Utah earlier this month and sharing two new poetry finds from my library.
Sunset beckons me
Nature's marvelous paintbrush
Springtime spectacle
Photo taken by me!
March 7, 2026
Millcreek, UT
For A Girl Becoming was a serendipitous find on our library's New Books table. As soon as I saw that Joy Harjo (a favorite poet) was the author, I snatched the book off the table. The words from the inside flap wonderfully capture the essence of this book/poem: "Captivating verse accompanied by radiant paintings conjure homes, generations of family, a land of desert horses and mountain rain, and offer the promise of guidance and the gift of belonging." I need this book to add to my collection of books that promote story and generational connections. You'll want it too!
I love it when a poet uses the picture book format for a collection of poems. This book arrived on my holds shelf
recently. DearAcorn (Love, Oak): Letter Poems to Friends is a collaboration of nature poet, Joyce Sidman, and award-winning author and illustrator,
Melissa Sweet who teamed up for this delectable book of letter poems about
our natural world. The book concludes with a one page how-to for children, "Writing
Letter Poems".
Have you discovered any new picture books of poems recently?
This is my fifteenth year participating in the March Slice of Life Challenge, writing every day during the month of March. Thank
you, Two Writing Teachers, for creating this challenge and providing the
space and support for us year after year. And thanks to this magnificent
community for sharing stories with me and encouraging my writing life.
Diane (newtreemom)
ReplyDeleteI wrote a slice earlier this month about my recent find- Goldfinches by Mary Oliver, illustrated by Melissa Sweet. Poetry and picture book format- the best match!