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Lorca, My Love
I’m in love. He’s been dead for decades and would have never returned my affection anyway, since his taste tended towards his own gender, but I love him. It’s an intellectual love, but a passionate one...
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Writing Prompt: Light Up the Sky
Filed under: writing Tagged: love, photography, poetry, sky, writing prompt
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The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle to Freedom by Margarita Engle
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle to Freedom by Margarita Engle Published: April 1st 2008 by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) Source: local library Synopsis (Goodreads): It is 1896. Cuba has fought...
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Read Before Blogging
So, I kinda like reading people’s Top Ten Tuesday [a book blogging prompt hosted by The Broke and the Bookish] posts every once in a while, even though I’ve never participated myself. I don’t think...
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October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard by Lesléa Newman
October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard by Lesléa Newman Published: September 25th 2012 by Candlewick Source: local library Synopsis (Goodreads): On the night of October 6, 1998, a gay...
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Back Tomorrow: Federico García Lorca Exhibit at NYPL
Here’s a not-so-secret secret: I never would have gone to BEA if not for the opportunity to see Back Tomorrow: Poet in New York, an exhibit on Federico García Lorca’s time at Columbia University at the...
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2014 Book Bloggers Love-a-thon: Book Spine Poetry
This post is one of the challenges of the Book Blogger Love-a-thon hosted by Kate of Tales of Books and Bands and Alexa of Alexa Loves Books. I love really creative book spine poetry, and it’s a...
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Library Programs and Displays for National Poetry Month
I love poetry, and I really loved reading and writing poetry as a teenager, so sharing poetry with teens in the library is something I love to do. April is National Poetry Month, which presents many...
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Book Review: Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Hepperman
I loved poetry as a teenager, but it’s rare to find a collection that I feel confident recommending to Real Actual Teens today. Then I read this kick-ass, thought-provoking, feminist collection of...
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