Rediscover the childlike joy and wonder of cut paper and collage art style picture books beyond just Eric Carle.

It's Poetry Friday! Margaret has the roundup today at Reflections on the Teche where she shares thought-provoking poems she created by responding to the inspiration of others. Be sure to stop by to soak up her inspiring thoughts and for lots more poetry goodness. Last weekend the northeast was walloped by a nor'eastern storm. There was a lot of damage, especially along the coast.

off the margins…into the wild terrain of women’s writing

It's Poetry Friday! Thanks to Margaret Simon, I was inspired to check out the September poetry prompts offered by Audrey Gidman here. In addition to the prompts, I am also finding many new poems and poets. Yesterday's challenge was to read “If You Have Had Your Midnights” by Mari Evans, then write a two-stanza poem in her style, beginning each stanza as she did - the first with "If you" and the second with "I." …