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Sara Lewis Holmes

@saralewisholmes.bsky.social
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Author of MG fiction (Operation Yes, The Wolf Hour), public speaker, poet, freelance editor www.saralewisholmes.com saralewisholmes.blogspot.com www.instagram.com/holmes.sara

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Sara Lewis Holmes @saralewisholmes.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Poetry Friday! April's challenge was to write a poem in response to a vintage photograph. I chose a photo of me and my mom, not knowing that she would pass away this week. Love you always, Mom. saralewisholmes.blogspot.com/2025/04/poet...
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Poetry Friday: Writing to a Vintage Photograph
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Sara Lewis Holmes @saralewisholmes.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Poetry Friday! Writing poems in conversation with Lucille Clifton’s wonderful series of poems, Notes to Clark Kent. saralewisholmes.blogspot.com/2025/03/poet...
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Poetry Friday: In conversation with Lucille Clifton's Notes to Clark Kent
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Sara Lewis Holmes @saralewisholmes.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Poetry Friday! We're sharing wordplay poems today. They all begin with the line "____ is a ____ word." These poems are free verse, and celebrate (or bemoan) the joys (pains) of one word. Mine are about my old nemesis, February. Join us? saralewisholmes.blogspot.com/2025/02/poet...
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Poetry Friday: ".....is a word" Poems
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Sara Lewis Holmes @saralewisholmes.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
It's the first Poetry Sisters challenge of 2025: the tanku (a call and response of tanka and haiku.) Join us for a year of poetic conversation! You can find my poem here: saralewisholmes.blogspot.com/2025/01/poet...
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Poetry Friday: The Tanku
It's a new year of poetry challenges! And this year, I've vowed to be more prepared, more present, and more committed.  Will it hold?  I do...
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Sara Lewis Holmes @saralewisholmes.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Anyone who visits me in DC will be prompted to visit the glorious Library of Congress, marvel at rare books in the new Folger Shakespeare Library expansion, play all day at Planet Word, sip a gin and tonic at The Betsy, and grab a bagel from Call Your Mother. I love my neighborhood.
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Sara Lewis Holmes @saralewisholmes.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Poetry Friday! With my poetry sisters, we wrote poems inspired by Jane Hirshfield’s “Two Versions.” I chose the line “All night awake things traveled near.” Join us? saralewisholmes.blogspot.com/2024/11/poet...
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Poetry Friday: Inspired by Jane Hirshfield's Two Versions
November's challenge was to take a line or theme from Jane Hirshfield's lovely poem, "Two Versions," and create a new poem with it. I can't ...
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