Poetry Friday: Here Come the Holidays!

For Poetry Friday I’m sharing a list poem inspired by my preparation for a Holiday Fair I’m in, and stocking my Etsy Shop Michelle Kogan Fine Art, for the upcoming Holidays. I’ve included a couple of holiday card teasers to wet your appetite. The fair is the Evanston Art Center’s Winter Arts and Crafts EXPO, November 18th – December 21st, 1717 Central Street, Evanston, IL. 

What better things to do while assembling than take a break, or an escape, and write a poem. Here’s my escape poem:

MEASURING THE SEASON

Measuring and
marking and
scoring and
folding and
measuring and
cutting and
stuffing and–
My
oh my
a season
to
celebrate–
Scrumptious
flavors,
savory
individuals,
spiritual
journeys,
sprinkle,
spread,
and shower
cheer,
love, and
lots of
Joy!

© 2017 Michelle Kogan

I’m also sharing a few additional list poems from one of my favorite poetry books FALLING DOWN THE PAGE, edited by Georgia Heard

CREATIVITY

By Eileen Spinelli

An artist takes:

colored pencil
piece of yarn
wooden slat from
some old barn
sidewalk chalk
or spool wire
can of paint
or junkyard tire
twig or twine
or river rock
seed or seashell
woolen sock

I couldn’t find her poem on line anywhere to share the rest with you–Guess you’ll have to make a trip to the library or purchase this fun book!

 

RECIPE FOR WRITING AN AUTUMN POEM

By Georgia Heard

 

WHY POETRY

by Lee Bennett Hopkins

Why poetry?
Why?
Why sunsets?
Why trees?
Why birds?
Why seas?
Why you?
Why me?
Why friends?
Why families?

You can read the rest of this poem at Wild Rose Reader, Elaine Magiaro’s Blog where she interviewed Lee Bennett Hopkins. (I hope it’s okay Elanine, that I’ve shared this link with all.)

Jama at Jama’s alphabet soup is cooking up this week’s Poetry Friday Roundup, be sure to stop by her blog for more poetry offerings. I can smell the wonderful aroma’s wafting my way … Thanks for hosting Jama!

 

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