The Journey Will Reveal the Destination
The oh-so-generous children's author and poet David L. Harrison has launched a series of newspaper articles on poetry. Most of these...
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Eric
Jan 172 min read
Gull-Lover's Travels
It’s one mile and some change from the beaches to our house. As the crow flies. As the seagull flies, too, I suppose. Our house sits on a...
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Eric
Dec 16, 20221 min read
Stop That Poem! Writing Activity
Here's a fun, easily implemented, success nearly guaranteed but my boss won't let me put it in writing, creative writing activity for...
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Eric
Sep 26, 20225 min read
Astro Van quick bed conversion
Full disclosure: This post has absolutely nothing to do with children's poetry or literature or music. But I thought it might be helpful...
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Eric
Jul 11, 20222 min read
Thoughts from a Fraud
Imposter syndrome and I have a long, mostly friction-filled relationship. I’ve been writing non-fiction pieces for a classroom magazine...
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Eric
Jun 10, 20211 min read
When the Story Inspires You. And then Conquers You.
I was sharing a short bio of author and poet Jimmy Santiago Baca with my high school students the other day. To give the abbreviated...
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Eric
May 11, 20213 min read
A Poem from 12-Year Old Me
First, let me apologize for the photo of the anorexic cheerleader. (Somebody needs to bring that girl a taco plate. Grande!) I only...
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Eric
Dec 16, 20191 min read
A Christmas Letter (song)
This isn't the song I thought I was going to write, but it's the song that wanted to be written. A gift to family and friends. Please...
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Eric
Dec 9, 20192 min read
The Letter I Never Got to Send
The morning I realized I was going to quit teaching was not a morning of difficult students. There was no run-in with a grouchy building pri
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Eric
Jun 15, 20192 min read
Permission Granted
“This is one of the main reasons I believe that adolescence can be so fraught for so many. Just as we start to catch the barest glimpses...
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Eric
Mar 16, 20192 min read
Arranged Marriage (poem)
I often tell students that, once I have completed a story or a poetry collection and have rather miraculously gotten it onto the desk of...
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Eric
Jan 1, 20192 min read
Counting Down 2018 - Successes and Missteps from 8 to 1
8 = Number of picture book rejection letters and non-replies in 2018 An embarrassingly low number! I vow to get a lot more writing done...
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Eric
Nov 21, 20182 min read
Lemon, Apple, and...Creamy Maple Pies?
Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and for many, that means friends, family, and…pie! Lots and lots of pie! I’m a big fan of pie. Fruit pies...
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Eric
Nov 2, 20181 min read
Pizza Man - New music video
I had the pleasure of providing a number of outdoor community concerts this past summer, sometimes playing back-to-back shows with other...
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Eric
Oct 5, 20182 min read
Or There's a Nice Thai Restaurant on the Corner...
I’ve mentioned it before, but it’s worth repeating. I love clearly-defined poem requests. I love requests that, when you open the front...
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Eric
Sep 23, 20182 min read
Nobody's Dog (poem)
There are a handful of questions that turn up over and over again from students when I’m visiting schools. How many books have you...
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Eric
Sep 11, 20182 min read
On the Hunt for Poetry in Guatemala
I’m here in San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala - my first visit to this wonderful, noisy, disparate, and warmly welcoming country. San Pedro...
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Eric
Jul 10, 20182 min read
There's More Where That Came From
There’s a gem of an anecdote tucked away in Michael Feinstein’s book Nice Work If You Can Get It. George Gershwin had accidentally left a...
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Eric
Jun 13, 20182 min read
Hey, Look What I Found!
There’s a 13th century tile fragment displayed on the wall of St. Edward’s Church in the Cotswold village of Stow-on-the-Wold, England....
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