Bower Elementary!

The Poetry Team U.S.A had another great visit in March! Thank you so much for having us Bower Elementary. What a warm welcome we received in the assembly and the break out sessions. I really enjoy sharing our love of poetry and books with the students and teachers. What a great day!

Thank you Lincoln Elementary!

Poetry Team U.S.A had a blast at Lincoln Elementary in February. Thank you so much to the awesome students and teachers. You guys were wonderful. What a great day of poetry, sports and fun!

Poetry Team U.S.A - Back on the Road!

This past week the Poetry Team U.S.A. had our first all school assembly and it was a blast! A highlight for me was when the group of 500 students helped me read my poem aloud.  They were awesome!  Following the assembly, we each had our own grade level breakout session.  I always enjoy how excited the kids get about poetry, reading and writing!  Especially loved being invited to lunch in the cafeteria by one of my second graders.  So sweet.  We had a great morning with them.  Thank you for having us Madison Elementary! Keep up the great work with your writing.  I was so impressed!

Thank you Arlington Heights!

A big thank you to the Arlington Heights library for a super fun event this past weekend.  The kids were great.   We had a super time cheering, being silly and celebrating our love of sports and poetry.  Go team!

 

Author's Corner Podcast

Last night's radio show was so fun!  Thank you for having me Elaine.  If you're interested in listening, the link to the podcast in below.  I am the second author interviewed.  http://tobtr.com/s/3953005

Thank you Anderson's Bookshop!

Thank you so much to everyone  that came to see us Tuesday night at Anderson's Bookshop!  I was in awe of the support we received.  The place was packed!  And we sold out of all the books.  Such a blast with the kids.  

I grew up in Naperville and it has always been a dream of mine to sign books there.  It couldn't have been any better.  Very grateful...

 

 

And the Crowd Goes Wild!

The new cover for our sports anthology has just been released.  I'm so excited!  I love the art.  The illustrator Kevin Sylvester did a wonderful job.  The release is scheduled for next month and we have several book signings and launch events scheduled here in Illinois and around the world.  More information coming soon...

Forthcoming Release Information!

And the Crowd Goes Wild!: A Global Gathering of Sports Poems

Release Date:  August 2012
Available in both paperback and e-book formats. 
www.CrowdGoesWildPoems.com

Poetry for Children Interview

Great interview on Sylvia Vardell's blog "Poetry for Children" with co-editors Carol-Ann Hoyte and Heidi Roemer.  This five-question interview gives a behind the scenes look at how the book "And the Crowd Goes Wild! A Global gathering of Sports Poems" came to be.   And a preview of one of the poems included in the anthology.

http://poetryforchildren.blogspot.com/2012/04/5q-poet-interview-series-carol-ann.html

Exciting Book News!

Happy National Poetry Month!   

I have some exciting, and timely, news to share.  I found out yesterday that my rock climbing poem entitled "Rock n' Rappel" will be included in the upcoming anthology:  
AND THE CROWD GOES WILD: A GLOBAL GATHERING OF SPORTS POEMS.
Fifty poets were selected from around the world including J. Patrick Lewis, Charles Ghinga, Laura Purdie Salas, Avis Harley and several Illinois friends and critique buddies - Carmela Martino, Eileen Meyer, Michelle Schaub and Patty Toht.

Huge congrats to everyone! And many thanks to editors extraordinaire Heidi Roemer & Carol-Ann Hoyte for this opportunity. The book is scheduled to be released late this summer in both paperback and e-book format. I'm so honored to be included with such fabulous poets.  Woo hoo!
                                               
                                  More information coming soon!