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!

I'm long overdue for a blog post.  In the middle of February I started a new marketing job and, although I'm still writing and submitting, blogging fell to the wayside.  I have a few posts to catch up on and then hope to get back to a more consistent schedule.  Lots of exciting things to share!  Happy fall!

Hello Highlights!

Highlights Hello, a brand new magazine, just purchased two of my poems.  Hooray!  Looking forward to seeing them in print.  This is a great new magazine for children ages 0-2.  If you haven't had a chance to check it out yet, please do.  It's sure to be a hit with little readers. 


Congratulations to everyone at Highlights for creating and publishing another fabulous magazine.

Dandelion Wishes

The fall was a flurry of book launch activity and I didn't get to share how great the recent Highlights High Five turned out.  Thank you so much to illustrator Pete Whitehead.  You did a wonderful job of making my poem "Dandelion Wishes" come to life!  

Happy New Year 2013!

Happy New Year!!!  I love the "fresh start" feeling that January brings.  So much ahead to accomplish and enjoy in the new year.  Do you feel it too?  Critique group starts again this weekend and I can't wait to see my writing friends and cheer each other on.      Lots of exciting things in the works.  Now, off to write!

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!

 

Arlington Heights - Here We Come!

The Poetry Team USA is heading to the Arlington Heights Library tomorrow.  The fun starts at 1:00.  If you live out that way come join us and bring your friends.  Don't forget to wear your favorite jersey.  Hope to see you there.  Go team!!!

Arlington Heights Library

500 N. Dunton Avenue

Arlington Heights, IL

630-355-2664