tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19772599290063876652024-02-19T00:14:44.533-08:00Poet Teacher Seeks WorldAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282208532610013522noreply@blogger.comBlogger191125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977259929006387665.post-21583387159671240112017-01-16T08:50:00.002-08:002017-01-16T08:52:17.665-08:00Another Home For My BlogThis will be the last post to appear on Poet Teacher Seeks World here at Blogspot. After this, my posts will appear as part of my website. So for any of you who want to keep following me (and I sure hope you will), please pop over to <a href="http://www.lisarizzopoetry.com/">Lisa Rizzo Poetry</a> to sign up again. For any of you have already done this, I appreciate your continued support. You can find my latest blog post <a href="http://www.lisarizzopoetry.com/poetteacherworld/2017/1/14/goodbye-comic-sans">HERE</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282208532610013522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977259929006387665.post-90805913520636726112016-11-05T12:06:00.000-07:002016-11-05T13:00:29.131-07:00Good Literary Citizenship Post #1: A Reminder from Emma Lee's Blog<h2 style="color: #010214; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.959999084472656px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">My poem "799-7632" was published on Silver Birch Press's blog.</span><span style="font-size: large;">That's me in my 8th grade graduation dress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>799-7632</strong><br />by <strong>Lisa Rizzo</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That phone number rang<br />in the blue crackerbox house<br />at 17827 Baker Avenue<br />in a manufactured town<br />called Country Club Hills.</span></div>
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<i>You can view the post and read the rest <a href="https://silverbirchpress.wordpress.com/2016/09/12/799-7632-poem-by-lisa-rizzo-when-i-moved-poetry-and-prose-series/">here</a>.</i></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282208532610013522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977259929006387665.post-12133300448576495032016-09-15T18:53:00.000-07:002016-09-15T18:55:02.112-07:00Such Beautiful Books!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today the advance copies of my book, <i>Always a Blue House</i> arrived on my doorstep. It is such a beautiful book thanks to the editing and design work of the multi-talented <a href="http://ruththompson.net/">Ruth Thompson</a> and <a href="http://a-red-woman-was-crying.com/index.html">Don Mitchell</a> of <a href="http://www.saddleroadpress.com/">Saddle Road Press</a>. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282208532610013522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977259929006387665.post-88315505718262804592016-08-16T17:45:00.000-07:002016-08-16T17:45:42.650-07:00Slice of Life: While in Bali<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This summer I was fortunate to go on a two week writing retreat/tour in Bali under the guidance by writing/writing coach <a href="http://lauradavis.net/">Laura Davis</a>, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Judy Slattum and Made Surya of </span><a href="http://danutours.com/travel/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Danu Tours</a>, <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">with</span> h<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ealer and movement teacher </span><a href="http://evelynhall.org/about/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Evelyn Hall</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have dreamed of going to Bali for years. This tour was a wonderful way to experience such a special place. The following comes from one of the daily writing sessions on the trip: </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBe93pwhBVyVUY_K50FNli7xFLOwKj061-5aTDUpDd73z2qrqdIvh1F6SogU6bTDB5fVCc-KAjLknCpFmrXxoMbBOVXm-rkhzghKdf7WPnLyNskWDXG5LtUSFAwDX4YcP0vaqNeRfNIM/s1600/IMG_0799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBe93pwhBVyVUY_K50FNli7xFLOwKj061-5aTDUpDd73z2qrqdIvh1F6SogU6bTDB5fVCc-KAjLknCpFmrXxoMbBOVXm-rkhzghKdf7WPnLyNskWDXG5LtUSFAwDX4YcP0vaqNeRfNIM/s320/IMG_0799.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While in Bali I saw women lighting incense in their daily
offerings, showing their deep connection to the spirit. I saw many smiling
faces, people who seemed truly happy with life if even for only that moment. While
in Bali I saw banana leaves swaying in the wind, bright hanging flowers. I saw
hens herding their chicks across roads. I saw motorbikes loaded with families
and people carrying great bundles of goods. While I was
in Bali I saw dancers of strange beauty and grace dance their steps with tight
precision.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While in Bali I heard the roosters crow every morning
whether in town or country. I heard greetings: “Selamat pagi” and “hallo” from
everyone I met. I heard “Terima kasih” and “same sama" for each small kindness.
While in Bali I heard the rustle of palm leaves and the sharp pounding of rain
on the roof. I heard the cooing of brown doves and the sharp cries of birds I had never met before. I heard the chak, chak of the kecak monkey chorus and
tickling gamelan music. I heard priests chant at dawn each morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I smelled the pungent odor of decaying offerings and onions frying in the
kitchen at noon. I smelled the mildew of fabric that won’t dry in the humid
air. While in Bali I smelled chili and lemongrass and ginger in broth. I
smelled coffee brewing and chocolate being made. While hiking through the
Balinese countryside. I smelled manure and cows and pigs. I smelled wet moss on
cold stone steps.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While in Bali I tasted the stickiness of palm sugar, the
taste of fresh unsweetened coconut. I tasted peanut sauce and ginger and
garlic, the ever present nutty tempe. While snorkeling in Bali I tasted the
salt of ocean water on lips. I tasted shrimp crackers and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nasi goreng</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nasi campur</i>
and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mei goreng</i>. I tasted cacao seeds
and clove flowers picked from trees.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While in Bali I felt the trickle of sweat down my back and cool mountain breezes. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I felt a
deep wonder at the richness of this small island. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While in Bali I felt a deep stillness in my heart.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I felt rain pour over
me and waded through puddles up to my ankles. While in Bali I felt the earth
under my bare feet. I felt the rhythm of dance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">While I in Bali I met Balinese writers and </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">dancers and
artists of all kinds. I met children who played music for us, and women who took care
of us. I met drivers who steered us to where we needed to go. I met the stars
in the dark sky at night. I met geckos and large brown butterflies and wasps
the size of birds. I met huge snails that ate hibiscus flowers from my outdoor
bathroom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While in Bali I was reminded that how I live is not the only
way. I was reminded to dance and sing, to live in my whole body instead of just
in my head. I was reminded of the importance of meeting new people and opening
myself to those around me. I was reminded to go out into nature and shake off
the dust of cities. I was reminded of how good it feels to go barefoot and to stop
worrying about dirty feet. While I was in Bali I was reminded of how important
traditions and art can be, how it feels to live in a community that cares for
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and death. I learned what it means for people to live surrounded by symbols of
their spirit. While in Bali I learned I might be persuaded to believe in
reincarnation if I could stay here long enough. I learned to love this place of
great beauty as well as great trouble, of hordes of tourists and quiet rice
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<o:p></o:p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282208532610013522noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977259929006387665.post-90905460890662193952016-07-23T16:10:00.001-07:002016-07-23T16:10:16.556-07:00Candidasa Bali<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kb7LXfb_ioeU2n6uKQqYHih6b6sL4PdROipxdpT7KZpI9VNQBk1TKb5f_UPPpHYr4W7HzItae17ZfpLeiddWGW1ZlLzryz5IbGkgbIRFcMrXhk3INJGiLcQ5TQ-TSKIg6TYYY2DcQZ4/s640/blogger-image-211041127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kb7LXfb_ioeU2n6uKQqYHih6b6sL4PdROipxdpT7KZpI9VNQBk1TKb5f_UPPpHYr4W7HzItae17ZfpLeiddWGW1ZlLzryz5IbGkgbIRFcMrXhk3INJGiLcQ5TQ-TSKIg6TYYY2DcQZ4/s640/blogger-image-211041127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNuhPrhDglGJPHR8BU7OOo-3BvDo83S20EIRQmaDnb2F0Z64iH43JaX_0Hzn9b5wrT9CYVZd3zdHA9SxRB2eVY8DNs4vXFX8kYVqqxBsGHGWXQH43uHYGHTXa6iFNRJPxItIYFrKM0BeU/s640/blogger-image--1631560975.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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First leg of the trip is done. I love Cathay Pacific - I actually had enough leg room to sleep for a few hours. <div><br></div><div>I have a 4 hour layover but there is a Starbucks across from where I'm waiting. At times like these I find it difficult to criticize global capitalism. <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-8KJayiAgs_ksEkTmG3RHMIZmHsZCqLaK3ailpiUd8CLfTgbS_FFsPZOIJ0ozok38UsSEBN20m5m9GkbeGEl3_bgPkRinvSjI7cTmXLmQrENsgAbYorz7xPStP8TE-pYXtIXeUy8B3k/s640/blogger-image--299561278.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-8KJayiAgs_ksEkTmG3RHMIZmHsZCqLaK3ailpiUd8CLfTgbS_FFsPZOIJ0ozok38UsSEBN20m5m9GkbeGEl3_bgPkRinvSjI7cTmXLmQrENsgAbYorz7xPStP8TE-pYXtIXeUy8B3k/s640/blogger-image--299561278.jpg"></a></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282208532610013522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977259929006387665.post-54049246359994849172016-06-21T09:22:00.001-07:002016-06-21T09:22:19.165-07:00Slice of Life Tuesday: Solitude and SadnessToday after I drove my friend, Ruth to the airport, "Claire de Lune" came on the radio. I've always found this piece by Debussy to be sweetly melancholy, and today it was the perfect music for my mood.<br />
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Now I sit in my house alone with just my own thoughts and notebook for company. I've looked forward to this solitude. The promise of this time got me through the last hectic weeks of work before summer vacation, of tying up the loose ends of the school year. But now that I have what I wanted, I wish my friend had not left.<br />
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Just a week ago at this time I was in Sea Ranch on the Northern California coast in a funky rental house on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. Two of my writer friends shared this house with me. Down the road, two other houses, both filled with other friends. Nine women who had come together for our annual writer retreat. That whole week the presence of my friends surrounded my writing with love.<br />
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I remember the first time I went to camp when I was 10. I was nervous and apprehensive the whole long drive up to the campgrounds. I didn't know anyone and wasn't sure what to expect. Then it turned out to be such a glorious experience. When my parents came to pick me up after the week was over, I cried all the way home in the car. Every time I leave Sea Ranch, I think of that long-ago car ride.<br />
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Today I don't feel quite as bereft as that 10-year-old girl. Just a little sad. I guess it's to be expected, coming down from the exuberance of this year's experience of what my sister calls Poetry Camp. As all of us have flown off to our private corners, I am grateful for the flurry of texting, photos and emails we've sent each other. We find it hard to let go sometimes.<br />
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For the past few years, I've made an annual trek to the northern California coast to <a href="http://www.tsra.org/index.php">Sea Ranch</a>. This is a rather other-worldly place. Made up of a community of cedar-sided houses perched on the edge of the Pacific, there is little to do here. In June, it's windy and chilly. The nearest town is tiny Gualala, 12 miles up the road.<br />
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So what's the draw? For me, it's the chance to be with an amazing group of women I met in 2011 at the <a href="http://aroho.org/">AROHO</a> retreat at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico. Another ranch, another place where there was nothing to do except eat, read, write, talk and experience the beauty of nature.<br />
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This year at Sea Ranch my bedroom is in the library of one of the houses we've rented. As I type this, I sit surrounded by books. Out my window, the ocean roars, gulls riding the wind currents. This is a glorious, wild place to begin my summer vacation.<br />
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Every year when I come to Sea Ranch, I set myself writing goals, just as I would expect of my own students. This blog post is the beginning of my first goal for 2016: begin a book campaign.<br />
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One of the wonderful women in my mighty band of writers here is <a href="http://www.ruththompson.net/">Ruth Thompson</a> who runs <a href="http://www.saddleroadpress.com/">Saddle Road Press</a> out of Hilo, Hawaii. I am honored that Saddle Road will be publishing my first full-length book of poetry in December.<br />
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Creating a book of poetry can be a long, painstaking process. I published my chapbook, <i>In the Poem an Ocean </i>(<a href="http://bigtablepublishing.com/">Big Table Publishing</a>) in December of 2010. For the last six years, I've been slowly and steadily building a new collection of poems. And now my completed manuscript is in the hands of my trusty publisher.<br />
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Well, at least the <i>first draft </i>is in her hands! I know I have many revisions to go through before the book is ready to go out into the world. All writers can expect that. We may not like it, but we expect it. It's what writers do.<br />
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What many people don't know is the other work that goes into getting a book into people's hands, especially a book of poetry from a small press. And that's a marketing campaign. Most of my non-writer friends are surprised when I tell them that I will be responsible for marketing my book. But it's true. Being a poet and teacher, I never thought I'd have to add PR representative to my resumé. Now I am.<br />
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So in the next six months, I'm off on a new adventure of revision, choosing a cover -- and marketing. I know I'm not alone in this. I'm lucky to have writer friends who have given me great advice already. But I'm always looking for more ideas.<br />
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I'd love to hear from others, not just writers, who have have been on the same path. I know artists, photographs or filmmakers face the same challenges. What was it like for you to get your work known? Maybe I'll add your ideas to my to-do list.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282208532610013522noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977259929006387665.post-32023947986231219182016-05-25T17:59:00.000-07:002016-05-25T17:59:12.389-07:00<header><div class="header-outer" style="min-height: 0px; position: relative;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://Tania Pryputniewicz"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Tania Pryputniewicz</span></a><span style="color: #3d3fa5;"> at </span></span><span style="color: #3d3fa5; font-size: large; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://poetrymom.blogspot.com/2016/05/flamingos-converge-in-gualala.html">Feral Mom, Feral Writer</a>. </span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is my third year of participating in <a href="http://www.napowrimo.net/">NaPoWriMo</a>, National Poetry Writing Month. The goal is to write a poem every day for the entire month. This year, coming right off the Slice of Life Story Challenge in March, I wasn't sure I'd make it all through April this year so I decided not to post every poem as I did last year. It turns out my instincts were correct. So far, I've done fairly well but have missed a couple of days. Since sharing is part of the fun, I joined a private Facebook group with a several of my friends. We're posting our almost-daily poems and commenting on them. Because it's private, the pressure is off. They will still like me if I don't show up every day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Writing a poem a day means quite a few mediocre poems, but once in a while there's a keeper that could turn into something significant. And sometimes, there is something that is just plain fun. For Day 10, the prompt was to write a poem based on the titles of books taken from my bookshelf. Since I have a stack of poetry books sitting next to my writing chair, I decided to use the titles of those books. Here's what came from them:</span></div>
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Dear Girl<o:p></o:p></div>
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How to Read a Poem<o:p></o:p></div>
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it is<o:p></o:p></div>
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Difficult Fruit<o:p></o:p></div>
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this Crazing <o:p></o:p></div>
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of The Human Line<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ordering the Storm<o:p></o:p></div>
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Like a Beggar<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Sharp Edges of Knowing<o:p></o:p></div>
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blurred with<o:p></o:p></div>
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Smoky Inky<o:p></o:p></div>
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Felicity<o:p></o:p></div>
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Small Things:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Owls and other Fantasies<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: start;">Now that this day has arrived, I'm sorry to be done. Along the way, more days than not I grumbled and moaned about committing to this challenge. I'm so glad I kept going because this has been one of the best online writing challenges I've been involved in. What made this experience so special? The writers, and the amount of interaction between bloggers. I've been in other online "communities" with almost no interaction at all. During the Slice of Life Story Challenge, for almost every post I got at least a few comments from readers, letting me know they appreciated my words. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: start;">I know this project is so wonderful because it was created by teachers. The women behind Two Writing Teachers live what they espouse for developing writer capacity in students and teachers alike. I am so grateful I discovered their blog while researching professional development ideas as part of my job. I've recommended their blog to other teachers in my district, and have added them to my reading list.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">many of the blogs I discovered during this month. So farewell for now.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282208532610013522noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977259929006387665.post-33259148148918780902016-03-30T10:41:00.001-07:002016-03-30T10:41:28.995-07:00SOL 2016 Day 30: Taking What Others Give Us<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: start;">The best thing about this month-long blogging challenge has been reading other blogs and gathering ideas for writing along the way. A few weeks ago I saw this format in someone's blog (I wish I had written down whose! Maybe someone out there will tell me who you are!). Then yesterday I read someone else's blog (again - why didn't I bookmark it?) using the same idea. Thank you to those now-anonymous bloggers. Next time, I <i>will</i> bookmark your blog:</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282208532610013522noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977259929006387665.post-65812846479553452532016-03-29T19:58:00.001-07:002016-03-29T19:58:54.647-07:00SOL 2016 Day 29: Spring Break!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today I consider my first real day of Spring Break. I've been off for four days now, but visiting family always takes a bit of work, driving back and forth to visit Mom and Dad, Brother, Sister-in-Law and Niece takes energy. Wonderful to see them, but still some work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This day I slept in, wrote my morning pages, then unpacked my suitcase and went out to buy groceries. Enough chores so that I didn't feel completely slothful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But for the rest of the day, I did very little. I read a few pages of my new book and fell asleep in my chair. I watched some inane television shows, and fell asleep in my chair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yep, today feels like Spring Break.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here I am, having posted for 27 days in a row. Some posts were more successful than on others, depending on the demands of daily life and my involvement level. That's how writing goes no matter what the task. For a few days now I've been counting down, hoping I could make it to the end of the month. Now that there are only four more posts, including this one, I find myself feeling almost nostalgic. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've participated in such online challenges before. For the entire year of 2014, as part of a private Facebook group, I wrote and posted a haiku everyday (well, to be honest, <i>almost </i>every day. I missed 2 or 3). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Writing haiku became so much a part of my life that I've continued with that group although I admit I haven't written one every day. But every few days I find a haiku within me to post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last year I wrote a poem each day for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Poetry_Writing_Month">NaPoWriMo</a> as part of National Poetry Month. National Poetry Month - April - starting four days from now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And that's what I've been pondering as I reach the end of the Slice of Life Story Challenge. Am I up for another month of writing and posting? Can I come up with 30 poems? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I find myself doubting my ability to commit in the same way I felt as March 1st rolled around for Slice of Life. But as I make it to the home stretch of this wonderful journey, I feel that maybe, just maybe I can keep going.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282208532610013522noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977259929006387665.post-85066639132341782152016-03-28T14:04:00.000-07:002016-03-28T14:04:37.119-07:00SOL 2016 Day 27: Portland Haiku<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: start;">Last August, studying at Teachers College was one of the most inspirational experience of my educational career. I loved participating in mini-lessons, listening to advice from expert writing teachers and writing, writing, writing. I was in heaven.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: start;">Then being able to work with my coachee teachers in bringing writing workshop to life in their classrooms has been incredibly rewarding. It's wonderful to see students engaged in writing that is personal and authentic. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: start;">This has been an incredible journey, and I'm glad it's not over. See that smile on my face? I expect to look like that again this summer. </span></div>
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Today I put in a 12 hour work day. With the rest of our district's ELA Department team, I made a school board presentation this evening. As I walked outside and saw the beautiful full moon, I thought, "what a great thing to write about." That's when I realized I hadn't posted for today. It had completely slipped my mind.</div>
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It's hard to know what to say about something as awful as the Brussels terrorist attack.</div>
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I lived in the first century of world wars.<br />
Most mornings I would be more or less insane,<br />
The newspapers would arrive with their careless stories,<br />
The news would pour out of various devices<br />
Interrupted by attempts to sell products to the unseen.<br />
I would call my friends on other devices;<br />
They would be more or less mad for similar reasons.<br />
Slowly I would get to pen and paper,<br />
Make my poems for others unseen and unborn.<br />
In the day I would be reminded of those men and women,<br />
Brave, setting up signals across vast distances,<br />
Considering a nameless way of living, of almost unimagined values.<br />
As the lights darkened, as the lights of night brightened,<br />
We would try to imagine them, try to find each other,<br />
To construct peace, to make love, to reconcile<br />
Waking with sleeping, ourselves with each other,<br />
Ourselves with ourselves. We would try by any means<br />
To reach the limits of ourselves, to reach beyond ourselves,<br />
To let go the means, to wake.</div>
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I lived in the first century of these wars.</div>
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Muriel Rukeyser, “Poem” from The Speed of Darkness.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: start;">Then after making my way through the mass of adolescent wildness, I walked into a language arts class in the midst of their mid-block break. Kids chattering and playing their middle school games, finally set free from adult talk for a few minutes. And as always this year, the kendamas were out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I work in <a href="http://www.dalycity.org/">Daly City, California</a>, a suburb just south of San Francisco. About 30% of Daly City's population is Filipino, so it is affectionately known by some as "Manila by the Bay". This means that Filipino culture figures very large in our classrooms. No school event is complete without <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumpia">lumpia</a> and a few years ago students performed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinikling">tinikling</a>, a Filipino folk dance with sticks. (What I find humorous is that when I was a student way way back in the old-time days in Illinois, that dance was part of our gym class, even though I had no idea where it came from.)</span></div>
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