Fourth Friday Roundup #6
Tips for parents of struggling readers, Middle Earth humor, tiny paintings, and plenty of poetry
Fourth Friday Round-up posts are a collection of lovely, inspiring, or just plain fun things that I’ve discovered on Substack or around the web over the past month. I hope you find something here that will make you smile, laugh, or think new thoughts!
I missed my fourth Friday post last month because, with all the excitement surrounding the birth of my FIFTH grandchild, I forgot! Here’s a picture of said grandchild:
If you’ve managed to stop staring at that beautiful face in order to read on, I commend you. Here are some things I’ve found that are worth sharing over the past several weeks:
I enjoyed this piece from
, a bit of encouragement for those who have kiddos who have struggled with learning to read.It’s not too late to take on a poetry challenge before National Poetry Month ends (or whenever, really). You might get a kick out of these Tortured Poetry Prompts over at
.Need a laugh? Enjoy this funny piece from
in which Gandalf attempts to login to “moria.net.”Poet
joined in one of the weekly poetry challenges from with this list poem about her writing tools.I related to just about every word in
’s essay about school visits, The Kids are Alright.Look at these tiny paintings over at
!My daughter
shared a recording of a song that she wrote, and it’s completely lovely and you should give it a listen.My publisher
has a new weekly newsletter, and in their latest issue, Carolyn Clare Givens writes about how poems and songs are like small buckets that carry rivers of story. Isn’t that a neat image?
Speaking of poetry challenges, here’s a blackout poem I made as part of the Read, Discuss, Do! poetry challenges this month, using a clipping from an old newspaper:
Congratulations on your beautiful granddaughter! She’s a whole new poem 💕
Esther!! 🥰❤️💕💙💜