Dear Friends,
10 years ago today I posted my very first blog post at irenelatham.blogspot.com! WOW! Who knew I'd enjoy blogging so much that I'd still be sending my thoughts about love and life and poetry and writing out into the blogosphere 1301 posts later?! I've loved my blogging adventure, and I appreciate so much all of you who've been a part of it. Thank you!
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By way of celebration, I've invited blogging friends to contribute to a WILD Roundup. Wild, because that's my 2015 One Little Word. And a Roundup, because what's a party without party guests? Please stop by to see links to posts that include whales, Antarctica, Australia, ELOISE, horses, Dakota, hip-hop, wildflowers, hair, and more -- all on the theme of WILD. Won't you please join us?
While you're at the blog, be sure to check out these favorite 2015 posts:
Also, please see My Art Story at the NEA website. You, too, can submit your Art Story as a way to celebrate 50 years of NEA!
FREE POETRY!
For the next 10 days (thru November 19) get my latest book of poems (for adult readers) THE SKY BETWEEN US for free! All you pay is $4.00 shipping and handling. Just go to the Poetry for Adults page on my website, type in your "text for personalization", click "Add to Cart," and follow the instructions on the next screen to pay by Paypal! I invite you to order a copy for yourself, or for someone else!
2 New Books Coming Spring 2016!
Icebergs brighten as the sun peels
itself of darkness and stretches awake...
Experience summer at the bottom of the world. The sun rises, ice melts, grass grows, seals squabble, whales sing, and young penguins slide, glide and belly flop. Evocative poems are accompanied by additional facts that provide further details about the animals and their environment. Illustrations by Anna Wadham.
WHEN THE SUN SHINES ON ANTARCTICA available February 1, 2016 from Millbrook Press.Review copy now available on NetGalley! Contact irene@irenelatham.com to request the link.
The cucumbers at the farmers' market are FRESH. They are also a fleet of submarines in a wicker sea.
Blueberries are DELICIOUS. They also burst like flavor-filled fireworks.
Playful and imaginative, these poems will inspire you to see fruits and vegetables -- and the world around you -- in fresh and delicious ways. Illustrations by Mique Moriuchi.
FRESH DELICIOUS available March 8, 2016 from WordSong.
Saturday, February 6, 2016 Family Discovery Day: ANTARCTICA
Put on your mittens and hats and join me and Jim McClintock, scientist & Antarctica expert (he's been to the continent more than 20 times!), UAB professor, and author of LOST ANTARCTICA: Adventures in a Disappearing Land for poems, pictures and stories from Antarctica. For all ages.
