by Joy | Jan 8, 2024 | 12 Months of Reading, audiobooks, authors, books, fantasy, fiction, genre, goals, Indie Authors, libraries, library, literature, non-fiction, novel, novella, poem, poet, poetry, readers, reading, SciFi, short story, southern fiction, stories
Welcome to 12 Months of Reading! Each month in 2024, I will host a different reading challenge category. These categories are broad, and, chances are, whatever you’re reading may fit in them. January’s theme is a “peach” book—find a cover with...
by Joy | Apr 26, 2018 | children's books, literature, poem, poet, poetry, writer mom
I sure have enjoyed National Poetry Month! How about you? Let’s take a quick look back: I shared why I think poetry is the most personal form of writing. We chatted with my dear friend and lovely poet Mea Smith about her poetry and writing through grief. And...
by Joy | Apr 19, 2018 | children's books, literature, poem, poet, poetry, reading, writer mom
In honor of National Poetry Month, I wanted to take a look at teaching poetry to kids. Now, I’ve read the horror stories of poetry-as-torture that some people recall from their elementary and junior high days. Most high school and college memories seem to be...
by Joy | Apr 12, 2018 | doubt and fear, goals, poem, poet, poetry, writer mom, writers, writing process
Happy National Poetry Month!! As promised in this post on what I consider to be the most personal kind of writing, we’re continuing a monthlong celebration of POETRY in an interview with a poet. This isn’t any old poet, though! She is one of my dearest...