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Poems for National Poetry Month

An extravaganza!

Yes, to commemorate April’s National Poetry Month I thought it would be fun to offer Subscribers an opportunity to scribe (or copy) poems for memorizing into a notebook, all classroom-like as a way of writing and remembering poems in rhyme and meter. That sounds fun! I thought.

However, to continue to nudge you on a weekly basis with two PoetScribe poems at a time-for a total of 12 poems-could be overwhelming-for me and for you. There is so much else I have in mind to share for this wonderful month of All Things Poetic.

So, I’m featuring the final eight PoetScribe poems in this one post, making room for other poetical things to come in the month ahead. Like two podcast interviews, the first Curated Poetry List, Book Reviews and more.

So What Exactly IS PoetScribe?

For new readers, here’s some background in the first and second post about PoetScribe, introducing an opportunity to read, write and copy 12 inspiring and amusing poems, featuring both contemporary and classical poets.

As a retired teacher I know that writing or copying written work helps us remember. And having poems in your memory bank can only be a good thing.

So What’s Included this Week?

I made a little something for you. A 25-Page PoetScribe Notebook for downloading, printing and hole-punching - a la 3-ring-binder-with the following:

• A Cover Page for a Poetry notebook/binder (pictured above)

• Table of Contents (see below) with authors and poems all in the Public Domain or shared with permission

• Blank pages for copying poems should you care to do so

• The poems themselves-12 all together for your reading enjoyment

You could print everything and simply keep the pages as they are or write down the poems included, all monk-like in your Scriptorium (or at your desk).

This first button will take you to the Cover Page, Table of Contents and the 12 poems

Button, button, who’s got the button? I do!

Click on this next one for 12 blank pages for copying poems OR for writing your own reflections

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As promised, The PoetScribe Table of Contents

Poem Number                                  Title, Author

1.                                 Grammar, Jody Collins (from my book Hearts on Pilgrimage)

2.                                 VII October, K.C. Ireton, from “A Yellow Wood and Other Stories”

3.                                Accompaniment, Jody Collins (from my book Mining the Bright Birds)

4.                                A slash of Blue, Emily Dickinson

5.                                Ye Shall Live Also, Lucy Larcom

6.                                 Barter, Sara Teasdale

7.                                 Daffodowndilly, Alan Alexander Milne

8.                                 #25 from The Church Porch, George Herbert

9.                                  Happiness, Alan Alexander Milne

10.                                Afternoon on a Hill, Edna St. Vincent Millay

11.                                The Early Morning, Hillaire Belloc

12.                                There is a Budding Morrow in Midnight, Christina Rosetti

I hope you’ll take advantage of this fun and inspiring project and begin your own Poetry Notebook, reading, scribing and remembering some inspiring poems!

And if there’s a glitch—email me? heyjode70{at}yahoo dot com.

Please share a favorite poem or how these landed for you in the Comments. I love hearing from Readers!

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NOTE: It took a significant amount of time to collate and create this 25 page resource for you. Should you like to honor these efforts, you can leave a tip in my tip jar.

Many, many thanks! Or you can choose a Paid Subscription plan for $5.00/month (cancel any time). See the button below.

~Jody

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