We returned from Scotland last Sunday after two weeks of being abroad in this gorgeous country. It was a great trip with a lot of walking, hiking, and sightseeing, visiting Fort William, the Isle of Skye, Inverness, and Edinburgh. I hope to write more about it soon. I did accomplish a Medium.com article earlier this week, and I’ll post a link to that at the end.
Now for some poetry news…
I made a YouTube Video promoting the anthology I published last spring (2024). Several of the book’s poet-photographers agreed to allow me to read their poems. I put the video on the SCBWI’s Book Stop Page that opened on the 22nd, earlier this week.
However, my video is not playing. It plays on Facebook and on YouTube, but not on the page I bought to advertise the book. I’ve tried everything I can think of to get it to play, including re-uploading it, but to no avail. Yesterday, I placed a note for help in the SCWBI queue and was told that they’ll look into it.
In the meantime, I thought I’d put the video here. Thanks to those who allowed me to read their work!
Despite all this, I encourage you to stop by the SCWBI Book Stop Pages. Picture Perfect Poetry is listed as a Middle Grade Book – they did not offer any special categories for poetry. There are many other books described and shown. Here is the link: https://www.scbwi.org/bookstop
My husband and I resumed our walks in the woods with our dog, Molly. And while doing so, I found a log that inspired the following haiku.
Ring around the log
Life from a dank, dark tunnel
Fruiting mushroom spores
© Draft, Carol Labuzzetta, 2025
That’s all for now. My textbook chapter is still under peer review, or so I am assuming there has not been a lot of communication. I completed the chapter I was assigned to peer review by the deadline and turned it in on September 28th. I’ve become ambivalent and complacent about it due to the process.
Poetry Friday is hosted this week by Patricia Franz at her blog Reverie. Please stop by for more Poetry goodness. I hope you can find some goodness this week! Turn to nature if you are having difficulty in these troubling times. Thanks!
The Apples in My Orchard 
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