What’s Coming Up? I am having a book give away! My book birthday for my poetry chapbook, Life’s Inspiration and Reflection in a Few Words, is this Saturday May 6th! Do you have a copy? Would you leave a review on Amazon for it in exchange for a chance to win a $20.00 Barnes and…
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The Progressive Poem 2023 Continues…
The Progressive Poem tradition was started by author Irene Latham. It is not under the inspired helm of Margaret Simon who has organized the event during the last few years. A poem is passed from blog to blog each day in April. Each line is contributed by a different author. The only stipulation is that…
National Poetry Month or National Earth Month: Which Is It For Me?
Hands down, it is National Earth Month for me. I’ve reached a frustrating point with poetry and poetry groups again. This seems like a circular problem I have. The way I deal with it is to back away from sharing poetry or poem-related posts for a while in poetry groups. When you belong to groups…
Poetry Friday: Poetry and Anxiety
Today is Poetry Friday. The host this week is Margaret Simon at her blog Reflections on the Tech. Margaret is heavily involved in poetry and posts interesting work – her own creations as well as sometimes those of her students. Check it out. Thank you for hosting, Margaret! A Small Poem If you are looking…
April Is National Poetry Month
I’ve been weighing whether to participate in a daily poetry project this month. And while I have a lot on my plate already, I’d like to produce a poem a day this month. The writing of my poetry falls into a habit of writing couplets – and although I like the cadence, rhythm, and rhyme…
A Summary of March Blogs on Medium & WordPress: What does the Future Hold?
March has been a great month for my articles on Medium.com. After a very slow February where I barely made the partnership fee of $5.00 from my revenue, March ended up being very different – so far bringing in six times that amount – my highest income ever off the site. What was the difference…
Environmental Lesson Planning: Happy Place for My Mind
When we were on vacation recently we met a couple. The woman, a lovely person in her mid-fifties, kept referring to the island of St. John as her happy place. She and her husband had been going to the island to vacation for the last thirty years. In April, her nephew is getting married there….
Catching Up with Posts: Where Can You Find My Writing?
I’ve become increasingly frustrated with the way Medium works. Most of my views and reads are external to the site which means a couple of things. What do I do now? Firstly, I am not shutting down either blog. If, in the next year, Medium does not improve for me, I’ll get out. I have…
Poetry Friday: A Beautiful Snow Inspires
Today is Poetry Friday. If you want to know more about what that entails, check here. Karen Edmisten is our host for the roundup this week. You can go to her same-named blog to read more great poetry from participants that are sharing their links. Overnight we got twelve inches of snow. When we woke…
Catching Up with My Medium.com Page Posts
I have been posting to medium.com daily. Here are some of my more recent posts. Thank you! Today: https://carollabuzzetta.medium.com/making-an-effort-more-than-just-a-trip-to-trader-joes-c15005f4e4f0?sk=483b89d219c2ec4dfe5d72532ba288b9 Yesterday: https://carollabuzzetta.medium.com/the-poison-being-spewed-by-national-news-outlets-8b9026258002?sk=0a4e0514b5d10615741fa4a7f8354424 December 8th, 2022 https://carollabuzzetta.medium.com/the-beauty-of-white-sands-national-park-f5ad60632e91?sk=90c96bc6c15d7c706bb4ce4cdbf977ce December 7th, 2022 https://carollabuzzetta.medium.com/gardening-with-children-forcing-holiday-bulbs-c80f130d6f42?sk=65efd094a50332fe99cb70d7b0f5a3e0 December 6th, 2022 https://medium.com/the-bouncin-and-behavin-poetry-society/experimenting-with-forms-of-poetry-the-haibun-21876425a98b?sk=4b0381941c0657f4eccdd10c4aa5b1e5 December 5th, 2022 https://carollabuzzetta.medium.com/dentists-when-you-hate-them-but-need-them-95a1ed504fc?sk=1d82d5d2f7f51a1b161e13342e0d85a4 Thank you for following me on WordPress or Medium. I appreciate your support and loyalty.