April DMC Wrap-Up + Giveaway

Dennis Matheson

Uh-oh. 
Who let the T-Rex up on the roof???

At the beginning of April, I invited Deborah Bruss and Matt Forrest Esenwine to help me celebrate Today's Little Ditty's 5th birthday. They brought a few "old friends" and challenged us to write a poem about something you would not expect (or want) a dinosaur to do.

Our birthday party might have gotten the teensiest bit out of hand, but it's been loads of fun!

Marc Majcher

I corralled the poems into four more or less equal categories—hungry dinosaurs, dinosaurs at school, active dinosaurs, and dinos on the go. One could accuse me of allowing that last category to become a bit of a catch-all, but I think they all fit, albeit with different interpretations of the word "go."

Alison and Fil

Address any complaints to Dinosaur Management.


Many thanks to everyone who contributed a poem . . .

(Given all there is to do during National Poetry Month, I appreciate that you chose to spend some of your time and creative energy here!)

Alyssa

and a herd of gratitude to Deborah Bruss and Matt Forrest Esenwine, whose T-rexceptional book Don't Ask a Dinosaur started it all.

Scroll through the poems below, or, for best viewing, click HERE.

Inspired to write your own?

If you would like to add your own dinosaur poem to the collection, post it on our April 2018 padlet by Monday, April 30th, and I will add it to the wrap-up presentation.

Participants in this month's challenge will automatically be entered to win a copy of Don't Ask a Dinosaur (POW! Kids, 2018), signed by the authors. One entry per participant, not per poem.

Alternatively, you may enter the giveaway by commenting below. Comments must be received by Tuesday, May 1st. If you contribute a poem and comment below you will receive two entries in total.


The winner will be determined by Random.org and announced next Friday when we reveal our interview and ditty challenge for May. Good luck!

Random.org has determined that the winner of a copy of H is for Haiku by Sydell Rosenberg, illustrated by Sawsan Chalabi is . . .

TABATHA YEATTS

Congratulations, Tabatha!

Last call to enter the giveaway for a two-volume set of The Best of Today's Little Ditty! In celebration of TLD's fifth birthday, I'm giving away five sets to educators—teachers, caregivers, volunteers... anyone who shares their love of poetry with students of any age. To enter, contact me via blog comment, email, Facebook, or Twitter. I'll be drawing names on May 1st.

Irene Latham has been celebrating National Poetry Month with her annual Kidlit Progressive Poem and a fabulous collection of original poems based on artwork of the Harlem Renaissance. She also is hosting the Poetry Friday roundup today, so stop by Live Your Poem and say hello.