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| "Pistache et le hérrison" by myri_bonnie |
Oh dear.
Someone is NOT happy that there's no Spotlight ON interview today.
I'm sorry. Due to a family medical emergency this week, I have not been able to finish it in time. I fully expect it will be up next week, though!
What's that you say? You want to know who I'll be interviewing?
Well, I guess I owe you that much.
IT'S CALEF BROWN!!!
Stay tuned, my friends. You won't want to miss it.
And since you were nice enough to stop by, I'll also announce the winner of last week's giveaway.
Thanks again to everyone who contributed poems with questions for last month's challenge by Naomi Shihab Nye! If you missed last week's wrap-up celebration, you can find it HERE. As is often the case, a few more poems showed up at the last minute, so I encourage you to take another look at the entire collection.
The winner of a personalized copy of VOICES IN THE AIR: POEMS FOR LISTENERS (Greenwillow Books, 2018) is . . .
CATHERINE FLYNN
Congratulations, Catherine!
For today's Poetry Friday offering, I invite you to take a peek at my poem "Mass Ascension" which was recently published in THE POETRY OF US, edited by J. Patrick Lewis (National Geographic, 2018). Many thanks to Buffy Silverman for featuring it today, along with her own and a couple more poems by Renée LaTulippe and Liz Steinglass. I'm honored to be in such grand company!
Sorry for your emergency, Michelle. I hope things are going more smoothly by now. Congratulations for your poem. I did read it on Buffy's post and loved it. I've been at the Albuquerque balloon festival & up in one of the balloons! It was an amazing experience. I'm out of town next week, but will look for your post, exciting about Calef Brown.
ReplyDeleteI hope all goes well with your family, and congrats on the poem!
ReplyDeleteWell you've wet my poetic appetite with your forthcoming Spotlight ON! with Calef Brown–looking forward to it Michelle. Sending wishes and hopes that all is okay at your home front. Love the uplifting feel in the ending lines of your poem "Mass Ascension," "and fall under New Mexico's spell." BTW I was up in one of those balloons eons ago… Congrats!
ReplyDeleteHoping the medical emergency isn't too traumatic, Michelle. We had a taste of that here, last week, so I can share your feels. xx Also - your balloon poem is fantabulous! I just came from Buffy's blog. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, my goodness. I hope your family is OK and that the emergency phase is over. Take care of you. I am ready for the next Spotlight On interview and even more ready now that I can do some reading of Calef Brown first. Yay! I will certainly stop by Buffy's blog. I so enjoy the way she knits poems...and one of yours there too? Fab!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about the family emergency. Hope everyone is okay. Looking forward to your Calef Brown Spotlight On interview next week. Congrats on having a poem in the new anthology!
ReplyDeleteBTW, love seeing your lovely pic up there, so warm and friendly. :)
Loved your poem, Michelle. I used it as a mentor text today in science class today while we were writing poems about volcanoes. :) I hope your emergency situation was resolved easily.
ReplyDeleteOh, dear--I hope all is well. Congratulations on your poem's publication! Can't wait to hear from Calef Brown!
ReplyDeleteI hope that everything is alright with the family emergency. I am so excited to read your Calef Brown Spotlight On interview. His newest book looks to be right up my alley.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry. : ( But we are fine and we can wait, especially since we have something to look forward to!
ReplyDeleteI'm more than willing to wait an extra week since your interviews are always entertaining and challenging! Take care of yourself, too!
ReplyDeleteHope everything is okay, Michelle. I LOVE the cat picture! What a face!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about your emergency, Michelle. I hope everyone is okay. I'm thrilled I won the giveaway! Can't wait to read more of Naomi's wonderful poetry. Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteI hope all is well for a continuing recovery. I'll look forward to next week. Be good to yourself and your loved ones this week and always.
ReplyDeleteKeeping you in my thoughts and prayers.
ReplyDeleteCory
Thank you all for your kind and caring thoughts— they're much appreciated!
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