tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post542960052797075078..comments2024-03-25T01:44:23.502-04:00Comments on Today's Little Ditty: March DMC Wrap-Up + GiveawayMichelle Heidenrich Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-90482176133527395102018-04-01T17:27:19.904-04:002018-04-01T17:27:19.904-04:00This is an amazing collection, Michelle. So powerf...This is an amazing collection, Michelle. So powerful and heartfelt. Thank you again for creating this inspiring space!Catherine Flynnhttp://readingtothecore.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-8368704756899956652018-03-31T13:38:05.888-04:002018-03-31T13:38:05.888-04:00Both your original post and Nikki's poetry (an...Both your original post and Nikki's poetry (and from the students in her workshop) and all the poems submitted this month have blown me away! Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-79911658625240572372018-03-31T08:44:29.439-04:002018-03-31T08:44:29.439-04:00Using a Golden Shovel to dig your garden makes for...Using a Golden Shovel to dig your garden makes for shining rows of growth! (Why is grow a beautiful word but growth is kind of gross?) Taking time this weekend to read through the Padlet, and thanking you for the constant stream of inspiration!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-79335217777246921272018-03-30T20:01:03.456-04:002018-03-30T20:01:03.456-04:00Another fabulous response to the TLD challenge thi...Another fabulous response to the TLD challenge this month! I love forward to next month when the New Hampshire dinosaurs leave their imprint!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-83159204688826494382018-03-30T19:46:01.639-04:002018-03-30T19:46:01.639-04:00Quite a garden you've grown here Michelle, all...Quite a garden you've grown here Michelle, all shapes, textures and sizes! <br /> Thanks for hosting Nikki Grimes again, her work and words are always an inspiration. Thanks too for the pdf Teacher Tips sheet. Happy Spring and a Happy Poetry Month! BTW won't you please send some of that lovely Florida warmth up our way… Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-77726965792880458532018-03-30T16:17:43.862-04:002018-03-30T16:17:43.862-04:00I'm so glad my students had the opportunity to...I'm so glad my students had the opportunity to participate this month. They related well to the themes of the poems and actually had some good results. What a rich soil of poems this garden grows! Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-23652185139614771532018-03-30T12:32:58.700-04:002018-03-30T12:32:58.700-04:00Throwing my hat into the ring to potentially win a...Throwing my hat into the ring to potentially win a Nikki Grimes book! I feel guilty about not contributing to the challenge this month. Unlike Irene, I'm a bit terrified of writing free verse! I certainly enjoyed reading all of the contributions, though. Thank you, Michelle!Jesse Anna Bornemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645876835679109025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-50326039882551738862018-03-30T08:56:46.413-04:002018-03-30T08:56:46.413-04:00You've had some good ones, Michelle - it's...You've had some good ones, Michelle - it's been a very productive challenge! I just finally got mine posted (nothing like waiting til the last minute, right??)...many thanks to you & Nikki for the opportunity to get creative.<br />Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-16813973812588571522018-03-30T08:11:54.273-04:002018-03-30T08:11:54.273-04:00Congratulations, Michelle, on curating another gor...Congratulations, Michelle, on curating another gorgeous collection! I've yet to write a Golden Shovel... I am such a free-verse gal that I feel hemmed in just thinking about those constraints! Of course this makes me admire all of you and your beautiful poems even more. Wishing you a lovely National Poetry Month. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-7761548558350720662018-03-30T07:41:03.230-04:002018-03-30T07:41:03.230-04:00What a wonderful collection of golden shovel poems...What a wonderful collection of golden shovel poems!Kimberly Hutmacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481478199892532599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-55492356714143212852018-03-30T07:15:47.466-04:002018-03-30T07:15:47.466-04:00Good Morning, Michelle. Once again, thank you for ...Good Morning, Michelle. Once again, thank you for the interview, the poetry practice and a place to read everyone's work. I really enjoyed this month. It's also fun to watch the success of this book continue with awards. I'm so happy for the words!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-9316213806876507252018-03-30T07:11:28.514-04:002018-03-30T07:11:28.514-04:00I'm sorry I haven't commented more -- I ha...I'm sorry I haven't commented more -- I have been fascinated by this month's golden shovels. I had always assumed they would be pretty long, so the short ones were a revelation. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-71384194116508430972018-03-30T03:00:43.861-04:002018-03-30T03:00:43.861-04:00I find the golden shovel makes me dig out new word...I find the golden shovel makes me dig out new words and ways of saying things. I never know what poem is going to grow. (Even as I'm piling the dirt back in the hole, thinking that there is just no poem there to propagate.) <br /><br />This is such a rich collection of poems, Michelle. So powerful - with strong voices!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com