Joan Bransfield Graham - Poetry Tip of the Day

Poet/photographer Joan Bransfield Graham is one of the first authors I met back in 1994 when I first joined the SCBWI.  Not only is beautiful Joan talented and a champion of the SCBWI, she is kind and funny.  Over the years, at many workshops, I have listened to her poetry, like music to my ears. Joan has published several books and is in one of the poets featured in Lee Bennett Hopkins' anthologies.  In honor of National Poetry Month, Joan has given us the Poetry Tip of the Day.

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[Joan Bransfield Graham]

Thanks, Robyn--so good to hear from you! Glad you liked "Buckaroo Bees" and POETRY TAG TIME. You have some amazing photos on your Web site--especially the "captive audience" for Storytime! And the baby zedonk is adorable. Tina, thanks, for your lovely introduction and the opportunity to celebrate poetry.

[Robyn Hood Black]

Thank you for sharing, Tina! And Joan, I had the wonderful good fortune to meet you in LA in 2007 (Lee's Poetry Master Class year). Thanks for your generous spirit. I downloaded Poetry Tag Time last week - what a fun idea and terrific collection. Love your Buckaroo Bees! Yeee-hi. :0)

[Joan Bransfield Graham]

Thanks, Irene, for your kind words--I enjoyed "meeting" you and visiting your beautiful Web site! Tina's blog is incredible and inspired me to do a trailer for my poetry/music CD--THE SONG WE CHOSE TO SING: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31HmK-UMwMY . Poetry can take many forms. On April 1 the first ever e-poetry anthology POETRY TAG TIME premiered. It features 30 poets, and I'm delighted to be included: http://www.poetrytagtime.com . It's downloadable for .99 in many formats, even for your computer. This anthology is being donated free to Worldreader for a literacy campaign for children in Ghana and Kenya. Happy National Poetry Month!

[Irene Latham]

Isn't Joan lovely! And great advice. (I am constantly reminding myself to use those vigorous verbs!) Thanks, Tina.