Post-Poetry Month Tidbits

What a Poetry Month we've celebrated! Now I hope to backtrack and read the many intriguing posts I've bookmarked for later enjoyment. In case you missed any of ours, here's a recap:

We each read one of our favorite poems aloud. (Of course, it was a difficult choice!) You can hear:

• April reading "Liberty" by Janet Wong from Declaration of Interdependence – Poems for an Election Year
• Carmela reading "How to Read a Poem Aloud" by our very own April Halprin Wayland
• Jill Esbaum, April Halprin Wayland, and me reading Mary Ann Hoberman's "Counting-Out Rhyme" from The Llama Who Had No Pajama
• Esther reading "My Shadow" by Robert Louis Stevenson
• Laura reading "Seal Lullaby" by Rudyard Kipling
• Carmela reading an updated version of April's "How to Read a Poem Aloud" and April's discussion of the revision process

I had tons of fun writing Wednesday Writing Workouts about different poetry forms. I gave myself a weekly writing assignment and wrote a new poem (or several) to accompany each one:

• Limericks and "Swanky Solution"
• Triolets and "Self-Referential Encouragement"
• Book Spine Poems and four examples
• Fibs and "Signs of Spring"
• Social Media Poems and two examples

For our Fifth Anniversary Blogiversary Book Bundle Giveaway, we gave bundles of 5 books each to 5 winners. We are thrilled with our readers and tickled to read all of your smart, funny, thoughtful comments. Thank you for inspiring us!

If you haven't yet, you can still enter for a chance to win a copy of Jill's Angry Birds Playground: Rain Forest.

And now it's May, which so far looks a lot like April . . .

. . . except in my neighbor's yard!

May is Get Caught Reading month!

Be sure to check out the We Need Diverse Books Campaign. Use the hashtag ‪#‎WeNeedDiverseBooks on Twitter and/or find it on Facebook.

Katya hosts today's Poetry Friday Roundup at Write. Sketch. Repeat. Enjoy!

JoAnn Early Macken