
Children's Author David L. Harrison's Blog
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David Harrison is a children's book author - 80 published books, includes poetry, picture books, non-fiction. His work has been translated into twelve languages, anthologized more than one hundred eighty-five times, and appeared in over eighty magazines and professional journals.
Children's Author David L. Harrison's Blog
14h ago
Hi everyone, My turn again to share some thoughts about poetry in our daily lives. In this column I offer some ideas for finding ideas. You can take it from there. What you are inspired to write might be the ..read more
Children's Author David L. Harrison's Blog
2d ago
Hi everyone, Time for me to take another turn on Poetry from Daily Life. I’m in today’s print issue of Springfield News-Leader and tomorrow’s e-edition. I’ll share the link to that one when I get it. I’m delighted that five ..read more
Children's Author David L. Harrison's Blog
3d ago
Hi everyone, I wish you a good day and/or good memories on this day to honor love. Last night we ate at a local restaurant that featured a live band. This afternoon we have tickets for “Timeless Love: Songs through ..read more
Children's Author David L. Harrison's Blog
6d ago
Hi everyone, A couple of days ago Sandy and I enjoyed a return visit to Eden Gardens. I came out, as one sometimes does, with the idea for a poem. Here is my bravo-inspired contribution for February. A Speck on ..read more
Children's Author David L. Harrison's Blog
1w ago
Hi everyone, A friend who is working on an article asked how many books I’ve had published. It has been a while since I last checked so one thing led to another until what she got was a great deal ..read more
Children's Author David L. Harrison's Blog
1w ago
Hi everyone, The Illinois Poet Laureate is my guest today on Poetry from Daily Life. ANGELA JACKSON has been writing poetry since she was a little girl. Today the multi-talented Chicago-based writer serves her state as its spokesman for poetry ..read more
Children's Author David L. Harrison's Blog
1w ago
Hi everyone, I want to show off a graphic designed by SYLVIA VARDELL, who wrote the introduction for 40 POEMS FOR 40 WEEKS. TIM RANSINSKI and I edited the anthology, ANGELA KNIGHT inspired it and wrote the foreword (including a ..read more
Children's Author David L. Harrison's Blog
1w ago
Hi everyone, This weekend I’m delighted to bring you the Poet Laureate for Illinois to share her thoughts about poetry in our daily lives. ANGELA KNIGHT lives in Chicago. Like so many of our guests, Angela fell in love with ..read more
Children's Author David L. Harrison's Blog
1w ago
Hi everyone, KATE COSGROVE, artist for A Tree is a Community, received some pretty incredible news yesterday. Her artwork for the book has been on display in New York in The Original Art 2024 exhibition at the Society of Illustrators. That ..read more
Children's Author David L. Harrison's Blog
1w ago
Hi everyone, Yesterday I had to make a list of my books of poetry for a form I was filling out. One thing I learned was that not counting anthologies I’ve published 36 books in the last 32 years. Fifteen ..read more