The Miss Rumphius Effect
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The Miss Rumphius Effect
1d ago
For National Poetry Month this year, I am perusing my bookshelves and building book spine poems.
We
wonder
the shape of the world
gravity
spiders and their webs
dinosaur bones
bubble homes and fish farts
how the sea came to be
the stunning science of everything
Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2024. All rights reserved.
Sources
We by Alice Schertle, illustrations by Kenneth Addison
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
The Shape of the World by K.L. Going, illustrated Lauren Stringer
Gravity by Jason Chin
Spiders and Their Webs by Darlyne A. Murawski
Dinosaur Bones by Bob Barner
Bubble Homes a ..read more
The Miss Rumphius Effect
1d ago
For National Poetry Month this year, I am perusing my bookshelves and building book spine poems.
Poem-Making
Look to the stars
listen to the wind
How do you feel?
Reflect and write
a river of words
Fearless writing
the arrow finds its mark
Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2024. All rights reserved.
Sources
Poem-Making: Ways to Begin Writing Poetry by Myra Cohn Livingston
Look to the Stars by Buzz Aldrin, paintings by Wendell Minor
Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg & Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth, collages by Susan L. Roth
How Do You Feel? by Anthon ..read more
The Miss Rumphius Effect
1d ago
For National Poetry Month this year, I am perusing my bookshelves and building book spine poems.
Ten flashing fireflies
light up the night
counting the stars
dark on light
Small wonders
flip, float, fly
a sky full of poems
signals in the sky
Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2024. All rights reserved.
Sources
Ten Flashing Fireflies by Philemon Sturges, illustrations by Anna Vojtech
Light Up the Night by Jean Reidy, illustrations by Margaret Chodos-Irvine
Counting the Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrations by Raúl Colón
Dark on Light ..read more
The Miss Rumphius Effect
4d ago
For National Poetry Month this year, I am perusing my bookshelves and building book spine poems.
Firefly July
Marshmallow clouds
enchanted air
Yellow umbrella
one white sail
Ice cream summer
lemonade sun
Summer beat
see me run!
Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2024. All rights reserved.
Sources
Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems, selected by Paul B. Janeczko, illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Marshmallow Clouds: Two Poets at Play Among Figures of Speech by Ted Kooser and Connie Wanek, illustrations by Richard Jones
Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir by Margarita Engl ..read more
The Miss Rumphius Effect
4d ago
For National Poetry Month this year, I am perusing my bookshelves and building book spine poems.
A Writing Kind of Day
When rain falls
Splish! Splash!
The sky stirs up trouble
Tap, tap! Boom, boom!
When thunder comes
Flash! Crash! Rumble and Roll!
This is the rain
Drip! Drop!
What’s the weather inside?
Cloudy, with a chance of meatballs.
Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2024. All rights reserved.
Sources
A Writing Kind of Day: Poems For Young Poets by Ralph Fletcher, illustrations by April Ward
When Rain Falls by Melissa Stewart, illustrations by Constance Rummel Bergum
S ..read more
The Miss Rumphius Effect
4d ago
Have you been following the progressive poem progress? I hope so! I'm happy to be number 20 in line for this growing tale. My couplet is at the boom and in bold.
cradled in stars, our planet sleeps,
clinging to tender dreams of peace
sister moon watches from afar,
singing lunar lullabies of hope.
almost dawn, I walk with others,
keeping close, my little brother.
hand in hand, we carry courage
escaping closer to the border
My feet are lightning;
My heart is thunder.
Our pace draws us closer
to a new land of wonder.
I bristle against rough brush—
poppies ahead brighten the browns.
Morning ..read more
The Miss Rumphius Effect
6d ago
Happy Poetry Friday! For National Poetry Month this year, I am perusing my bookshelves and building book spine poems.
This is just to say
poetry matters
Today and today
just people and paper, pen, poem
tiny dreams sprouting tall
Wonderful words
falling down the page
A lucky thing
Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2024. All rights reserved.
Sources
This is Just to Say by Joyce Sidman, illustrations by Pamela Zagarenski
Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem From the Inside Out by Ralph Fletcher
Today and Today, haiku by Issa, pictures by G. Brian Karas
Just People and Other Poems for Young ..read more
The Miss Rumphius Effect
6d ago
For National Poetry Month this year, I am perusing my bookshelves and building book spine poems.
Subway sparrow
city hawk
honk, honk, goose
bird talk
Chatter, sing, roar, buzz
song of the wild
where I live
Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2024. All rights reserved.
Sources
Subway Sparrow by Leyla Torres
City Hawk: The Story of Pale Male by Meghan McCarthy
Honk, Honk, Goose!: Canada Geese Start a Family by April Pulley Sayre, illustrations by Huy Voun Lee
Bird Talk: What Birds Are Saying and Why by Lita Judge
Chatter, Sing, Roar, Buzz: Poems About the Rain Forest by ..read more
The Miss Rumphius Effect
1w ago
For National Poetry Month this year, I am perusing my bookshelves and building book spine poems.
The year comes round
a new school year
Let's go!
The song shoots out of my mouth
O Frabjous day!
Hello school!
Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2024. All rights reserved.
Sources
The Year Comes Round: Haiku through the Seasons by Sid Farrar, illustrations by Ilse Plume
A New School Year: Stories in Six Voices by Sally Derby, illustrations by Mika Song
Let's Go!: The Story of Getting from There to Here by Lizann Flatt, illustrations by Scot Ritchie
The Song Shoots Out of My Mouth by Jaim ..read more
The Miss Rumphius Effect
1w ago
For National Poetry Month this year, I am perusing my bookshelves and building book spine poems.
Sky scrape, city scape
come with me
A city is
home to me
New York
Hello, hello!
Here I am
home, sweet home
Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2024. All rights reserved.
Sources
Sky Scrape/City Scape: Poems of City Life by Jane Yolen, illustrations by Ken Condon
Come With Me: Poems For a Journey by Naomi Shihab Nye, images by Dan Yaccarino
A City Is by Norman Rosten, illustrations by Melanie Hope Greenberg
Home to Me: Poems Across America, selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrations by Step ..read more