Liz Garton Scanlon
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Liz Garton Scanlon is the author of numerous beloved books for young people, including the highly-acclaimed, Caldecott-honored picture book All the World and many more. Ms. Scanlon serves on the faculty of the Vermont College of Fine Arts, and is a frequent and popular presenter at schools, libraries and conferences.
Liz Garton Scanlon
2d ago
Haiku 23
Playfulness, beauty,
dragon-like ferocity:
Art says it out loud
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Liz Garton Scanlon
2d ago
Hey everyone,
Thanks for sticking with me this April, now 2/3rds gone. I haven’t been able to really dig into my haiku the way I do most years, but I’m still grateful for the regular practice and required pause.
I used gratitude as a prompt this year (everyday writing about something I’m grateful for) and here’s the key to those gratitudes so far:
1 – Spring
2 – Rain
3 – Flowers/Roses
4 – My birthday
5 – Coffee
6 – Friendship
7 – The Moon/Eclipse
8 – Seeds/Possibility
9 – Meditation
10 – Eggs/Possibility
11 – Slowness/Patience
12 – Yoga
13 – The Trail/Running/Hiking
14 – To Do Lists/Getting T ..read more
Liz Garton Scanlon
2d ago
Haiku 21
Age before beauty
Distinct and nonconcentric
Heartwood disagrees
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Liz Garton Scanlon
2d ago
Haiku 19
Gone all soft under
The heat of a thousand suns
It’s temporary
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Liz Garton Scanlon
4d ago
Haiku 20
Put some feelers out.
Assess. Read the room. and then…
Let your freak flag fly!
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Liz Garton Scanlon
6d ago
Loyal protector
on guard, ever vigilant
He’s sure earned his rest
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Liz Garton Scanlon
1w ago
Been wound up lately,
living a life suspended.
Time to shake that off.
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#nationalpoetrymonth
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Liz Garton Scanlon
1w ago
Leggy, nonchalant,
blasé — pretending she’s not
the gods’ messenger
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#nationalpoetrymonth
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Liz Garton Scanlon
1w ago
Another week of April/National Poetry Month/haiku-o-rama has come and gone!
And what have I expressed 17 syllable appreciation for so far?
1 – Spring
2 – Rain
3 – Flowers/Roses
4 – My birthday
5 – Coffee
6 – Friendship
7 – The Moon/Eclipse
8 – Seeds/Possibility
9 – Meditation
10 – Eggs/Possibility
11 – Slowness/Patience
12 – Yoga
13 – The Trail/Running/Hiking
And now, for #14 — To Do Lists/Getting Things Done!
Happy to admit:
sometimes things go on the list
just to be checked off
#lizsharespoems
#30daysofhaiku
#nationalpoetrymonth
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Liz Garton Scanlon
1w ago
The path disappears
under fast, heavy footfall
which is how I’m found
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#30daysofhaiku
#nationalpoetrymonth
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