Jane, your childhood poetry is magnificent and you should publish it as a children's book. With those exact drawings. I recently found a note from a poetry competition in 8th grade. The judge's remarks which still keep me up at night: "These are a bunch of observations that don't equal a poem." I was 12!!
Come for the feel-good, hopeful vibes. Stay for the juvenalia poetry. LOVE it! I have a few of my own (definitely also involving unicorns and rainbows, though my inspirations were less Lisa Frank and more Mrs. Grossman's). Perhaps we need to start a show-us-your-childhood-poetry challenge?
Jane, your childhood poetry is magnificent and you should publish it as a children's book. With those exact drawings. I recently found a note from a poetry competition in 8th grade. The judge's remarks which still keep me up at night: "These are a bunch of observations that don't equal a poem." I was 12!!
Oh, man. HARSH!!
Come for the feel-good, hopeful vibes. Stay for the juvenalia poetry. LOVE it! I have a few of my own (definitely also involving unicorns and rainbows, though my inspirations were less Lisa Frank and more Mrs. Grossman's). Perhaps we need to start a show-us-your-childhood-poetry challenge?
Oh YES, that would be excellent!!
Stay hopeful, Sweet Jane , you poet, you! Right there with ya! KaMaLa! KaMaLa! KAMaLa! ;-) xo
OMG the goodbye poem at the end! 😂
I may need to keep that one.
I love that Jane’s “Let’s go!” Includes coconuts and palm trees. I’m in! 🌴🥥🌴🥥🌴🥥🌴🥥🌴🥥🌴🥥🌴