Little Poems that Found Me

Happy Poetry Friday everyone! Michelle Kogan is our host this week. Her words and beautiful photos from the Yoko Ono art exhibit were so inspiring. So much talent on one brief page! Be sure to stop by.

This week, I have been inspired by a variety of poetry coming into my feed or catching my eye in a book. More and more the brevity of words that poets use to convey emotion and story is just the "little potato chips" of text," I like to nibble on each day.

I thought I would share a few that particularly touched me this week. I hope you will check these poets out to read more of their amazing work.

First up- Grant Snider, Orthodontist/ poet/ author, and illustrator. Incredibly talented both in writing and in the perfect, colorful illustrations he pairs with his words. I recently purchased his book, "Poetry Comics," and highly recommend it to your graphic novel/comic-loving readers. Check out how lovely this is and the emotion he creates in 14 short words!

Here is his website to learn more.

Second is Ullie-Kaye, a Canadian poet. Every poem of hers is a treasure that you want to sit with for a while. They feel like they were written just for me. As a PB writer, I related to the children's fairy tales in this one, and how clever it is, to remind us that things can work out even when it feels like all odds are against us. You can find her on Instagram here.

This piece is found in her collection "Joy Trickles In"

And finally, I checked out from my local library, "Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems," selected by Paul B. Janeczko and illustrated by Melissa Sweet. I am loving reading different collections each week and seeing how anthologists and poets weave them together. The poems are amazing and those illustrations!!! Oh my.

The title poem brought back memories of "cupping," capping, and keeping" fireflies.

Magical!

Isn't it amazing how a poem can bring you back to childhood with so few words?

Happy Hanukkah to my friends who celebrate. Wishing you all a "fireflies at sunset with happy endings" kind of week. :)