Ship Breaker

Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi In a not-so-distant future, city killer storms have decimated the entire region of New Orleans, virtually all of the North Pole has melted and fossil fuels hold a scavenge value that  makes lucky discoverers rich. A teenage boy, Nailer, lives at this time making a living as a ship breaker [...]

My Night in Haiku

Neil Gaiman, a favorite author of The Graveyard Book and Coraline, started a poetry trend on the microblogging site Twitter.  Using the hashtag #MyNightinHaiku, Gaiman asked his followers to come up with haikus to tweet and share.  Some of my favorites. Through the mist: I hear / territorial barred owls / I wait for the dogs. [...]

“Jerk”

I love your voice, your soft brown hair. I love your eyes and love your stare. I love your laugh, your cocky smirk, your stupid jokes. You precious jerk, you know I do. I want my hands all through your hair each treasured strand. I’m wrapped around your finger still. Am I yet yours? Your [...]

NPM 2011 – Dizzy In Your Eyes:Poems About Love

Dizzy in your eyes: Poems about love by Pat Mora I love a book with a good cover!  This is a collection of  poems from 50 teen narrators about love. The  author writes in many different forms such as Haiku, Couplet, Cinquain and the lesser known Clerihew.  She includes footnotes so you can try different  poetic forms. Below [...]

NPM 2011 – invitation

This poem speaks of the effort involved in the writing process, especially poetry. It is taken from a book called Time You Let Me In: 25 Poets Under 25. This is a collection of poems selected by Naomi Shihab Nye. All of the poets are under the age of 25. invitation by Mackenzie Connellee used to [...]