Poetry

Scout’s Poetry Corner

September 30, 2010

Scout has written a poem in the style of her favorite poet, Emily Dickinson. I love that, but it also cracks me up, because I was not the type of kid to have a “favorite poet” at age nine. I had a favorite candy bar. Scout asked me if I would put her poem on [...]

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Emily Dickinson

July 21, 2010

Scout loves Emily Dickinson and takes pride in memorizing and reciting her poems. She’s blessed with a phenomenal memory so after reading a poem once or twice, its burned in her brain forever. Then, without warning, she will break out in verse whenever the mood strikes her….in the bath, during dinner, while I’m navigating heavy [...]

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