by Mary E. Cronin | Nov 12, 2021 | Poetry
I recently learned of a book for young readers that combines three of my passions: poetry, history, and social justice. THE TRAVELING CAMERA: LEWIS HINE AND THE FIGHT TO END CHILD LABOR (Getty Publications, 2021) balances these three elements beautifully, along with...
by Mary E. Cronin | Nov 5, 2021 | Poetry, We Need Diverse Books
I’ve learned so much about what it takes to put together a poetry anthology by taking classes from Janet Wong and Sylvia Vardell. “Poetry PLUS” is one aspect of the art and craft of assembling an anthology that fascinates me as a poet and an educator. On the...
by Mary E. Cronin | Oct 29, 2021 | Poetry
Don’t you love moss? When I’m on a trail walk, surrounded by lots of moss, it just makes me happy. I’m going to focus on that today instead of the storm-related stresses that have dominated the week here on Cape Cod! There is a delightful website all about children’s...
by Mary E. Cronin | Oct 22, 2021 | Poetry
It’s publication day for a very special poetry anthology for young children. THINGS WE DO is an alphabetic book of playful poems bursting with children in action– from Ask to Zoom! Each spread in this book features a vivid photo of a child doing something...
by Mary E. Cronin | Sep 15, 2021 | LGBTQ+, Poetry
Today is the publication day for RHYME & RHYTHM: POEMS FOR STUDENT ATHLETES! This anthology of poems is about all aspects of sports… from the joy, the sweat, and precision… to the emotional, family, and social aspects. I’m proud to have a poem in this...