by Mary E. Cronin | Apr 2, 2021 | Poetry
I love reading biographies, and when an author succeeds in telling the story of a person’s life in poetry– that’s magic. In honor of National Poetry Month, here are three favorites I have come across lately. RUNAWAY: THE DARING ESCAPE OF ONA JUDGE by Ray...
by Mary E. Cronin | Mar 26, 2021 | Poetry
Writing is a solitary craft. But we also need the spark and alchemy of sharing with and learning from others. I’m right in the middle of a three-week poetry forms class led by poet Georgia Heard. I am learning wonderful techniques that will elevate my writing, but I’m...
by Mary E. Cronin | Mar 19, 2021 | Poetry
On this Poetry Friday, I made my first attempt at writing a reverso. Poet Marilyn Singer developed this form. She has written three books of reverso poems! This is her definition of the form: “A reverso is a poem with two halves. In a reverso, the second half...
by Mary E. Cronin | Dec 18, 2020 | Poetry
A friend recently sent me a photo that was a throwback to 2004… the year my poetry was first published in an anthology. She had asked me for a signed copy and I’d sent her one. Mistletoe Madness, published by Blooming Tree Press, was chock full of poems and...
by Mary E. Cronin | Dec 11, 2020 | Poetry
The pandemic has shifted so much of life off of its axis, and schools are no exception. All of the typical conventions of school life have shifted, and as a former preschool, kindergarten, and special needs teacher, I think about the loss of relationships that the...