by Mary E. Cronin | Jul 21, 2023 | Poetry, Uncategorized
I’m delighted that my poem “Glimpses of Green” is published today in the online children’s poetry journal Tyger Tyger, based in the UK. What I love about Tyger Tyger is that it is aimed at children and teachers– giving educators (and anyone who cares for...
by Mary E. Cronin | Jan 20, 2023 | Poetry, We Need Diverse Books
There’s one book I can’t stop thinking about– STAR CHILD: A BIOGRAPHICAL CONSTELLATION OF OCTAVIA ESTELLE BUTLER by Ibi Zoboi. The brilliant combination of poetry and nonfiction is what drew me to Zoboi’s amazing middle-grade biography of author Octavia...
by Mary E. Cronin | Dec 16, 2022 | Cape Cod, Poetry
Playing with poetry in the classroom– that’s one of the best parts of my job as a Literacy Coach in an elementary school. Recently, I introduced the poem “Circle of Sun” by Rebecca Kai Dotlich in the first-grade classroom I work in each morning. It’s the...
by Mary E. Cronin | Nov 11, 2022 | Poetry, Uncategorized
On November 20, I will be joining a poetry party in England– and you can come too! Back in 2016, I visited London and happened upon an enchanting holiday fair. It’s where I took this picture: Years later, I wrote a poem called “Wintertime Fair,” and it was...
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...