On Saturday, April 9 at 5 pm EST, I will be Zoom reading (with poet/photographer Debbie Hall) from my book of poems for children: The Galloping Garbage Truck (Kelsay Books). Please join me/us!
The entire show will be approximately 40 minutes, and it will be a wonderful way to share the joy of poetry and books with your children and grandchildren.
What an honor for me to read with Debbie. Her book—In the Jaguar’s House (The Poetry Box)—is as gorgeous as it is fun and interesting, with each poem accompanied by one of Debbie’s photographs. Take, for example, “A Raucous Caucus of Macaws”...
They swoop down
onto a tree outside our window
and shout:
WAKE UP! WAKE UP!
Blindingly beautiful brilliant
and blue
they screech:
WE’RE HERE! WE’RE HERE!
That poem includes a photo of two Hyacinth Macaws, which adds special interest for little readers and adults alike. Plus, the end of the book includes “Fun Facts about These Animals.” The things I have learned! Did you know that Hyacinth Macaws are the largest parrots (by length) in the world? Or that they can mimic human speech? Now you know!
Debbie and I are grateful to Shawn Aveningo-Sanders and The Poetry Box for hosting this reading. And we both look forward to sharing our poems with you and your family.
Here is a Zoom link for the day of the event (no preregistration required):
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84928406601
(Meeting ID: 849 2840 6601)
Here is a link to The Poetry Box website event page, which has a simple button to click to join the show when it’s time:
https://thepoetrybox.com/live-04092022
And here is the Facebook link if you want to sign-up early and connect that way:
https://www.facebook.com/events/5189287507768320
AND...here are links to Debbie’s and my books.
We look forward to seeing you on Zoom on 4/9...
https://thepoetrybox.com/bookstore/jaguar-house
https://kelsaybooks.com/collections/all/the-galloping-garbage-truck