![]() “Words matter.” She’s right of course, and in a world of speed and social media, of global connection and cultural consumerism, Gorman’s precise skill and deliberate poetic voice provided a sense of hope and reassurance to an ailing nation. ![]() We’ve seen over the past few years the ways that the power of words has been violated and misappropriated, and what I wanted to do was to kind of reclaim poetry as that site in which we can can kind of re-purify, re-sanctify, not only the Capitol building which we saw violated, but the power of words.” “To me, words matter,” she said, “and I think that’s what made this inauguration that much more sentimental and special. In an interview with Anderson Cooper, Gorman reflected on the philosophical foundation which guides her as a writer, and which inspired her to write “The Hill We Climb”. And I found the thoughts she shared after the ceremony equally valuable. ![]() Her strength, as well as her authorial merit, made her work quite impossible to forget. ![]() Amanda Gorman, first National Youth Poet Laureate, instituted herself as a household name with her eloquent performance at Wednesday’s inauguration. ![]()
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This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A sequel, Amys Choice, was released in 2014. Marcia’s other interests include all things family (proud mom of a musicologist and an actuary), as well as art, music, history, theater, travel, and listening to audio books. MARCIA STRYKOWSKI, a member of the Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators, is the author of. She is excited to add Roller Boy, forthcoming from Fitzroy Books of Regal House Publishing, to her list of novels for tween readers. Amy Hendersons freshman year starts with a new best friend, Cat. More currently, Marcia is a certified paralibrarian and has worked at a public library for the past twelve years where she selects new books for their children’s collection, catalogs all items into an online system, and best of all, gets to interact with library patrons at the circulation and reference desks.Īlong with many magazine and anthology contributions, Marcia is the author of several novels for children: Call Me Amy, chosen for Bank Street College of Education’s Best Books of the Year and shortlisted for the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award, along with its sequel: Amy’s Choice, both published by Luminis Books. Synopsis: Sequel to the critically acclaimed Call Me Amy. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Northeastern University and then worked for seven years in textbook publishing. Although she loves to travel, she finds it hard to imagine living anywhere else but within a short distance to the ocean. Marcia was born and raised in New England and still lives there today. ![]() ![]() ![]() Then some hideous things called Zebra Mussels showed up in the water and somehow seemed to ruin everything. Minnesota was my happy summer home for decades. ![]() This good book by Amelia Gorman really struck a nerve. Julie Reeser, author of Beak, Full of Tongue and Terracotta Pomegranate Field Guide to Invasive Species of Minnesota is a thorned and exciting imagining where each specimen is handled as if by a daring and sun-smeared trickster, the delight in getting muddy and making up stories proudly prominent, and a refreshing pleasure in a collection of nature poetry. Davitt, author of The Gates of NeverĪ thoughtful and intelligent collection of one-page poems and elegant illustrations that slowly bud from gentle cricket song into a poison-leafed and weedy future. ![]() ![]() I want to wrestle with some of these poems until they yield meaning, but they dance, just out of reach, evanescent and tantalizing." "A delicate blend of ecological awareness and mythological sensibility, Field Guide to Invasive Species of Minnesota lures the reader in with a semblance of clarity and rationality, and then tips you into a complex surreal world that resembles ours-it is ours-but is also not. Praise for Field Guide to Invasive Species of Minnesota Field Guide to Invasive Species of Minnesota ![]() ![]() Clare's.Īccording to the Index Translationum, Blyton was the fifth most popular author in the world in 2007, coming after Lenin but ahead of Shakespeare. Notable series include: The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Five Find-Outers, Noddy, The Wishing Chair, Mallory Towers, and St. Enid Blyton The Famous Five Adventures Shory Story Collection 10 Books Box Set (Well Done Famous Five, A Lazy Afternoon, Good Old Timmy, Georges Hair is too. ![]() ![]() Her stories were often either children's adventure and mystery stories, or fantasies involving magic. She died in 1968, one year after her second husband.īlyton was a prolific author of children's books, who penned an estimated 800 books over about 40 years. This marriage ended in divorce, and Blyton remarried in 1943, to surgeon Kenneth Fraser Darrell Waters. She taught for five years before her 1924 marriage to editor Hugh Pollock, with whom she had two daughters. ![]() ![]() Christopher's School, Beckenham, and - having decided not to pursue her music - at Ipswich High School, where she trained as a kindergarten teacher. Enid Mary Blyton (1897 - 1968) was an English author of children's books.īorn in South London, Blyton was the eldest of three children, and showed an early interest in music and reading. ![]() |