Welcome poets! I’m your host for the Poetry Roundup. Please leave your URLs in the comments, and I’ll add links throughout the day.
There’s no cover charge, settle in and and enjoy the show. To get things going here’s one I wrote last year.
Cheers!
What’s That Sound?
by Jim Hill
“Did you hear a bump?
Or was it a crash?”
“Nobody’s crying.
There’s no broken glass.
I bet it was only
A big stack of books.
There are plenty of those.”
“You should go look.”
“Get up out of bed?
No way it’s too chilly,
I’m sure it was books
No need to be silly.”
“I’m trying to listen.
It’s becoming a chore,
When the only thing heard
Is the sound of your snore.”
“Whatever it is, it
Can wait until morn
I’m not getting up…”
“IS THAT A CAR HORN?”
The Roundup
TeachingAuthors.com is the early bird today, with a post and poem about WINNING!
Joy Acey’s Poetry for Kids is the other early bird with a fun piece about a golfing giraffe.
Today at A Poem a Day the great Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska explains the joy of writing.
Polly shares a video of her boys doing their ‘party piece’ of ‘Jim- Who Ran Away from Nurse and was eaten by a Lion’ by Hillaire Belloc
Heidi has a poem in two languages by Antonio Machado: “Last Night As I Was Sleeping.”
Mary Lee has a pair of rain poems today. One is Langston Hughes’, the other is my original, inspired by Langston Hughes’
Renee of No Water River has an original poem inspired by an illustration of a sad pig (and an interesting interview with the artist).
Linda shares a new poet this week “because she wrote a poem about a train.”
Robyn Hood Black has a poem and thoughts from Maryland’s (and Poetry Friday’s) talented, generous Linda Shovan.
Laura from AuthorAmok and her daughter had fun with Haikubes. (I need to get some of those.)
Tara is sharing poem-videos from the Favorite Poem Project. Cool!
Liz Steinglass has an original winter rhupunt. I’m going to look up what an rhupunt is when I’m done adding links. 
Carol has twitchy fingers and a poem that everyone who is a parent (or has ever had a parent) will appreciate.
Tabatha Yeatts says, “Today I have a mishmash of poetry intersections.”
Laura Salas is in with “Juvenile Court,” a Hansel and Gretel poem by Sara Henderson Hay. And also with 15 Words or Less poems. Everyone’s welcome to come play!
Jama’s Alphabet Soup celebrates National Tea Month today with a nice warm cup of your favorite brew, treats, and two tasty poems.
Mandy Webster shares an original poem titled “Saturday Scratch-Off.”
Katya Czaja says, “The awful weather here in New England reminded me of an Emily Dickinson Poem.”
PaperTigers is in with a post on the Scottish poet Robert Burns.
Joyce Ray says, “Today on Musings I’m sharing my review of Eloise Greenfield’s The Great Migration, Journey to the North.”
Karen Edmisten has a short Anne Porter poem for us this week.
Charles Ghigna is watching icicles in the wind today @ The FATHER GOOSE Blog.
Amy, at The Poem Farm, has a little poem called “…and then we play” – about loss and life too.
Alice@Supratentorial reviews a poetry book for kids, Dear Hot Dog, by Mordicai Gerstein.
Myra from Gathering Books offers a paranormal-inspired book of poems from Bobbi Katz and illustrated by Adam McCauley: “The Monsterologist” – perfect for our Circus, Carnivale and Paranormal twists for January/February.
Barbara says, “Today at The Write Sisters I have The Snowman, by Wallace Stevens.”
Greg is up with an original today, all about whipped cream.
Sylvia from Poetry for Children says, “I’ve posted my annual ‘sneak peek’ list of upcoming 2012 titles of poetry for young people– and there are 50, so far!
Elaine from At Wild Rose Reader has an original poem about Newt Gingrich titled “Newt’s Poem to Poor Kids.”
Today at ThinkKidThink Ed presents his Top 10 Worst Poem Ideas for Kids, complete with poems centered on bad puns, one with an “uckin’” rhyme scheme, and one that would almost certainly offend the good folks at P.E.T.A. (where A stands for “Ants”).
Donna of Mainely Write has original poem about her trip to the beach two days ago – Summer Sun.
David Elzey comes through with nonsensical homage in recipe form.
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