by
Kate Coombs
chocolate fudge
face smudge
shoe suck
wheel stuck
seed sowed
worm road
kid slip
spring drip
Earth blood
mud
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Kate's been having a wonderfully busy year, with Hans my Hedgehog (a Brother Grimm retelling) out in January, and a wonderful book of poems, Water Sings Blue, out just in time for National Poetry Month. In the poems in Blue, you'll definitely see her great ability to create vivid images and memorable turns of phrases, this time dealing with the ocean and the creatures within it rather than mud. I love reading her poems, her reviews, and her books... all reasons I'm so glad to have Kate Coombs here today as part of 30 Poets/30 Days.
The Poetry Friday roundup is over at Anastasia Suen's Booktalking blog today. There's a TON going on this month, so be sure to check it out.
Yesterday we saw My Pencil from Robert Weinstock. Tomorrow... The Rock Climber by Michael Salinger. For more on 30 Poets/30 Days and ways to follow along, please click here.
I just love Kate Coombs. WATER SINGS BLUE is just gorgeous - she identifies something so vital in everything she writes about.
ReplyDeleteYou are right, doing what she did in 19 words is pretty slick (see I'm thinking in mud words). I have "Hans, my Hedgehog" but still not the "Water Sings Blue" book. Soon!
ReplyDeleteThe Water Sings Blue looks fantastic, thanks for the review.
ReplyDeleteThe Water Sings Blue looks fantastic, thanks for the review.
ReplyDeleteAlways a thrill to see another Kate poem. Was mud ever so glorious?
ReplyDeleteThat poem is filthy good.
ReplyDeleteEarth blood! Kate just nails it. Again. Thank you both...makes me want to go outside. a.
ReplyDeleteFabulous poem! I loved making mud pies as a kid, so the opening lines sing "mud pie" to me.
ReplyDeleteI was tap tapping my feet to the rhythm of this...great poem!
ReplyDeleteI ordered a copy of "Water Sings Blue" a few weeks ago--but it hasn't come in yet. I'm dying to read it!
ReplyDeleteI love the simplicity and the depth. Mud. Ha!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful poem! What kid doesn't love mud?
ReplyDeleteOh boy, ooey gooey goodness all the way through! I experienced a shoe suck on a field trip in second grade, that can definitely make mud memorable. Love the poem!
ReplyDeleteBest words, best order - this is a perfect example. Kate makes it look simple when it's not - that takes a lot of talent! Thanks, Kate - and thanks for posting it, Greg.
ReplyDeleteKate is a favorite. Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteI don't mind being dragged through this kind of mud - wonderful! And I just got my copy of WATER SINGS BLUE. Kate's words sing no matter what she writes about.
ReplyDeleteOh my, earth blood is perfect. So perfect I wish I had come up with it. Lovely, Kate and Greg, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for bringing us Kate Coombs and her delightful mud!
ReplyDelete'Earth blood' - fantastic. Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteStraight to the point. Something we all need to be aware of when writing children's poetry. Valerie Worth would be impressed.
ReplyDeleteGreat combinations on such a sludgy subject. Yes, earth blood IS perfect.
ReplyDeleteGotta love Mud! :P