Poems In My Attic

Kangi in my attic all night during this last decay of autumn moon all night during this last decay of autumn moon the academy of american poets is the largest membership based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting american poets.

Poems in my attic.

My once treasures though usable find a place here they are un sellable. This is the room to keep my excesses also broken items from chair to furnaces. The mother s poetry tells of a childhood of constant resettling as the daughter of a base traveling air force captain. The time this house was bought when it was caked with dust.

In my attic poem by sumit ganguly. First published in ribbons the journal of the tanka society of america 13 1 winter 2017 pages 69 to 71 originally written in october of 2016. Nothing ever seems frantic and slowly i will sink. Poems in the attic was must read for me as this book is a texas bluebonnet award nominee.

Lee low 2015. A great look at free verse poetry and tanka the book is a great addition for elementary school teachers to use in poetry units. A girl discovers her mother s childhood poems in her grandmother s attic and embarks on a journey through family history that inspires her own poetic tribute to her mother. And then momma went berserk.

In my dusty little attic i take my time to think. Poems in the attic by nikki grimes illustrations by elizabeth zunon. In my dusty little attic. Isbn 978 1 62014 027 7 hardback 9 25 x 11 inches 40 pages 19 95.

I plummet down into my thoughts reflecting on my miserable past.