You Are There
by Erica Jong
You are there.
You have always been
there.
Even when you thought
you were climbing
you had already arrived.
Even when you were
breathing hard,
you were at rest.
Even then it was clear
you were there.
Not in our nature
to know what
is journey and what
arrival.
(the rest of the poem is at The Writer's Almanac)
What is it about being back home, in the place where you are simultaneously a fully capable adult and also a helpless child called "Dolly" or "Sugar Plum"? This strange state of being causes me to ponder my journeys and my arrivals.
Even though "to live is to be uncertain," as Erica Jong would have it, let's rail against the uncertainty by scheduling Poetry Friday round up hosts for the next six months!
The Poetry Friday Roundup Schedule for July-December is complete! Kidlitosphere Yahoo group members, I added a file with the html code for the schedule so you can put it in your sidebar if you so choose. If you aren't a member and would like the code, email me through our blog email and I'll send it to you! Thanks, everyone!!
July
1 Andromeda at a wrung sponge
8 Elaine at Wild Rose Reader
15 Mary Lee at A Year of Reading
22 Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference
29 Kate at Book Aunt
August
5 Libby at A Year of Literacy Coaching!
12 Mary Lee at A Year of Reading
19 Dori at Dori Reads
26 Irene at Live. Love. Explore!
September
2 Tricia at The Miss Rumphius Effect
9 Katie at Secrets and Sharing Soda
16 Amy at The Poem Farm
23 Anastasia at Picture Book of the Day
30 Sara at Read Write Believe
October
7 Mary Ann at Great Kid Books
14 david elzey at FOMAGRAMS
21 Jama at alphabet soup
28 Diane at Random Noodling
November
4 Laura Salas at Writing the World for Kids
11 April Halprin Wayland at Teaching Authors
18 Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference
25 Heidi at my juicy little universe
December
2 Carol at Carol's Corner
9 Robyn at Read, Write, Howl
16 Kate at Book Aunt
23 Dori at Dori Reads
30 Julie at The Drift Record
Anastasia has the round up today, at Picture Book of the Day.
Welcome home! I have seen a few places like this on my journeys out I-70 to basketball tournaments in Kansas…
ReplyDeleteI love this poem. To live is to be uncertain. Need to remember!
I'm hosting on June 24th. You can sign me up again anytime in October, November, or December.
Mary Lee,
ReplyDeleteI can do any of the following dates:
- July 8
- Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30
- Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28
- Dec. 2, 9, 16
Hi Mary Lee,
ReplyDeleteI'll take September 2nd!
Best,
Tricia
Hi Mary Lee,
ReplyDeleteI'd like to host on September 23, the first day of fall.
I'll take Nov. 4. Thanks for organizing this!
ReplyDeleteGreat poem, Yes Life is very uncertain!
ReplyDeleteOctober 21st is calling to me :).
Hi Mary Lee,
ReplyDeleteI hope your summer is going well (a bit of envy escaping from me...)!
I would love to host Sept 30 or Oct 7th.
thanks!
Mary Ann
Wonderful poem, Mary Lee. Thanks for bringing it to us today.
ReplyDeleteI can host on July 22nd or 29th. Later months work for me, too, but it seemed like July needs some filling!
I'd be happy to take October 28!
ReplyDelete--Diane Mayr
Hi there! I'd be happy to host at Secrets & Sharing Soda on September 9th.
ReplyDeleteI came here to wonder whether it was time to resign, and here you are! Put me down for November 25, and if you don't get anyone for August 26 I'll take that too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the well-wishes! I look forward with trepidation to being a full-time Kindergarten teacher next year. Eek!
Loved the poem, Mary Lee. We all need this reminder from time to time. Thank you for organizing the schedule!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting poem. I love how the poem is able to put together the sense of being static while in movement.
ReplyDeleteThanks for organizing the Poetry Friday round-ups, Mary Lee. I'd like to round things up on December 30th (and maybe this time I'll try that Mr. Linky guy?)
ReplyDeleteApril Halprin Wayland would like to host for us at TeachingAuthors on Nov. 11. I believe that's still open. If not, we'll take Nov. 18.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for coordinating this.
Oops, I meant to include our url:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.teachingauthors.com/
Thanks again.
Hi Mary Lee! I can do Aug. 26. www.irenelatham.blogspot.com Thanks, as ever, for rounding up the Round Up. xo
ReplyDeleteI could do July 29th!
ReplyDeleteI could do August 5th - it is our first week back to school!
ReplyDeleteA Year of Literacy Coaching!
i've always loved october, sign me up for the 14th.
ReplyDeletehttp://fomagrams.wordpress.com
Thanks for the note on my blog post today, Mary Lee - I mentioned there I wasn't sure if I was technologically savvy enough or seasoned enough to "qualify," but I'd love to give hosting a try! Best dates for me would be Sept. 30 or Dec. 9. My blog (Read, Write, Howl) is here: http://www.robynhoodblack.com/blog.htm
ReplyDeleteIf it helps, I'll take a second date, Mary Lee.
ReplyDeleteI could do Sept. 30th, if Robyn wants December. Thanks for managing the schedule and keeping the poetry flowing!
ReplyDeleteIf you still need someone for December 16th, I could do that one, too. Let me know!
ReplyDeleteI can do August 19. If you still need Dec. 23, I can do that one, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, everybody! The schedule is filled!
ReplyDeleteMary Lee, I see that the schedule is filled but that you have a couple of those days. I can take August 12th off your hands, if you'd like?
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