Poetry Friday -- Call for Roundup Hosts

It's that time again. Six months have passed since last we queued up to host the Poetry Friday roundups.

If you'd like to host a roundup between June and December 2016, leave your choice(s) of date(s) in the comments. I'll update regularly to make it easier to see which dates have been claimed.

What is the Poetry Friday roundup? A gathering of links to posts featuring original or shared poems, or reviews of poetry books. A carnival of poetry posts. Here is an explanation that Rene LaTulippe shared on her blog, No Water River, and here is an article Susan Thomsen wrote for the Poetry Foundation.

Who can do the Poetry Friday roundup? Anyone who is willing to gather the links in some way, shape or form (Mr. Linky, "old school" in the comments-->annotated in the post, or ???) on the Friday of your choice. If you are new to the Poetry Friday community, jump right in, but perhaps choose a date later on so that we can spend some time getting to know each other.

How do you do a Poetry Friday roundup? If you're not sure, stick around for a couple of weeks and watch...and learn! One thing we're finding out is that folks who schedule their posts, or who live in a different time zone than you, appreciate it when the roundup post goes live sometime on Thursday.

How do I get the code for the PF Roundup Schedule for the sidebar of my blog? I'll post it in the files on the Kidlitosphere Yahoo group, and I'd be happy to send it to you if you leave me your email address. You can always find the schedule on the Kidlitosphere Central webpage.

Why would I do a Poetry Friday Roundup? Community, community, community. It's like hosting a poetry party on your blog!

And now for the where and when:

July
1 Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference
8 Katie at The Logonauts
15 Mary Lee at A Year of Reading
22 Chelanne at Books4Learning
29 Margaret at Reflections on the Teche

August
5 Tara at A Teaching Life
12 Julianne at To Read To Write To Be
19 Dori at Dori Reads
26 Heidi at My Juicy Little Universe

September
2 Penny at A Penny and Her Jots
9 Amy at The Poem Farm
16 Michelle at Today's Little Ditty
23 Catherine at Reading to the Core
30 Karen at Karen Edmisten

October
7 Violet at Violet Nesdoly | Poems
14 Irene at Live Your Poem
21 Tricia at The Miss Rumphius Effect
28 Linda at TeacherDance

November
4 Laura at Writing the World for Kids
11 Jama at Jama's Alphabet Soup
18 Brenda at Friendly Fairy Tales
25 Carol at Carol's Corner

December
2 Bridget at Wee Words for Wee Ones
9 Jone at Check it Out
16 Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference
23 Buffy at Buffy's Blog
30 Donna at Mainely Write