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hotTEAS of Children’s Poetry: David L. Harrison and Charles Waters
Is it just me, or is it hotter than blue blazes around here?
☕ Cuppa of Choice: “I’m strictly a Lipton’s man.”
☕ Hot Off the Press: Cowboys: Voices in the Western Wind (Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press, 2012), illustrated by Dan Burr.
☕ Visit David L. Harrison’s Official Website
☕☕ Sip this poem David wrote just for us:
THE SECRET TO SUCCESS
I took my Folgers
To my chair
In hopes my muse
Would meet me there.Alas the date
Was not to be,
My muse preferred
Her Lipton’s tea.I’m brilliant now,
Don’t wish to brag,
The secret was in
The Lipton’s bag.~ Copyright © 2015 David L. Harrison. All rights reserved.
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☕ Cuppa of Choice: “One of my favorite kinds of tea is Green Tea. Power packed and good for you. Sometimes I may put almond milk in it as well as agave. The restaurant where I bought the tea is GustOrganics, which is located in the Chelsea section of Manhattan. They serve organic vegan cuisines. I don’t go there often, but when I do, it’s happy time. Don’t get me started on their Tiramisu! Happy Tea Drinking, Everyone!”
☕ Hot Off the Press: Poems in Dear Tomato: An International Crop of Food and Agriculture Poems, edited by Carol-Ann Hoyte (CreateSpace, 2015), and The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations: Holiday Poems for the Whole Year in English and Spanish, compiled by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong (Pomelo Books, 2015).
☕ Visit Charles Waters’s Official Website and Blog. You can also find him at Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
☕☕ Lap up this poem Charles wrote just for us:
HONEYMOON
Sipping tea, you and me,
Gazing at the sparkling sea
We are now a family,
Holding hands, breath to breath,
There’s no place I’d rather be.
Copyright © 2015 Charles Waters. All rights reserved.
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Be still my heart. I need to go lie down and cool off.
Cabana boys, fan me with palm fronds.
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hotTEAS of Children’s Poetry: Jorge Argueta
☕ Cuppa of Choice: “I love mango tea, mint, lemon, ummmmm camomile, is hard to say.”
☕ Hot Off the Press: Salsa: Un Poema Para Cocinar/A Cooking Poem, illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh (Groundwood Books, 2015). (My review of this chili pepper-laced book is here.)
☕ Visit Jorge Argueta’s Official Website
☕ Check out the Luna’s Press and Bookstore Facebook Page
☕ Read this chat with Jorge to find out more about Luna’s Press and Bookstore
Spicy Hot! 🔥🔥🔥
Somebody call the fire department!
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HotTEAs of Children’s Poetry: Charles Ghigna and Lee Bennett Hopkins
Double your oven mitts, double your fun! (A natty flame-proof suit wouldn’t hurt either.)
☕ Cuppa of Choice: “I love tea! I drink a cup of hot green tea nearly every day. One of my favorites is Uncle Lee’s 100% Organic Green Tea. I brew two tea bags in a cup of hot water and sometimes add a squeeze of lemon. I also love to play Tea Party on the porch with our four-year-old granddaughter, Charlotte Rose. She always makes sure I hold up my pinkie just right.” 😉
☕ Hot Off the Press: Springtime Weather Wonders Series (Hail to Spring!, Raindrops Fall All Around, Sunshine Brightens Springtime, A Windy Day in Spring (Picture Window Books, 2015).
☕ Visit Charles Ghigna’s Official Website
☕ ☕ ☕ Lovely poem Charles wrote for his wife (his favorite HotTEA):
TEA TIME
for Debra
Like tea bag paper,
gauzy and thin,
we steep in the dark
letting love in.The longer we steep,
the stronger the brew;
tea party perfect,
in love with you.~ copyright © Charles Ghigna. All rights reserved.
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☕ Cuppa of Choice: “Tea, a drink I adore . . . I like varied teas, but particularly Twinings of London Ceylon Orange Pekoe.”
☕ Hot Off the Press: Lullaby and Kisses Sweet: Poems to Love with Your Baby, illustrated by Alyssa Nassner (Abrams, 2015).
☕ Visit Lee Bennett Hopkins’s Official Website
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HotTEAs of Children’s Poetry: Richard Michelson
☕ Cuppa of Choice: “I am no tea snob and try everything—green, black, white, oolong. No sugar, no lemon. But most often I reach for the herbal mint teas in the afternoon. Chamomile in the evening. And Nighty Night or Sleepy Time before bed.”
☕ Hot Off the Press: S is for Sea Glass: A Beach Alphabet, illustrated by Doris Ettlinger (Sleeping Bear Press, 2014), More Money Than God (Pitt Poetry Series, 2015).
☕ HotTEA in the Flesh: Mr. Michelson will be reading from More Money Than God at The Emily Dickinson Museum/The Homestead this evening (April 2) as part of the Amherst Art Walk (5-8 p.m.)
☕ Visit his Official Website
☕ ☕ ☕ Bonus Poem with mention of tea from Animals Anonymous (Simon & Schuster, 2008):
The SNAIL Ideal
When I was just a baby snail, I chose all clothes of blue.
I giggled goo goo ga ga. Mama answered coochie coo.
But as I grew, I knew I looked nice in chartreuse and pink.
And Mama never cared a whit ‘bout what the neighbor’s think.
Be yourself, she said, for that’s the thing we all do well.
Let no one tell you what to wear when you’re in your own shell.
When I was just a baby snail, Dad bought me soldier rattles.
And just before my bedtime I would watch them wage their battles.
But as I grew, he and I brewed pots of rosemary tea,
And perfumed all my dollhouses with passion potpourri.
Be yourself, my Daddy said, don’t let other’s presume
To tell you how you should behave when you’re in your own room.
When it was time for dating, I went out to meet my fate.
I eyed the hunks and harlots till I spied the perfect mate.
We belched at all the ballgames, and we swooned at the ballets.
Together we attended the hermaphrodite soirées.
Be yourself my partner said. Someday you’ll be my spouse.
No one can tell us who to love when we’re in our own house.
Of all God’s creatures, mollusks might not be the most evolved,
Though prejudice, I’m proud to say, is one problem we’ve solved.
We never try to impede anybody’s natural growth,
Whether they are happy being female, male, or both.
~ Posted with permission of the author, copyright © 2008 Richard Michelson. All rights reserved.
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Hot enough for you? 🙂
*fans self*
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