The month is almost over, and I’ve managed to write about 4,000 words of poetry! Today’s poem came from my frustration about people too offhandedly saying they are homeschooling. I was homeschooled for eight years of my education, and it has really shaped me. Now, in an unprecedented time where most students are participating inContinue reading “Camp NaNoWriMo Day 26: How to Homeschool – a Poem in Lockdown”
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Camp NaNoWriMo Day 20: Book Title Poems in Lockdown
More coronavirus lockdown poems made from the titles of books sitting around my house! Each line is a title of a book I’ve (most likely) read. I feel for the high school seniors whose traditions and plan have been interrupted this year. And thus, the first poem: The School Story We Interrupt This Semester forContinue reading “Camp NaNoWriMo Day 20: Book Title Poems in Lockdown”
Day 8 Camp NaNoWriMo: Home Learning – A Poem
Week 2 of NaNoWriMo and my novel is starting to get overlooked, just like it has right around this time in the past couple NaNos. Gotta fix that. Why are poetry words easier to pound out than novel words? Home Learning a poem by Lauren Hallstrom Yesterday I found my old school globeContinue reading “Day 8 Camp NaNoWriMo: Home Learning – A Poem”
Lauren Hallstrom 