Two
Running
Coyotes
Dash up a driveway
Leap fences, run along the wash.
Soon they will be gone
No longer
Can they
Roam
Free.
You'll notice I'm using the content from yesterday's post to write this poem. I'm playing with the FIB form today. A FIB is a 6 line poem based on the Fibonacci number. Like a haiku, syllables are counted. Each line is the sum of the two previous lines added together so that the lines have this many syllables 1/1/2/3/5/8. I didn't like ending on the 6th line so I then reversed the sequence. 8/5/3/2/1/1. The funny thing is, I actually like this poem when I read it from the bottom up, too.
Can you try writing your own FIB today? And if you'd like, try writing the reverse, too.
I don't normally review books on my blog, but I wanted to share a fun new picture book GUESS WHO'S IN THE DESERT, written by Charline Profiri with beautiful illustrations by Susan Swan. Charline is in my children's poetry critique group and she has shared every step in her publishing process with our group. The final product is a very, very beautiful book. It is written in rhyming riddles and is lots of fun. All my favorite desert critters are having a party in this book.
If you leave a comment on today's post, on Sunday (2:00 PM MST) I'll take all the names and throw them in my desert hiking hat. I'll draw one name and send you my autographed copy of this book. If you leave a FIB with your comment, I'll put your name in my hat twice.
Thank you, Charline Profiri for this wonderful book, GUESS WHO'S IN THE DESERT. I'm sure children will love your poetry and the desert.
I believe Julie Larios is hosting the Friday Poetry Round Up today on her blog at http://julielarios.blogspot.com/ http://julielarios.blogspot.com/
What fun, another charming book by author Charline Profiri, and fabulous illustrations by Susan Swan. Growing up in Tucson, I love the desert.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this opportunity to win one of Charline's books, Joy! Please drop my name in your hat. Love your blog.
- Lynn Rogalsky
Lynn,
DeleteGood Luck, and if you win, I'll personally deliver the book. Otherwise, Charline will be at the Tucson Festival for the Book next weekend and you can buy (and see) a copy there. Charline Profiri is making a presentation too. check the schedule.
Great post, Joy! Enjoyed your coyote poem and this book looks terrific. Thanks for sharing. (I'm not together enough to attempt a FIB this morning, but I'll try one one of these days...!)
ReplyDeleteIt's been that kind of week, hasn't it? Hope things settle for you, but I think it is like being organized, I'm NEVER organized enough. Good luck in the drawing. I know you'd love examining the art work in this one.
DeleteJoy, I love the idea of the FIB poem, having taught language arts and math during my teaching days. Thanks for the post, and I'll love my name to be dropped in your hat!
ReplyDeleteDone, Linda. Good Luck. I wish I had enough copies to give them to everyone. Do make sure that your library has a copy. This is a very interactive book for kids.
DeleteCongratulations Linda,
DeleteYou are the winner of the drawing for the rhyming picture book by Charline Profiri GUESS WHO'S IN THE DESERT. Please contact me at joyacey@gmail.com for instructions on how to receive your book.
The form of the poem makes it feel like the coyotes are coming then going...good choice!
ReplyDeleteMatt, Thank you for recognizing what I was trying to do. Good Luck in the draw.
DeleteFun poem, Joy--thanks for introducing me to this form. It works well for your topic, and I like your addition of reversing it. Please pass along my congratulations to Charline--we were in the same online critique group many years ago.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Buffy. I forwarded your comment to Charline. She will be speaking at the Tucson Festival for the Book next weekend, so she has been very busy.
DeleteCoyotes take on a great form here. Like it! Please enter my name in the drawing too. Thanks! Congratulations to Charline--great book idea. Happy for you!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda. I like your blog post today too. Good luck in the drawing.
DeleteI like that you're trying different ways to show the coyote experience, Joy. I really enjoyed yesterday's, however, because it told more. The book does feel beautiful-love the dessert!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment, Linda. I was trying to figure out which poem I liked better. It is always fun to play with poetry for me. I've entered your name in the drawing, good luck.
DeleteI love to write poetry, but I had never heard of the FIB format before. It sounds like something to try. I'd love to win the desert book as my third graders do study the desert environment, flora, fauna, etc...Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteOh dear, you didn't sign your name. How can I put your name in the hat? Please leave some way for me to contact you if you should win.
ReplyDeleteHi, Joy. I like your version of the fib very much. I started using the form with elementary schoolers last year. They love the mystery of the Fibonacci spiral and it's a great exercise for learning how syllables work in a form poem.
ReplyDeleteClever. Enjoy every minute of your life in the desert or wherever you happen to be. I love coyotes. They are pretty smart.
ReplyDeleteNever Give Up
Joan Y. Edwards
Thanks for teaching me about the FIB - I'm going to try one soon!
ReplyDeleteI'm in suburbia and coyotes are snatching up housecats and small dogs left outdoors. Sad all the way around, especially because we are crowding them out of their natural habitat.
I love your reverso fib. Fun! And I met Charline at Chautauqua years ago--such a lovely person. This book sounds like fun!
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