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an log onto my website and do the same thing they ll contact me i ll stop by and sign it and then they ll ship it plus you ll be supporting your local bookseller and won t that make you feel good did you like this post find something interesting elsewhere in this blog i really won t mind at all if you feel compelled to share it with your friends and followers to keep abreast of all my posts please consider subscribing via the links up there on the right i usually only post once or twice a week usually tues and fri so you won t be inundated with emails every day also feel free to visit my voiceover website here and you can also follow me via twitter facebook instagram and soundcloud share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest like loading i got this close but it wasn t meant to be on april 14 2026 by matt forrest esenwine in uncategorized leave a comment what s this a rare mid week post yes and there s a reason first let me just say that if you happened to have already seen this short video i made a coupe of weeks ago i apologize for sharing it again just click my face for the original instagam reel but i had more than one person mention to me after having seen this originally on instagram that i should share it here in case it might encourage anyone following the blog the short explanation after 14 years of publishing and 12 books to date i thought that finally finally i had found an agent willing to take me on my time had come but no was i disappointed disheartened dispirited dejected yes all of those and since i write poetry i was also alliterative apparently good grief make me stop what surprised me most however was how quickly i got over it i was ready to be bummed out for the rest of the week yet wallowing in self pity was not in the cards if you re struggling to get that deal land that agent take the next step in your career i hope you ll check out my instagram reel and know you re not alone and if you re more of a youtube kinda person feel free to check it out here find me on ig if we ve not yet connected on instagram please find me i d love to keep in touch from new releases to blog posts to poetry and more instagram is a great way to learn more about your interests and to connect with the folks who interest you my schedule of school visits for the 20 26 spring semester is filling up i love sharing with students my love of poetry the writing process dinsoaurs and lots of other things so if you think you might be interested in having me visit your school either in person or virtually check out all the presentations i offer below then email me at matt at mattforrest dot com i love chatting with elementary and middle school classes about writing why poetry is fun to read and write the importance of revision and how imagination and creativity can lead to fantastic things my presentations are tailored to fit the needs of the classes and students ages one day i might be sharing details of how a picture book like flashlight night astra young readers 2017 was created the next i ll be showing students rainbow colored bacteria discussing dinosaur breath or crafting origami sea turtles student presentations include the making of a picture book how a child saved a book once upon another time the most important thing about writing poetry i am today a beginner s guide to being human everybody counts counting to 10 in twelve languages a universe of rainbows adult presentations include the making of a picture book the most important thing about writing poetry free yourself with free verse tight language loose narratives crafting a non traditional picture book the journey of a children s author learn more at mattforrest com order personally signed copies of my books from my local independent bookstore i m also on bookshop and i m very happy to be part of the bookroo f amily too ordering personalized signed copies online oh yes you can you can purchase personally signed copies of flashlight night astra young readers 2017 don t ask a dinosaur pow kids books 2018 and nearly every book or anthology i ve been part of click here to view all my books and to order just click the cover of whichever book you want and send a comment to the good folks at mainstreet bookends in warner nh requesting my signature and to whom i should make it out alternatively you can log onto my website and do the same thing they ll contact me i ll stop by and sign it and then they ll ship it plus you ll be supporting your local bookseller and won t that make you feel good did you like this post find something interesting elsewhere in this blog i really won t mind at all if you feel compelled to share it with your friends and followers to keep abreast of all my posts please consider subscribing via the links up there on the right i usually only post once or twice a week usually tues and fri so you won t be inundated with emails every day also feel free to visit my voiceover website here and you can also follow me via twitter facebook instagram and soundcloud share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest like loading poetry friday celebrating national poetry month with student poetry and lots of it on april 9 2026 april 10 2026 by matt forrest esenwine in poetry 16 comments last week we kicked off national poetry month 2026 with the first year book birthday celebration of my debut children s poetry anthology a universe of rainbows multicolored poems for a multicolored world eerdmans books for young readers 2025 and what do you know school library journal is celebrating npm too on april first slj published an article spotlighting all 16 of the 2026 notable poetry books and verse novels from the national council of teachers of english i m still so thrilled and honored and humbled that rainbows was one of the select few chosen as one of the best poetry books of the year if that weren t enough the children s book council posted a list of poetry and verse titled in full bloom to help celebrate the ocassion and my book gets to share space with friends and fellow poets like marilyn singer charles ghigna irene latham charles waters laura purdie salas all of whom are contributors to rainbows eric ode leslie bulion pat zietlow miller kat apel and suzy levinson as well as luminaries like frost millay and dahl for someone whose first children s poem was published in print a mere 11 years ago i m as amazed as anyone at how far my career has travelled thank you to all of you who have been supporting me as you may know i got into the business of writing for children through my poetry i d been writing poetry since i was a kid and had several adult poems published in various journals and anthologies but wanted to figure out how to publish my children s poems one thing led to another and now here i am with a dozen books out and more than 40 children s poems published so it s always fun to be invited to present poetry workshops at schools i do lots of school visits each year about all my different books but poetry workshops are a little different for example i was recently invited to be a writer in residence for an entire week at an elementary school in new london nh and during that time i spoke to each and every class about why i love poetry what you can do with it and how to write it i shared several exampels of my own poetry as well as that of friends like georgia heard and douglas florian and we used three tried and true methods of poem building and the kids did not disappoint this week the mboe i don t want to overload you so i ll share more of the students poetry next week but today i m focusing on the the 3rd 4th and 5th graders for this group we used the most boring object ever about which i ve written extensively here at the ol triple r the students decide upon a subject that is so boring so uninteresting so mind bogglingly mundane that no one would ever even consider writing a poem about it and yet we do we talk about what the object is what it reminds us of what else it could be all the questions a poet might ask and i write them down on the white board once we ve brainstormed our ideas we pick and choose which ones connect with each of us and the kids have at it in past school visits we ve written about old hair ties chewed up pencils and candy wrappers this time around well let s just say these students creativity could not be contained i loved seeing all that revision all those words written and crossed out changed and rewritten in the next to last photo i alsoloved the fact that we chose subjects like used band aids and lost pebbles yet the kids went off on their own writing poems about the subjects they wanted to write about several asked if this was ok i responded that s the point ha seriously i want poetry to be fun and accessible so i told them that if another subject was tickling their brain and they wanted to write about something completely different they should go for it and look at some of these lines the kids came up with they even have an official school dog how cool is that a personified used band aid tells us i ve been through it all another mask poem personifies a button and asks the riddle what am i the extraordinarily simple tea together tea for me tea for you tea for two a poem that connects its thoughts tenderly and profoundly nothing is silence silence is quiet quiet is nice the sad realization that a dust bunny is gray and lonely and speaking of sad what about that poor little pebble that was skipped across the water and is now scared and alone no place to call home oh so many more wonderful lines and images as i said i ll share more poems next week using georgia heard s six room organizer so i hope you ll check it out no stranger to student poetry our friend jone rush macculloch is hosting today s poetry friday roundup with an ars poetica an intriguing form of poetry i need to try and news about her new book tilt would you be interested in having me visit your school just check out the info below and let me know find me on ig if we ve not yet connected on instagram please find me i d love to keep in touch from new releases to blog posts to poetry and more instagram is a great way to learn more about your interests and to connect with the folks who interest you my schedule of school visits for the 20 26 spring semester is filling up i love sharing with students my love of poetry the writing process dinsoaurs and lots of other things so if you think you might be interested in having me visit your school either in person or virtually check out all the presentations i offer below then email me at matt at mattforrest dot com i love chatting with elementary and middle school classes about writing why poetry is fun to read and write the importance of revision and how imagination and creativity can lead to fantastic things my presentations are tailored to fit the needs of the classes and students ages one day i might be sharing details of how a picture book like flashlight night astra young readers 2017 was created the next i ll be showing students rainbow colored bacteria discussing dinosaur breath or crafting origami sea turtles student presentations include the making of a picture book how a child saved a book once upon another time the most important thing about writing poetry i am today a beginner s guide to being human everybody counts counting to 10 in twelve languages a universe of rainbows adult presentations include the making of a picture book the most important thing about writing poetry free yourself with free verse tight language loose narratives crafting a non traditional picture book the journey of a children s author learn more at mattforrest com order personally signed copies of my books from my local independent bookstore i m also on bookshop and i m very happy to be part of the bookroo f amily too ordering personalized signed copies online oh yes you can you can purchase personally signed copies of flashlight night astra young readers 2017 don t ask a dinosaur pow kids books 2018 and nearly every book or anthology i ve been part of click here to view all my books and to order just click the cover of whichever book you want and send a comment to the good folks at mainstreet bookends in warner nh requesting my signature and to whom i should make it out alternatively you can log onto my website and do the same thing they ll contact me i ll stop by and sign it and then they ll ship it plus you ll be 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esenwine in poetry 56 comments welcome to national poetry month has it been one year already indeed it has i m so excited to be hosting poetry friday and celebrating the one year book birthday of my debut children s poetry anthology a universe of rainbows multicolored poems for a multicolored world eerdmans books for young readers 2025 feel free to leave your links in the comments and i ll round them up old school style rainbows is my 12th book and although i ve contributed to numerous anthologies by other folks over the years this is the first anthology i ve created myself and it was a dream come true in advance of the book s publication i did a lot of blog interviews and i remember one of the most common questions was what was the hardest part of putting the book together many folks assumed it was tracking down the poets to see if they would contribute to it that i can tell you was the easiest part all the amazingly talented individuals in the book are friends and acquaintances of mine and we all knew each ...