Looking forward to TLA! I'll be signing A Walk in the Woods, talking Grief, Loneliness, and Mental Health in Children's Literature, and joining Sylvia Vardell's Poetry Roundup! Any excuse to read poetry works for me! Hope to see you there.

'Let's talk money.' Thousands of jaws, and other body parts immediately clench at the very thought of discussing this subject. We're afraid to ask questions because that would reveal how much we don't know, and that's embarrassing. Get over it! Financial literacy is essential.

Home sweet Roses! They're slowing coming back! I missed my babies.

Back from my home away from home! Grateful for space to get tons of work done without interruption. Workshops & creative retreats are what Highlights does best! Then, there's the food. Yum! Don't get me started. And I get to visit with friends like Julie Chibbaro! Win-win-win.

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Dyamonde Daniel #6 first draft in the can! Yes! Next stop: Revision City. All aboard!

Out in the woods
The solar eclipse
Played hide and seek
With clouds and trees
For cover.
But a rare round
Of patience
Rewarded me
A glorious glimpse
Of something akin
To magic.

Copyright 2024 by Nikki Grimes

This life, too often
A daily eclipse,
Light pushed out toward
The edges.
What, if at all,
Is the possibility
Of light reclaiming
Center stage?
I close my eyes,
Head tilted back,
Waiting for the sun’s
Bright return.

Copyright 2024 by Nikki Grimes

New Dyamonde Daniel book outline done! Now I can dig in and start writing this bad boy. Yes!

#HappyPoetryMonth2024 !

At #DiverseVerse we're hosting a #poetrycompetition on the theme of #Hope .

We invite #Teachers , #Parents , #Educators , #Librarians to submit the work of #youngpoets via the form on our website:

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Thank you! #diverseverse

Penning prose
Of snow flurries,
The crunch of white
Beneath my feet,
The symmetry of icicle-shaped
Decorations for a tree
Spilling pine perfume.
And then comes a friend
To remind me that we
Are on the wings
of spring.

Copyright 2024 by Nikki Grimes

Look what I found this morning! Which goes to show that good things come to those who wait (however impatiently!)

National Poetry Month means poetry for everyone, young adults included! Novels in verse are one way in, and so are memoir in verse.

A call for submissions that might interest fellow wordsmiths!

When it comes to poetry, we like to get children hooked early! Here are a few titles that will help. Enjoy National Poetry Month!

A friend reminded me of this old blogpost today, perfect for National Poetry Month! nikkigrimes.com/nikki-sounds-o…

National Poetry Month! It's like celebrating my birthday 30 days in a row!

Just learned it's the Month of the Military Child. Here's a perfect title for that child. And congrats to Kelly Starling Lyons whose title Ty's Travels:All Aboard was just chosen at 2024's Book for the Military Child!

What about those Mary Jane's, ya'll? Happy Easter!

I've never been one for food pics, but sometimes exceptions must be made. There's Mexican, and then there's Luna's Grill, the home of Mexican gourmet delights! This one: Tequila Flaming Camarones. (spelling? Prawns). Yum!