A-Z Challenge Reflections
Magnetic poetry image by Natalie Roberts on Flikr.
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Well… another A-Z has sped by! Once again, it has amazed me what a variety of blogs there are, and how amazing it is that just 26 letters can express so many words and so many worlds. (If you’d like to play on a magnetic poetry set, visit my website!)
This year I didn’t do any artwork, which left a lot more time for writing the poems to go with the animal facts, and instead I used stunning photographs by a group of excellent photographers.
It was great fun, and much more relaxing – no sitting up very late or even all night finishing paintings…
All I had to do was make sure I did more than one a day for a few days during the challenge, and schedule them so that I could go away on a poetry retreat with my group of wonderful children’s poets in the last week! (I’m in the middle at the back!)
It was wonderful to carry on the buzz I was still feeling from the A-Z during this week of workshopping, reading poetry, writing poetry, singing, and drinking a little wine. Ahem.
As usual I came away from the A-Z with a selection of new blogs to follow and enjoy, richer by a few poems that I will take on and re-edit (and which I was able to read to my fellow poets) and with a load of creative energy to invest in the next few months.
And hopefully the people who came to visit me enjoyed the creatures I wrote about, the poems, and the facts, and maybe some have taken inspiration from them.
I have commented on all the comments and commented back, I think, just have to make my way through the ‘likes’ that I haven’t yet responded to now!
Thank you to my fellow bloggers, and congratulations to all those who made it through to the end! Can’t wait for next year!
Liz
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Blog: LizBrownlee-poet.
Magnetic poetry image © Natalie Roberts.
Children’s poets image © Liz Brownlee.
Click the title to buy my animal and facts book, Animal Magic (IRON Press).
- Posted in: A-Z Challenge 2014 ♦ Animals ♦ Poems ♦ Sustainability
- Tagged: A-Z Challenge, animals, children's poetry, endangered, nature, poetry, Reflection, science, sustainability
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Thank you, Neeraj.
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They’re an attractive bunch aren’t they, particularly like the blond one on the end, oops my mistake that’s me ;0)
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It is indeed!
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Hi Liz.
My first time here at your place for the Reflection post. Congratulations on crossing that A to Z finishing line.
Since the A to Z buzz is lingering with you, it tells me that you had a great challenge!
Nice to meet you! 🙂
Writer In Transit
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Thank you Michelle!
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Hi Liz – good to meet via email too … especially as you’re a local yokel like me! And thanks re your suggestions re G+ .. it’s learning all the techie bits and pieces … and I do what I can by myself so far ..
I’ll be back to read through your entries .. however I was sorry to read about Gerard’s death he was obviously a great mentor, as too his wife ..
Glad you had a good time … and have some new blogs to follow etc .. and have made new friends … I still have to comment back to comments … still I do what I can to connect and that’s the main thing .. happy week ahead .. cheers Hilary
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Thanks for your mail, Hilary, looking forward to being in touch!
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Magnetic poetry is wonderful. The permutations and combinations of words never fails to surprise, and somehow the charm is immense. I for one certainly enjoy reading your blog, and all that you write about 🙂
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Congratulations on finishing the challenge! Glad you had such a good experience 🙂
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Congratulations on completing the challenge. 🙂
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