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  • Home
  • From organizer Jen Nails
    • Jen's Welcome Poem
  • Poems
    • April 1: Cathleen Davitt Bell
    • April 2: Lynne Sherbondy
    • April 3: Ellen Hopkins
    • April 4: Mae Respicio
    • April 5: Daphne Benedis-Grab
    • April 6: Veeda Bybee
    • April 7: Larry Dachslager
    • April 8: Shannon Cangey
    • April 9: Daria Peoples
    • April 10: Heather Lang-Cassera
    • April 11: Bruce Isaacson
    • April 12: K.L. Going
    • April 13: Kary O'Brien
    • April 14: Beth Schuck
    • April 15: Ms. Ayvee
    • April 16: Emilee Wirshing
    • April 17: Paula Garrett
    • April 18: Jennifer Battisti
    • April 19: Chris Baron
    • April 20: Vogue Robinson
    • April 21: Clara Gillow Clark
    • April 22: Stephanie Espinoza
    • April 23: Angela Brommel
    • April 24: Rebecca Reeder
    • April 25: Ash Delgrego
    • April 26: Amy Lemmon
    • April 27: Elizabeth Davis
    • April 28: Rob Lenihan
    • April 29: Micaela Blei
    • April 30: Kathy Erskine
Number S#gns Poetry Project
  • Home
  • From organizer Jen Nails
    • Jen's Welcome Poem
  • Poems
    • April 1: Cathleen Davitt Bell
    • April 2: Lynne Sherbondy
    • April 3: Ellen Hopkins
    • April 4: Mae Respicio
    • April 5: Daphne Benedis-Grab
    • April 6: Veeda Bybee
    • April 7: Larry Dachslager
    • April 8: Shannon Cangey
    • April 9: Daria Peoples
    • April 10: Heather Lang-Cassera
    • April 11: Bruce Isaacson
    • April 12: K.L. Going
    • April 13: Kary O'Brien
    • April 14: Beth Schuck
    • April 15: Ms. Ayvee
    • April 16: Emilee Wirshing
    • April 17: Paula Garrett
    • April 18: Jennifer Battisti
    • April 19: Chris Baron
    • April 20: Vogue Robinson
    • April 21: Clara Gillow Clark
    • April 22: Stephanie Espinoza
    • April 23: Angela Brommel
    • April 24: Rebecca Reeder
    • April 25: Ash Delgrego
    • April 26: Amy Lemmon
    • April 27: Elizabeth Davis
    • April 28: Rob Lenihan
    • April 29: Micaela Blei
    • April 30: Kathy Erskine
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    • Home
    • From organizer Jen Nails
      • Jen's Welcome Poem
    • Poems
      • April 1: Cathleen Davitt Bell
      • April 2: Lynne Sherbondy
      • April 3: Ellen Hopkins
      • April 4: Mae Respicio
      • April 5: Daphne Benedis-Grab
      • April 6: Veeda Bybee
      • April 7: Larry Dachslager
      • April 8: Shannon Cangey
      • April 9: Daria Peoples
      • April 10: Heather Lang-Cassera
      • April 11: Bruce Isaacson
      • April 12: K.L. Going
      • April 13: Kary O'Brien
      • April 14: Beth Schuck
      • April 15: Ms. Ayvee
      • April 16: Emilee Wirshing
      • April 17: Paula Garrett
      • April 18: Jennifer Battisti
      • April 19: Chris Baron
      • April 20: Vogue Robinson
      • April 21: Clara Gillow Clark
      • April 22: Stephanie Espinoza
      • April 23: Angela Brommel
      • April 24: Rebecca Reeder
      • April 25: Ash Delgrego
      • April 26: Amy Lemmon
      • April 27: Elizabeth Davis
      • April 28: Rob Lenihan
      • April 29: Micaela Blei
      • April 30: Kathy Erskine

Kathy Erskine

April 30, 2024

Kathy Erskine is the National Book Award winning author of the middle grade novel Mockingbird. She has authored dozens of books for young readers and has received countless awards and accolades. She has lived in the Netherlands, Israel and South Africa, and now resides in Virginia. She loves coffee, chocolate, and games. 

Love in 30 Words


(Observed in 2 Directions)


Kathryn Erskine


is love


real


what is that …


beautiful yet baffling

passionate yet painful

humor yet heartache

compromising yet contentious

caring yet criticizing

loyal yet letting go

reliable yet repetitive


Why?


Why?


repetitive yet reliable

letting go yet loyal

criticizing yet caring

contentious yet compromising

heartache yet humor

painful yet passionate

baffling yet beautiful


that is what …


real


love is

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