PFAMS Is Here

And by PFAMS, I mean the Poetry Friday Anthology for Middle School, of course.  Same great format as the original Poetry Friday Anthology, published last year for grades K through 5 (see this):  a poem, plus activities or read-aloud tips for each poem, for every week of the school year, but this time for grades 6 through 8.  Same great editors, Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong.  Lots of the same great poets, plus new ones.  I have a poem in here, too!This volume of poetry is so good.  I can’t single out a favorite poem.  However, I was surprised by how weirdly affected I was by Robyn Hood Black's “Locker Ness Monster,” and then a moment’s reflection made me understand.  You know how some people have that recurring dream about oversleeping for their final exams?  My version of that is needing, desperately needing, to get into my school locker for something and finding myself unable to remember the lock combination.  Over and over again.  And that is what this poem conjures up.  Gaahh!As I calm myself, maybe you'd like to read more at the PFAMS blog.