I’m celebrating National Poetry Month by writing and reading poetry, every day. My poetry project is grows out of a list of things that make me happy. I made this list on the 30th of March.
The twenty-fourth one on my list is
The twenty-fourth one on my list is exchanging books with a friend.
loaning a beloved book
is an invitation to
turn
coffee and ink stained
potentially too personal pages
when reciprocated
creates
a shared compass
a bound friendship

My recent happiness has tempered my current great sadness — dissolving my classroom, and especially my classroom library. I found just the right home for my books, where they will be curated and loved and in the hands of children, and that makes me SO happy.
I know how you feel! The classroom library is the heart of my classroom. So much so I brought it home when we were all virtual. It has gone back but I still bring books home for my kiddos online.