One week ago, the March Madness Poetry 2013 tournament came to a close.
I hope that you enjoyed the camaraderie, the excitement, and above all the POETRY that our 64 authletes created. I certainly did. I again want to thank and congratulate Cheryl Lawton Malone for her excellent tournament run, and of course Dave Crawley
The 2012 Cybils judging committees were announced earlier this week. I am thrilled to join the second (final) round committee entrusted with selecting the award-winning book for the Poetry category. Both the first and second round committees are littered with Poetry Friday veterans, and I can’t wait to work more closely with everyone during the
Today I made my debut writing baseball-related poetry for a popular sabermetric website, The Hardball Times. My poems will appear on their THT Live section as I write them. Poems are cross-posted to Fangraphs and, if they involve specific players, linked to Fangraphs’ player cards as well. As many of you know, I am a
As discussed in Poemetrics, Part 1, we may be able to gain a lot of insight into what readers like about poetry by analyzing it statistically.
The 128 poems written during MMPoetry gave us a small sample of data with which to play. Without further delay, I’d like to present my quick-and-dirty results.
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I'm Ed DeCaria, kids' poet and creator of the Madness! Poetry tournament. Think, Kid, Think! is my digital office, where I experiment with new poems and new ways to connect kids with poetry in their schools, homes, and lives. Welcome!
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