Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Note to Fans of Lee Bennett Hopkins

This Poetry Friday, I'll post the answers to questions that blog readers posed to Lee Bennett Hopkins last week.

I'll also announce the winner of the drawing. Remember...the winner gets to choose any book written or compiled by Lee Bennett Hopkins that is still in print.

These are the people who left questions for Lee. Their names will be entered into the drawing:
  • Toby Speed
  • Laura Purdie salas
  • Linda
  • Stella
  • Jeannine Atkins
  • Tricia
  • Sallye
  • Heidi Mordhorst
  • Judy

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  2. Ditto! Ah, but which one to choose if I win? Recently read a couple more. Purchased Pass the Poetry, Please! So I can cross that one off my wish list.

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  3. Hi Elaine,

    I've enjoyed your posts this past week. As a long-time fan of Lee's work as an anthologist, I'd like to share this poem:


    Legacy



    I’ve heard
    they call you
    Appleseed,
    Scatterer of Words

    One who Gathers,
    Gleans and Spreads
    your seeds to hungry birds.

    I call you Master Florist-
    Arranger of Bouquets-
    who chooses stems
    for Color,
    to liven up our days.

    I call you Expert Food-Chef,
    Designer of Buffets,
    who lays out appetizers
    and impeccable entrees.

    I call you Great Discoverer,
    Digger of the Earth,
    mining ores and metal,
    weighing out their worth.

    What riches
    you’ve bequeathed to us!
    What gourmet meals you share-
    The perfume of your flowers
    will forever
    scent the air!

    Michele Krueger

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