Robyn Hood Black - children's author
with author and poet Gene Fehler on panel at Borders Books in Athens, Ga. Oct. 2009
Robyn and Alice Schertle - Highlights Founders Workshop, Sept. 2009
Robyn and Susan Pearson - Highlights Founders Workshop, Sept. 2009
Robyn's poem, "Babysitting," appears in the Feb./Mar. 2009 issue of HOPSCOTCH For Girls!
Hopscotch For Girls
Feb.- Mar. 2009
Poetry PathPoetry is the language of the soul in my book. I love the power of language, profound or playful. My own poetry has appeared in Hopscotch for Girls and has been accepted for future publication in Ladybug. If you'd like to read a few of my poems, scroll on down. Through school visits, I enjoy sharing this passion with young poets.
Here's the first poem ever recorded by yours truly, or at least the earliest found, written when I was about seven years old:
I am a little girl. My name is Little Ruth. I cannot say my name because I lost my tooth. More recent efforts:
Copyright Robyn Hood Black. All rights reserved. I see the ocean meet the sky. I hear the sea's eternal sigh. I feel wet sand between my toes. A fishy fragrance finds my nose. A taste of salt - my ocean friend is blowing kisses in the wind. Keep scrolling down for more poems in the middle...
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PoetryRobyn's poetry has been published in Hopscotch for Girls and Welcome Home magazines and is scheduled to be appear in Ladybug and Berry Blue Haiku.
I recently had the honor of judging the Hall County (Ga.) Middle School poetry contest for seventh and eighth grades. Entries ranged from fun and clever to piercing and moving. Congratulations to all the young writers whose work was considered - you are all winners!
Scroll down and around to read some poetry. But first, enjoy these photos from the "Wordplay" Highlights Founders Workshop in September 2009 (led by prolifically poetic Rebecca Kai Dotlich).
Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Alice Schertle, and Joy Acey have fun acting out Alice's BUTTON UP!
Molly Lorenz and Tricia Stohr-Hunt listen to Susan Pearson read some of her favorite selections
What a thrill to meet award-winning poet and anthologist Paul B. Janeczko at the 40th Annual Conference on Children's Literature at the University of Georgia (March 6-7, 2009)! "Good poetry explodes with possibilities," he says.
NEWS FLASH: Lee Bennett Hopkins has been awarded the National Council of Teacher of English (NCTE) Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children for 2009! 
Lee Bennett Hopkins, renowned poet and anthologist, taught a Poetry Master Class at the 2007 SCBWI Summer Conference in LA. I've been blessed to receive his insight and encouragement. An "assignment" for the class was to compose a poem that weekend. I came up with the following, a Shakespearean sonnet inspired by his books:
Copyright Robyn Hood Black. All rights reserved. I prowl around displays of stacked-up books, a quiet hunger gnawing deep inside. Some volumes catch my silent, stealthy looks, while slowly stalking now, I must decide. A vibrant cover takes my breath away - I linger, stop, then claim it with my hand to seize the book, a panther with her prey - surveying what she knows to be her land. While poems leap from pages crisp and new, lines capture my attention as I read their sparkling thoughts, at once unreal yet true - mystical, magic words my deepest need. A hunter with her prey? I'm not so free. This poetry I bought - it now owns me.
Rebecca Kai Dotlich came to the Voices in Children's Literature conference in Georgia in late 2007, and I took every workshop she offered! Her Highlights Founders Worskhop in Sept. 2009 was terrific as well. Explore her love for lyrical language in her many books and her poems in anthologies.
Copyright Robyn Hood Black. All rights reserved. A hound dog is hard to train. Nose on the ground, he sniffs, he pulls - You strain. Nose in the air as if you're not there - You complain: This dog has got to go! He looks at you with soulful eyes; you fall in love (again). Copyright Robyn Hood Black. All rights reserved. I paper-trained my puppy - he reads the New York Times. He starts at the beginning: the news, the views, the crimes. Then he reads the comics, while rolling on the floor. He moves on to the book reviews, the fashion, arts, and more. After that he grabs a pen and holds it with his muzzle. He won't get up until he's done the daily crossword puzzle. I paper-trained my puppy. I made one small mistake. The puddle in the corner is looking like a lake. Copyright 2005-2010 Robyn Hood Black. All rights reserved. Please ask permission before using any text or images on this website, except for reproducible "4 Kids 2 Do" and "Press Kit" pages. |
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